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Bespoke · Hand & CNC Fabrication

Custom marble & granite
tables and countertops,
made in Kerala.

/ Kochi · Thrissur · Thiruvalla · any shape · any size /

Dining tables, coffee tables, kitchen counters, islands and vanity tops — cut from a single slab of your chosen stone, machined to ±0.1 mm on the CNC and finished by hand at the bench. Fabricated at our Maradu and Podiyadi workshops and installed anywhere in Kerala. Configure the piece below and send the specification straight to the workshop on WhatsApp.

Stones to choose from

233

CNC tolerance

±0.1mm

Fabrication time

3–10 days from template

Site templating

Free across Kerala

Configure · I

Build your specification.

Nothing here is binding and nothing is emailed anywhere. Set the piece up as best you know it — the panel on the right keeps a live drawing, area and weight, and the WhatsApp button sends the whole specification to our workshop in one message.

01 What are we making?

Typical sizes — tap to fill

Shape

02 Size

Finished stone size, not cabinet size. Approximate is fine — we template on site before cutting.

Thickness

Most-specified — counters and tables.

03 Stone

marks slabs standing in the Maradu or Podiyadi gallery right now — those are listed first.

04 Edge & finish

Every profile, including ogee variants and hand-chiselled rock face, is described in the edge reference below.

Surface finish
05 Cutouts & contact
Sink cutout Undermount or drop-in
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Hob / cooktop cutout Heat-relief corners
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Tap / faucet hole 35 mm core drill
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Socket / cable cutout Power and pass-through
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When do you need it

Your piece

Send on WhatsApp
Catalogue · II

What we cut to order.

Sixteen piece types, all of them made to your dimensions rather than pulled from a size chart. If the thing you want is not on this list, it is almost certainly still possible — send a sketch.

Kitchen countertop

Runs, returns, upstands

  • Single run · 3000 × 600
  • L-shape · 2400 + 1800
  • U-shape · 3000 + 1800 + 1800

Kitchen island

Free-standing, often mitred

  • Compact · 1800 × 900
  • Standard · 2400 × 1000
  • Large · 3000 × 1200

Breakfast bar / peninsula

Overhang needs support

  • 1800 × 400
  • 2400 × 500

Dining table top

Seats 4 to 12

  • 4-seater · 1200 × 750
  • 6-seater · 1800 × 900
  • 8-seater · 2400 × 1100
  • Round 6-seater · Ø1400
  • Racetrack · 2400 × 1100

Coffee / centre table

Round, oval or freeform

  • 1200 × 600
  • Round · Ø900
  • Oval · 1200 × 700

Bathroom vanity top

Basin cutouts, upstands

  • Single · 900 × 550
  • Single · 1200 × 550
  • Double · 1800 × 550

Console / side table

Slim, wall-facing

  • 1200 × 350
  • Side · Ø450

Bar counter

Commercial or home bar

  • 2400 × 600
  • L-shape · 3600 + 1200

Reception desk

Office, clinic, hotel

  • 2400 × 700
  • L-shape · 2400 + 1200

Wash basin counter

Dining-hall or utility

  • 900 × 500
  • 1500 × 550

Outdoor / BBQ counter

Flamed or leathered

  • 2400 × 650
  • L-shape · 2400 + 1500

Window sill / threshold

Sold per running length

  • 1200 × 200
  • 1800 × 250

Staircase tread

Per tread, anti-skid grooves

  • 1200 × 300
  • 1500 × 330

Fireplace surround / hearth

Heat-stable stone only

  • 1500 × 400

Shelf / niche / ledge

Thin-section, bracket-fixed

  • 900 × 250
  • 1200 × 300
Where · III

Custom tables and countertops in Kochi, Thrissur & Thiruvalla.

Two workshops — Maradu in Kochi and Podiyadi in Thiruvalla — cover the whole state between them. Site templating, crated delivery and installation by our own fitters are included wherever you are in Kerala.

Kochi & Ernakulam

Workshop and gallery at Kundannoor and Maradu, on Old NH-17.

Most of our custom table and countertop work is fabricated and installed inside Ernakulam district — Maradu, Kundannoor, Vyttila, Kakkanad, Panampilly Nagar, Edappally, Palarivattom, Aluva, Angamaly and Fort Kochi. Templating is usually within 48 hours of your call, and installation crews reach any Kochi address the same day they load.

  • Maradu
  • Vyttila
  • Kakkanad
  • Edappally
  • Panampilly Nagar
  • Aluva
  • Angamaly
  • Tripunithura
  • Fort Kochi

Thrissur

Served from the Maradu workshop — roughly 75 km north.

Thrissur homes lean towards larger dining tables and heavier stone detailing, and the district is where most of our hand-carved and CNC-relief work goes. We template on site, fabricate at Maradu and deliver crated to Thrissur town, Guruvayur, Irinjalakuda, Chalakudy, Kunnamkulam and Wadakkanchery.

  • Thrissur town
  • Guruvayur
  • Irinjalakuda
  • Chalakudy
  • Kunnamkulam
  • Wadakkanchery

Thiruvalla & Pathanamthitta

Gallery at Podiyadi Junction, on the MC Road.

The Podiyadi gallery covers central Travancore — Thiruvalla, Changanassery, Chengannur, Mallappally, Pathanamthitta and Adoor. It is our closest counter to the NRI-built homes along the MC Road, where bookmatched marble tables and mitred island tops are specified most often.

  • Thiruvalla
  • Changanassery
  • Chengannur
  • Mallappally
  • Pathanamthitta
  • Adoor

Kottayam & Alappuzha

Between both workshops — templated from whichever is free.

Kottayam, Ettumanoor, Pala, Changanassery, Alappuzha, Cherthala and Kuttanad sit between our two counters, so lead times here match Kochi. Backwater-adjacent homes get a granite or quartzite recommendation over marble, for the humidity.

  • Kottayam
  • Ettumanoor
  • Pala
  • Alappuzha
  • Cherthala
  • Kuttanad
The Workshop · IV

Machine where it counts. Hand where it shows.

A CNC will hold a radius to a tenth of a millimetre for the fiftieth time in a row. It will not read the vein in a block of Blue Macaubus and decide where the joint should fall. Both skills sit in the same workshop, and most pieces need both.

Countertop fabrication at the Living Stone workshop — a granite slab being cut and profiled to size
Countertop fabrication · Maradu
Custom stone table tops fabricated in marble and granite, cut to shape and hand-polished
Custom table tops · hand-finished
  1. 01

    Bridge saw

    Straight cuts to 3.2 m

    Diamond-blade bridge saws break the slab down into runs, returns and table blanks. Every straight cut on your piece starts here, squared against a laser line.

  2. 02

    5-axis CNC

    ±0.1 mm tolerance

    The CNC centre cuts curves, radii, sink apertures, drainer grooves, fluting and 3D relief from a toolpath written off your drawing. It repeats a shape exactly — twelve identical treads, or two vanity tops that mirror each other.

  3. 03

    Waterjet

    No heat, no micro-fracture

    A 4,000-bar abrasive jet cuts organic and inlay geometry that a blade cannot reach — freeform table tops, engraved logos, brass-inlay channels, and interlocking stone marquetry.

  4. 04

    Edge profiling

    Eight standard profiles

    Profiling machines run the eased, bevel, bullnose, ogee and cove edges. Mitred aprons are cut at 45°, glued with colour-matched resin and dressed until the joint disappears.

  5. 05

    Hand bench

    Chisel, rasp and hand-polish

    Chiselled edges, carved mouldings, hand-dressed rock faces and final hand-polishing happen at the bench. This is where a machined piece stops looking machined.

  6. 06

    Finishing line

    Seven surface treatments

    Polished, honed, leathered, flamed, brushed, sandblasted and river-washed — applied after the piece is cut, so the finish is continuous across every edge and cutout.

Reference · V

Edge profiles, explained.

The edge is the part of a countertop people actually touch, and it is the single choice that most changes how a piece reads. Eight profiles we run as standard — anything else, we cut to your section drawing.

Eased / square

A near-square edge with the arris softened so it does not chip. The default on most modern kitchens — quiet, contemporary, and the least expensive to run.

Best forKitchen runs, islands, vanities, minimal interiors.

Bevel / chamfer

A flat 45° cut across the top arris, usually 3–10 mm. Catches light as a bright line and hides small edge imperfections.

Best forTraditional kitchens, dark granites, bar counters.

Full bullnose

The whole edge rolled to a half-circle. Nothing to catch a hip or an elbow, so it is the safest profile in homes with children or elderly residents.

Best forFamily kitchens, bathrooms, hospital and school counters.

Half bullnose

Top half rolled, bottom left square. Sheds water away from cabinet fronts better than a full bullnose — a practical choice for wet Kerala kitchens.

Best forKitchen countertops, vanity tops, utility counters.

Ogee

An S-curve — concave above, convex below. The classic ornamental profile, hand-finished after machining, and the strongest signal of a traditional interior.

Best forClassical kitchens, marble vanities, fireplace surrounds.

Dupont / cove

A straight fall into a tight cove at the base. Reads as heavier and more architectural than an eased edge without the ornament of an ogee.

Best forIslands, reception desks, hospitality counters.

Mitred / waterfall

Two pieces joined at a 45° mitre so the vein runs unbroken around the corner, making a 20 mm slab read as 40, 60 or 100 mm. Requires vein-matched cutting and an invisible glue line.

Best forIslands, dining tables, waterfall legs, showroom counters.

Chiselled / rock face

The edge split and dressed by hand so the stone shows its own fracture. No two metres are alike — this is the profile that cannot be done by machine.

Best forFarmhouse kitchens, outdoor counters, plantation and heritage homes.

Process · VI

From your numbers to an installed piece.

Seven steps, typically three to ten days of workshop time once the template is approved. Templating and the shop drawing are free — you commit nothing until you sign the drawing.

  1. 01

    Send your dimensions

    Use the configurator above, or send a sketch, a floor plan or a CAD file on WhatsApp. Rough numbers are enough to start — we will tell you what is buildable and what is not.

  2. 02

    Choose the stone

    Pick from the collection online, or walk the Maradu or Podiyadi gallery and mark the exact slab. For veined marble and quartzite we photograph the actual block so you approve the piece you are getting.

  3. 03

    Free site templating

    Once your cabinets, walls or table base are in, our team measures on site — digital templating for complex runs, physical templates for out-of-square walls. Kerala walls are rarely square; this step is why the piece fits.

  4. 04

    Drawing approval

    You receive a dimensioned shop drawing showing joints, cutouts, edge profile, vein direction and overhangs. Nothing is cut until you sign it off.

  5. 05

    Cutting and machining

    The slab is nested to minimise waste and vein-matched across joints, then cut on the saw, CNC and waterjet as the geometry demands.

  6. 06

    Hand finishing

    Edges are profiled and hand-dressed, mitres are glued and polished flat, and the surface finish is carried through every cutout and return.

  7. 07

    Delivery and installation

    The piece is crated in installation sequence, delivered across Kerala, and installed by our own fitters — levelled, supported, siliconed and sealed on the day.

  8. 08

    Start now

    Configure the piece and send it across. We reply with buildability notes and a quote.

    Configure →
Guide · VII

How to measure before you send.

You do not need perfect numbers — we template on site — but these six points are where most enquiries go wrong, and getting them right means the first quote is close to the last one.

Measure the wall, not the cabinet

Countertops sit against walls that are almost never straight. Measure the run at the back, the middle and the front, and give us the largest figure — we scribe the difference out during templating.

Add the overhang

A standard countertop oversails the cabinet front by 20–40 mm and the ends by 20 mm. If you send cabinet dimensions, say so, and we will add the overhang for you.

Kitchen depth is usually 600 mm

Indian modular kitchen carcasses are typically 550–600 mm deep, giving a 600–640 mm countertop. Islands run 900–1200 mm deep so two people can work across them.

Table height drives thickness

A dining top thinner than 20 mm will flex over a span above 1.8 m. For 2.4 m and beyond, specify 30 mm, or 20 mm mitred to a 40 mm apron with a steel sub-frame.

Unsupported overhang has limits

A 20 mm granite top can cantilever about 250 mm unsupported, 30 mm about 300 mm. Breakfast bars past that need steel flat-bar or corbels — tell us the overhang and we will spec the support.

Slabs have a maximum size

Most slabs arrive around 2.6–3.2 m long and 1.6–2.0 m wide. Anything longer than the slab needs a joint — we place it where it reads least, usually at a sink or a corner, and vein-match across it.

Material · VIII

Which stone for a working surface.

Every stone in the collection can be fabricated. Not every stone should end up under a wet grinder and a pot of sambar. A short honest guide, then browse the full collection.

Questions · IX

Asked often.

Can you make a countertop or table in any shape and size?

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Yes, within the size of the slab. We cut rectangles, L-shapes, U-shapes, circles, ovals, racetracks and fully freeform organic outlines on CNC and waterjet, and finish them by hand. The practical limit is the slab itself — usually about 3.2 m × 1.9 m. Anything longer needs a vein-matched joint, which we place where it reads least.

How much does a custom stone countertop cost in Kerala?

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The quote is the stone rate multiplied by the fabricated area, plus edge profiling, cutouts and installation. Fabrication starts at ₹150 per sq ft on top of the material and rises with edge complexity, mitred build-ups, curves and carving; CNC time is charged from ₹500 per machine hour for 3D and relief work. Because the stone rate ranges from ₹45 to several thousand rupees per sq ft, the only honest number is a quote against your actual dimensions — send the configuration on WhatsApp and you will get one.

How long does fabrication take?

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A simple countertop is 3–5 days from approved template. Complex pieces — mitred islands, curved tables, carved or CNC-relief work — take 7–10 days. Add a day or two for delivery and installation scheduling. We confirm the date in writing when the drawing is signed off.

Do you measure at site, or do I send dimensions?

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Both. Send dimensions to get a quote, then we template free of charge at your site before cutting. Templating is what makes the piece fit out-of-square walls, and it is included across Ernakulam, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Thrissur and Pathanamthitta districts.

What is the difference between hand and CNC fabrication?

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CNC and waterjet give you repeatable geometry — identical treads, mirrored vanities, precise sink apertures, machined fluting, and curves that hold their radius to a tenth of a millimetre. Hand work gives you what a machine cannot: chiselled rock-face edges, carved mouldings, hand-dressed reliefs and the final hand-polish that removes tool marks. Most of our pieces use both, which is why the hybrid option is the default in the configurator.

Which stone is best for a kitchen countertop?

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Granite and quartzite, for Kerala kitchens. Both are hard, heat-tolerant and low-absorption, which matters in a climate this humid and a cuisine this acidic. Marble is beautiful but etches on lime, tamarind and vinegar, so we specify it for vanities, tables and low-traffic counters rather than the main cooking run. Onyx and travertine are decorative choices best kept away from wet work. Our care guide covers how each family behaves once it is installed, and how often it needs sealing in this climate.

Can you match my stone across joints and returns?

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Yes. We nest the cuts from the same slab, keep the vein running in one direction, and bookmatch mirrored panels where the material allows. For statement islands and dining tables we photograph the block before cutting so you approve the vein layout.

Can I supply my own slab or a drawing from my architect?

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Yes to both. We fabricate client-supplied slabs, though the material warranty then sits with you. Architect drawings are welcome in PDF, DWG or DXF — send them on WhatsApp or email and we will return a shop drawing for approval.

What thickness should I choose?

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20 mm is the standard for countertops and vanities. 30 mm suits islands, dining tables and long spans. 12–18 mm is for shelves, cladding and light-use tops. Where you want the look of a 40, 60 or 100 mm slab, we mitre a 20 mm top to an apron so the edge reads thick without the weight or the cost of solid stock.

Do you deliver and install outside Kochi?

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We install across Kerala from the Maradu and Podiyadi workshops — Kochi, Thiruvalla, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram — and we crate and freight custom pieces for export to the UAE, Australia and the United States.

How do I send my measurements if I am not sure of them?

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Send what you have. Fill in the configurator with approximate dimensions and hit the WhatsApp button — it sends a structured specification we can quote against, and we will flag anything that needs checking before templating. A photograph of the space with a tape measure in frame is often enough to get started.

Do you make custom marble and granite tables in Kochi?

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Yes — Kochi is where most of this work is made. The workshop and gallery sit at Kundannoor and Maradu on Old NH-17, and we template, fabricate and install across Ernakulam: Vyttila, Kakkanad, Edappally, Panampilly Nagar, Aluva, Angamaly, Tripunithura and Fort Kochi. Site templating in Kochi is usually within 48 hours of your call.

Can you deliver a custom countertop or table to Thrissur or Thiruvalla?

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Yes. Thrissur, Guruvayur, Irinjalakuda and Chalakudy are served from the Maradu workshop, about 75 km south; Thiruvalla, Changanassery, Chengannur and Pathanamthitta are served from our Podiyadi gallery on the MC Road. Both include free site templating, crated delivery and installation by our own fitters — there is no extra fabrication charge for being outside Kochi.

Which is better for a dining table in Kerala — marble or granite?

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Marble for looks, granite for a table that gets used hard. A honed Italian marble or a quartzite like Blue Macaubus makes the more striking dining top, but marble etches where lime, tamarind or vinegar sit on it. Granite shrugs all of that off and handles Kerala humidity without sealing anxiety. In practice we specify marble and quartzite for formal dining and coffee tables, granite for kitchen-adjacent and everyday tables.

Does a custom stone table need a special base?

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It needs a base that carries the load evenly. A 2.4 m × 1.1 m top in 30 mm granite weighs roughly 215 kg, so the base must be rated for it and must not point-load the stone. We supply matching stone pedestals and powder-coated or brass steel frames, or we work to your fabricator drawing.

Next

Send us the dimensions.

A rough sketch on WhatsApp is a perfectly good start. We will tell you what the slab allows, where the joint has to fall, and what it costs — before anyone visits your site.

Configure your piece WhatsApp +91 95392 42111

Workshops and galleries at Kundannoor & Maradu, Kochi and Podiyadi, Thiruvalla. Fabrication and installation across Kochi, Thiruvalla, Kottayam, Thrissur and all of Kerala.