Starting from her dining room table in 1995 with limited  inventory and funds, Darlene Spezzi (left) had a vision of creating a dynamic and unique company. Scraping together investment money from savings and loans and recruiting help from her sister, Donna Mauro, Darlene began to lay the foundation of what would become Mystic Granite & Marble; one of Florida's most successful distributors of natural stone in tile and slab.

 

In the beginning sales started slowly. With no delivery truck, fabricators picked up their own orders. With hard work and dedication, sales soon reached a half a million dollars. Darlene invested in more advertising and marketing and visited potential customers with information on new products. She also splurged and bought a red delivery truck. Darlene continued to listen to the needs of the Orlando market as home construction started to boom. It was the beginning of the “stone age” when granite and marble’s popularity began to surge in Central Florida. Natural stone for kitchen and bathroom countertops was in high demand. Decorators wanted more colors to offer their clients and Mystic was ready to deliver.

 

Mystic continues to specialize in distributing unique, exotic stone as well as first-quality stone, hand-selected from around the world. Darlene's sister, Donna is still at her side as vice-president, presiding over day-to-day operations. The company also employs knowledgeable Stone Specialists that service commercial and residential clients throughout the state of Florida. Mystic's award-winning marketing team provides photos and natural stone information to clients while also hosting educational seminars and events for homeowners, fabricators, builders, designers and architects. Mystic now even offers a CE credit course to architects through the Marble Institute and the AIA.

 

Mystic offers a unique selection of natural stone to residential, commercial and cut-to-size projects. Architects, builders, fabricators and homeowners alike can look to Mystic for natural stone solutions for any project. Mystic's commercial team has helped supply stone for such esteemed clients as the Orlando Aviation Authority Headquarters, Bank of America and Sheraton.

 

Mystic stocks over one million square feet of natural stone tile in granite, marble, onyx, travertine and slate and thousands of slabs of granite, marble, onyx and travertine imported from countries such as Brazil, India, Spain and Italy.

Mystic’s new 53,000 square foot showroom and design center, located at 2601 Ace Road, offers customers the highest level of customer service in a comfortable, professional and educational environment.

 

The new facility houses all of Mystic's slabs in an indoor slab selection area. Customers will now be able to select slabs without enduring the intense temperatures, dust and rain at the former slab yard. The new showroom and design center allows the customer to choose their stone and all of the corresponding decorative accents, tile, backsplash elements and more.