The handsome floor of the Arts and Crafts Room was the finishing touch at the Children’s Museum of Phoenix, a facility improved by a series of decorative concrete projects as part of the 2010 Concrete Decor Show & Decorative Concrete Spring Training.
Vol. 10 No. 4 – May/June 2010
Sleek S-Curved Concrete Lounge Chair
This sleek S-curve, cast by Nick Relampagos using glass-fiber reinforced concrete, is embedded with radiant heating. Just turn it on and it gently warms you from beneath as the sun shines down from above.
Lightning Strike Roller Screed from Lura Enterprises Inc.
The Lightning Strike Roller Screed first made its name at the 2007 World of Concrete show, where it won the Most Innovative Product Expert’s Choice award in the placement tools and equipment category.
Concrete Staining Recipe: Wildflower Drops
The techniques featured in this beloved annual feature may give you the look you’re after for finishing that one job. Or, they may provide the spark you need to come up with something new.
Recipe: Rich Swirling Out-of-this World Floor Finish
Reminiscent of nothing so much as the surface of Jupiter, this rich swirling effect is guaranteed to take any floor up a notch.
Recipe: Quicksilver Facelift High-build Metallic Floor Finish
Even with a substrate riddled with cracks, pits and spalls, this high-build metallic finish will give your floor a look that is quietly mesmerizing.
Recipe: Monolithic Planter Boxes with Benches
Structures like these – with a smooth, weathered surface and a nature-inspired pattern, cast in relief – have the power to turn unused sidewalk space into a lush roadside minipark.
Recipe: Beach Glass Countertop
Custom countertop design evokes the look of a lakeshore with integral color and acid stains, plus the homeowners’ collection of beach glass used as a creative custom aggregate.