Project galleries · 20 works
Kitchen projects
Kitchen islands, waterfall edges, full-height backsplashes and carefully planned seams that preserve the natural flow of the stone. Quartzite, granite and quartz kitchens fabricated in Sterling and installed across Maryland, Virginia and DC.
Kitchens, 2024–2026
Quartzite, granite, quartz
Waterfall edges, book-matched backsplashes
Kitchen work
Islands, waterfalls and full-height backsplashes
Most of our kitchens come down to a few decisions: whether the island gets a mitred waterfall end, whether the backsplash is a short strip or a full slab run up to the cabinets, and where the seams fall on a long run. We plan every one of these on a 12K scan of your actual slab, so the vein continues around a waterfall corner and up a full-height backsplash, as it does in our Great Falls kitchen.
If you are curious how a mitred corner is actually built, we wrote about the anatomy of a miter. Quartzite, granite and quartz are the materials we use most in kitchens here in Sterling and across Northern Virginia.
The film
We embrace the opportunity to bring challenging ideas to life.
A few minutes inside the studio: the slab yard, the saws and CNC, the hand finishing and the install. This is the team and the equipment behind every piece in the collection above.
Prime Stone Design, studio film
Sterling, Virginia
Fabrication, templating and installation
Good to know
Kitchen questions, answered
A waterfall island costs more than a standard island top for three reasons. The waterfall ends use extra stone, sometimes an additional slab. The mitred joints take more fabrication time. And matching the vein around the corner requires careful layout. We plan every waterfall on a scan of your actual slab, so the price reflects the real layout. Send us your island dimensions for a written estimate. How a mitered waterfall is built
It is a design choice, not a necessity. A waterfall works best when the vein continues around the mitre so the island reads as one folded piece of stone, as in our Great Falls kitchen. If the budget is better spent on a more special slab, a standard island with a mitred edge can deliver a similar solid look for less material. The Great Falls waterfall island
Both make a countertop look thicker than the slab. A laminated (built-up) edge glues a strip of stone under the front edge, which leaves a visible seam line along the face. A mitred edge joins two pieces at 45 degrees, so the pattern wraps around the corner and the countertop looks like a solid block. Mitring takes more precision and works especially well with veined stone and porcelain.
A full-height backsplash runs the countertop material all the way up to the cabinets or ceiling, instead of a short 4-inch strip or tile. With the slab laid out on a 12K scan, the vein can continue from counter to wall. Our Great Falls kitchen carries one continuous vein up the backsplash. It uses more material, so plan for it early in your budget.