I love The Stone Collection. Over the past two years, I have embarked on a kitchen, bathroom, and…read morebasement renovation. My HGTV watching (Jasmine Roth of "Help, I Wrecked my House", in particular), introduced me to Quartzite. This magical material is wonderful for the wear and tear of kitchen counters, so I went shopping around several places in the Denver area. I can say there are quite a few stone providers with beautiful slabs, and helpful staff. But, I return always to The Stone Collection. Their warehouse off of I-70 is chock full of anything you could possibly want in a stone slab design solution. From granite to marble to quartzite, to premium stones like petrified wood and onyx, I fell in love with so many slabs that I had to enlist my son's help to figure out which ones to choose. The quartzite from Brazil seemed to fit my style. I ended up with Sauipe (named after a city in Brazil) for my kitchen and master bathroom, and some Baccarat slabs in my hallway bathroom. When the store in Denver did not have enough sauipe for my kitchen, I went online to the Stone Collection's website, and found a slab in Phoenix, AZ that would work for my kitchen island. For $150, they agreed to move the slab to the Denver warehouse for me. The staff in Denver was happy to help me choose my specific slabs, which entailed moving material around in the warehouse, and letting me gaze at them for an hour or more to choose my specific slabs. Then, they reserved those slabs for me for 30-45 days while the fabricator (Stone Hills, for which I've also provided a review) prepared to receive them, and they also moved the additional slabs from Phoenix to Denver. I may have missed my calling as a designer, as I loved looking through their warehouse and letting my imagination wander.
While their website can be a good starting point, I found it flaky and hard to navigate when I spent a lot of time looking at many slabs in many different locations. Their prices also may be a bit higher, but not by a lot. The staff was quick to point out any flaws in the slabs, which was true in one case, and gave my fabricator a bit of a discount for that.
Overall, if you are planning a renovation where counters or bathroom floors/walls are involved, I recommend that you spend an afternoon browsing through the slabs in The Stone Collection's warehouse, or at least go online to TheStoneCollection.com to see what they have currently available. Stock changes over time, and some are more popular than others. Learning about the different stones, and seeing the amazing variety may change the direction of your renovation!