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Markell Designs installs countertops, semi-custom cabinetry, and tile backsplash throughout San Tan Valley homes: kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, fireplaces, and outdoor spaces. We work in granite, quartz, quartzite, porcelain, and marble, handle the templating, slab layout, and tear-out ourselves, and start every project with a complimentary in-home consultation where the samples come to you.
A full-height porcelain backsplash and waterfall-edge island in the kitchen, with a matching waterfall side panel carried into the bathroom vanity.
Two Silestone quartz slabs in one kitchen. Et Statuario Polished on the perimeter runs, carried up behind the cooktop as a full-height backsplash, and a darker Seaport Suede on the island with a waterfall edge. Both are finished with an upgraded one-and-a-half-inch mitered edge.
Something we do a lot of in San Tan Valley is carrying a material through more than one space. The slab that tops a kitchen island can come back as a matching vanity, a laundry counter, or a full slab fireplace surround, and because we select the material from the same lot, the veining actually matches instead of just coming close. It's the kind of thing that's easy to do while the project is open and expensive to add later.
In the kitchen that means the whole sequence: Mark measures the space and designs the cabinetry layout, then templates the countertops and lays the templates out on the actual slabs to plan seams, veining, and how the material flows through the room before fabrication. Once the materials are ready, we remove the existing countertops and cabinets, prepare the space, set semi-custom Kemper cabinetry, and finish with tile. Waterfall edges, mitered corners, and vein-matched full-height backsplashes are all part of what we do, not upcharges added later.
Bathrooms get the same approach at a smaller scale: single or dual-sink vanities with cabinetry built to the room. Tile backsplashes run from simple subway to herringbone, arabesque, patterned layouts, and full accent walls, and we also do countertops for outdoor kitchens and barbecue areas. Most San Tan Valley homes went up in the 2000s in subdivisions like Johnson Ranch and Circle Cross Ranch, so more often than not we're replacing original builder finishes rather than gutting a much older house. Our Countertops & Cabinetry page covers the decisions; Our Process covers the sequence; Our Work has more finished projects.
"Kelly & Mark work great together with excellent communication, pricing and craftsmanship. Great job and heaps of thanks for helping make the finish-work shine!"
"Replaced our counters. Job was priced right and done in time. Recommended 100%. Kelly and Mark are top notch."
"We had a great experience working with Mark and Kelly on our bathroom countertops. They had some great ideas and were also very honest about what would and wouldn't work in our space. The whole process felt personal, and we never felt like we were just another customer."
Let us know what you're planning and we'll set up a complimentary consultation at your kitchen table, usually with a reply within one business day.