Showcase Design Marble & Granite

I really liked dealing with the people at Showcase, they are easy to talk to, they know their business well and they provide excellent service. I had them replace both counters in my bathrooms and a back splash in my kitchen. The workmanship was terrific and precise.
I would highly recommend them.
Donna G

We visited this store not really knowing what we were looking for. We wanted to just look around to get an idea of our options. We were attacked immediately and told that she would go get a list of vendors and find a guy to take us out to see the slabs. What? All we wanted to do was look around. After multiple hints to just leave us alone she continually attempted to parade us around the show room. We were blunt and asked for a minute alone… Left immediately. Huge turn off. And many places in the triangle offer much better prices.

I had driven past Showcase Design Marble and Granite (SDMG) many times on my way to/​from Fuquay-​Varina so when we decided to undertake the next phase of finishing our home, we stopped in to see if they could help us with our granite counter job.
First, I apologize for the long review.
Early in 2011, we had custom maple cabinets made and installed in the great room as per our outstanding interior designer from Design Lines. However, we needed the finishing counter to top this cabinet. We knew what we wanted as we had seen it more than 10 years ago — a single section of Black Galaxy Granite with larger golden flakes which shimmer under the right light. The issue was finding a large 133+” piece and then one with larger flakes — all proved challenging as most of what we saw had very small flakes or was not large enough to make the counter in a single piece. The rub is most suppliers do not handle slabs that large anymore and second, I guess the slabs with larger flakes has all been mined or diverted to ultra high end options.
After we consulted with SDMG, they recommended several granite suppliers in the area. We viewed a few slabs until we found the perfect piece. Once we alerted SDMG we found the slab, they took over and ensured the piece we tagged was delivered to their shop. After that, they handled everything perfectly from the initial measuring to fabrication to delivery and installation. The cut section, which was very large, fit perfectly and was polished and finished with a bull-​nose edge to perfection. I could not have asked for a better job!
Phase 2 of this project started in August of 2011. We decided it was time to replace the original counters in one bath with something we had seen many years ago — a rainforest green marble. So again, we reached out to SDMG and they made some calls. However, because these slabs vary so much in color and veins, it was difficult to discern from photos what was available and what was available was stored in Atlanta. As luck would have it, one day my partner took a wrong turn and stumbled onto a marble supplier we had not called and decided to stop in to view their stock. They were still recovering from tornado damage at the time and were about to close for the day, but they let her look around quickly and were helpful. To make a long story shorter, I receive an excited — «I found the slab!» call and photos followed shortly. Still we returned to view all the slabs of rainforest to be sure we had the right one as they had them stacked up that first day. Again, just like before, we called Jill at SDMG and informed her we found the rainforest slab and they leaped into action — calling the supplier and arranging for the slab to shipped to their production facilities pronto.
The twist this time was not size but we wanted to use our uniquely curved /​shaped Kohler sinks which we already had as drop ins in the existing counter. We removed the sinks and took them to SDMG so they could properly position and cut the unique shapes. These sinks were no longer made and were not replaceable, so I was a bit worried about leaving them but they assured me they would be taken good care of. After a few weeks, Jane called to schedule the installation. SDMG’s installation team showed up early one morning, on time, ripped out the old counter, which was a challenge due to the adhesives I’d used originally :(, and then installed the new counter with the Kohler sinks. Everything fitted perfectly. The sinks were positioned properly. They were affixed under the counter properly. The hardware was aligned properly and we were able to reuse all of the original floating cantilever supports and cabinets I had made for the counter!
Overall, I am extremely impressed with the quality of workmanship on the counters, their edges are finished perfectly and they handled the delicate rainforest marble without incident (it is more fragile than most) and they went beyond the call of duty to make our unique Kohler sinks fit perfectly. After it was installed, everyone agreed and understood why reusing the sinks was key to making this an eye popping but simple design. The white in the sinks just illuminates the white veins in the marble!
Based on our counter experiences twice now, I highly recommend giving SDMG a play for your next project — you may be surprised at this gem tucked away on the road between Garner and Fuquay-​Varina! The are prompt, professional, reliable, do what they say and go the extra mile to ensure their customers are happy. Later.