Kitchen remodeling · Palm City, FL
Kitchen remodeling in Palm City, FL, out with the speckled granite.
Many Palm City golf-community kitchens were built in the late 1990s and 2000s with busy speckled granite and a short backsplash. A calmer stone, a waterfall island and a backsplash to the ceiling bring them forward twenty years.
- Quartz, granite & marble counters
- Waterfall islands
- Custom backsplash
- Tile floors through the room
- Travertine
- Graphite porcelain
- Marble-look porcelain
- Onyx-look
- Herringbone wood-look
- Granite & quartz
Palm City, Martin County
Big kitchens, dated stone.
Martin Downs, Piper's Landing and Hammock Creek have generous kitchens with good bones. The layout usually works; it's the counters, the backsplash and the floor that date the room.
Keeping the layout and changing the surfaces is often the best value in a house like that. Florida law keeps the HOA out of interior work, so the decision is yours.
Old Palm City, near the river, is the older core and one of Martin County's six community redevelopment areas. West of it, gated golf and country club communities fill most of the map, with single-family homes, villas and some condos. Hammock Creek, for example, was built by Lennar between 1997 and 2004.
What we build in Palm City
Start with how you cook.

Design first
Start with how you cook.
- Free in-home design consultation
- Counter, backsplash and floor chosen together
- One team designs, sources and installs

Counters & islands
The surface you see every day.
- Quartz, granite and marble
- Waterfall and mitered edges
- Undermount and workstation sinks

Backsplash & floors
Where a tile company makes the difference.
- Mosaic, subway and slab-look backsplash
- Large-format and wood-look floors
- Outlets planned into the tile layout
Before you remodel
What to know in Palm City.
Permits
Martin County Building Department
Palm City is unincorporated, so permits come from Martin County, not the City of Stuart across the river. Applications go through the county's Accela Citizen Access portal or the permit counter.
Permit officePermits are county jurisdiction even though downtown Stuart is one bridge away.
Most of the gated communities run homeowners' associations. Since July 2024, Florida law bars an HOA from limiting interior changes that can't be seen from the street, a neighbor or the golf course.
Exterior changes, like a new window in a shower wall, still go through the HOA's architectural review.
Lots along the South Fork and its creeks can sit in FEMA flood zones, so large renovations should check the 50% substantial improvement rule first.
Sources for the local facts on this page
Reviews
Homeowners say it best.
Abgail SilveiraGoogle review
- Kitchen
Ines OliveiraGoogle review
- Kitchen
- Tile & floors
Ryan ScrupskisGoogle review
- Kitchen
- Tile & floors
Anderson MaturamaApril 18, 2026
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Condo
Martina BryceApril 18, 2026
- Kitchen
- Tile & floors
How it works
You always know which step you’re on.
Consult
We walk the room with you, measure, and hear what isn’t working in it today.
Design & selections
Layout, tile, fixtures and finishes chosen together, with samples in your light and a price in writing before anything starts.
Schedule
A start date and the order of work, so you know which week the bathroom is out.
Build
Demo to grout. Each layer gets checked before the next one covers it.
Walkthrough
We walk it with you, grout line by grout line, before we call it done.
Does my Palm City HOA have to approve a bathroom remodel?
Not for interior work nobody can see from outside. Florida Statute 720.3035 stops HOAs from limiting interior changes that aren't visible from the frontage, an adjacent lot, common area or golf course. Gate access, work hours and exterior changes are still the association's call.
Is Palm City part of Stuart for permits?
No. Palm City is unincorporated Martin County, so the Martin County Building Department handles permits and inspections.
How long does an HOA architectural review take if I change the exterior?
It depends on the association's documents and meeting schedule. Submit drawings and product details early so the review runs while the permit is being prepared.

Light, built in
The glow is part of the tile plan.
Lit niches, floating vanities with light underneath, mirrors that glow from behind. It shows up in our favorite rooms because it gets drawn into the tile layout, not added after the wall is done.
Details, close up

Arched niche, champagne-bronze fixtures

Floating walnut vanity, lit from below

A lit niche in a wood-look wet room

Herringbone marble-look floor

Waterfall island, mitered edge

Tell us about the room.
A free in-home design consultation in Palm City, and a price in writing before anything starts.
