Built With Purpose
Our Work
Living Stone Design + Build is a comprehensive Design + Build firm that excels in crafting top-tier Custom Homes, Whole Home Renovations, and Luxury Commercial spaces.
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Mission
To build happier, healthier lives.
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Vision
To be the most respected name in Custom Home Building in our markets.
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Core Values
Humble, Hungry, Smart.
Our Eight Levels of Service
Build with No Regrets
Most builders can pour a foundation and frame a house. Few can walk with you through the entire journey — from your first budget conversation to the furniture in your living room, years after move-in.
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Partner by Design
Strategic Partnerships Customized for Each Client
From the beginning of your project, we assemble a team of hand-selected partners — Realtors who know the right lot, architects who design to your program, building scientists who optimize performance, and financing partners who make the process smooth. It’s a strategic team built around you, not a generic rotation of subs.
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Priced by Design
Budget or Program-based Approach
By understanding your goals and establishing clear expectations about your vision, we’ll help you select the perfect lot. Then we’ll design the perfect custom home plan with you to maximize your program and budget, or guide you toward one of our pre-designed plans.
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Age by Design
Aging-in-Place
A wellbuilt home is one that’s not only healthy and sustainable, but one that accommodates your longevity in it. Living Stone homes are designed to keep you enjoying your home for as long as possible — retaining your independence, protecting your investment, and adding value over the long term.
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High-performance by Design
Non-toxic + Sustainable Building
All Living Stone homes are Built Well for Your Wellbeing and high performing by design. We mindfully select every element that makes a home a happier, healthier place to live — because to us, “well” and “wellbeing” aren’t catchphrases, they’re the foundation of how we build.
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Interiors by Design
Space Planning & Interior Design
As Living Stone’s integrated interior design partner, ID.ology Interiors & Design serves as your advocate and guide throughout the process — bringing structure and clarity to every decision, from architectural details to the final furnishings layer.
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Build by Design
Our Proprietary Design to Build Process
The true beauty of a Living Stone home is the intentional thought and care that goes into each plan and building process. Let our team take over the details — our proven process of collaboration helps you easily and effortlessly plan and build your mountain dream home.
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Furnish by Design
Introducing Atelier Maison & Co.
What you put inside your home is just as important as how you build it. We help you design well and build well — Atelier Maison & Co. is how we help you furnish well too, with non-toxic, low-VOC furnishings made with natural fabrics.
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Maintenance by Design
Allow Our Team to Provide the Preventative Care You Need
So now that you’ve built a high-performing home, let’s keep it humming the way it was designed. Like a sports car, it needs regular attention — our 88-item checklist and dedicated Concierge Consultant guarantee everything keeps working the way it should.
Built Well for Your Wellbeing
The Living Stone Difference
“We don’t just build houses. We build with no regrets.”
For more than 30 years, Living Stone Design + Build has been exceeding expectations through the renovation and new construction process for clients all over the country relocating to Western North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Most builders in our market can pour a foundation and frame a house. Few can walk with you through the entire journey — from your first budget conversation to the furniture in your living room, years after move-in. That’s the gap our 8 Levels of Service was built to close.
It starts with Partner by Design, where we hand-select the architects, designers, and trade partners best suited to your specific project — not a generic rotation of subs. It continues through Priced by Design, where we set clear, honest expectations around budget from day one, so there are no surprises down the road.
Green by Design
Every home we build is Energy Star Certified by a 3rd party energy rater to the standards of NC Green Built.
A voluntary, state-wide green building certification program supported by the North Carolina Solar Center, the State Energy Office, Home Builder Associations, and other building professional organizations.
Because we believe a truly sustainable home is one you can stay in for life, Age by Design builds aging-in-place principles into the plan before the first wall goes up. And while plenty of builders talk about “green,” High-Performance by Design is where we put our name on the line.
Where most builders stop at the framing and finishes, we keep going. Interiors by Design brings space planning and interior design into the process from the start, not as an afterthought. Build by Design is where our decades of design-to-build experience come together in the field.
Furnish by Design, through our sister company Atelier Maison & Co., means we help you live green, not just build green. And Maintenance by Design means our relationship doesn’t end at the final walkthrough — our Preventative Maintenance program keeps your home performing the way it should for years to come.
Built With Confidence
Backed for years to come
Your peace of mind shouldn’t end at the final walkthrough. Maintenance by Design keeps your home performing the way it should — and standing behind that, every new Living Stone custom home carries comprehensive warranty protection.
Every eligible new Living Stone custom home includes one year of workmanship coverage, two years of coverage for electrical, plumbing, and mechanical distribution systems, and ten years of third-party, insurance-backed protection for qualifying structural defects through 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty®.
That means you aren’t relying on a builder’s promise alone. You have clearly defined construction standards, established warranty coverage, and independent protection behind your investment. It’s one more reason our clients build with no regrets.
1 Year
Workmanship
Coverage for qualifying defects in materials and workmanship
- 1 of 10 years
2 Years
Home Systems
Coverage for qualifying defects in electrical, plumbing, and mechanical distribution systems
- 2 of 10 years
10 Years
Structural
Third-party, insurance-backed coverage for qualifying structural defects
- 10 of 10 years
Warranty coverage applies to eligible new custom homes and is subject to the terms, conditions, limitations, and exclusions of the applicable warranty documents. Ask our team for details.