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A Leather-look Concrete Fireplace

Concrete Countertops Vol. 12 No. 6 - August/September 2012 by Liz Schick Comments are Disabled

Twelve feet high when stacked and installed, the black panels on either side of the center were poured against fabric. They look somewhat like roughened metal or steel.

Giving Your Concrete Business the Flexibility it Needs to Thrive

Business & Technology Vol. 12 No. 7 - October 2012 by Jacob Webb Comments are Disabled

In the free enterprise system, competition selects out businesses that don’t adapt to change or events they can’t plan on. To thrive within this system, your decorative concrete business must maintain a high degree of flexibility.

Concrete Grinding Takes Slope Management to a Whole New Level

Concrete Polishing Vol. 13 No. 4 - May/June 2013 by Joe Maty Comments are Disabled

At Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, speed alone isn’t the magnet that draws stock-car racing fans to the track’s major racing events.

Small Stamped Concrete Project Turned Large

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 13 No. 4 - May/June 2013 by Joe Maty Comments are Disabled

What began as the customer’s modest plan for a concrete slab to go under a jumbo-sized hot tub morphed into a three-tier, 2,700-square-foot stamped concrete patio that integrates a spa with two other focal points: an eating area with wood pergola to house an outdoor kitchen, and a recessed fire-pit area with sitting wall.

Forming and Stamping a Concrete Balcony

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Concrete Placing Vol. 14 No. 6 - August/September 2014 by Gail Elber Comments are Disabled

A construction deadline: The owner wanted balconies to be ready to entertain VIP guests for the 2012 BMW Championship golf tournament at Crooked Stick.

Los Angeles Apartment Buildings Receive Decorative Concrete Improvements

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 15 No. 1 - January 2015 by John Strieder Comments are Disabled

Decorative concrete doesn’t come on a bigger scale than this. Developer Geoff Palmer has built more apartments in downtown Los Angeles than anyone else — more than 3,000 — all in the same faux-Italian style.

Polished Concrete Installed at Harley-Davidson Dealership

Concrete Polishing Vol. 15 No. 2 - February/March 2015 by Joe Maty Comments are Disabled

The owners and designers of a new Harley-Davidson dealership near Boston are revved up about the unconventional, highly varied appearance of the renovated building’s polished concrete floor.

How to Fabricate Subtle Stone-look Concrete Driveway

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Recipes Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 11 No. 8 - November/December 2011 by Kelly O'Brien Comments are Disabled

Ideal for patios, driveways or other expansive exteriors, this stamping technique is all about subtle variations in color and texture, resulting in a realistic stony finish.

Explosions of Color Top Maui Concrete Countertops

Concrete Art Concrete Countertops Online Exclusives by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

We usually don’t post photos of people just goofing around with samples of decorative concrete, but these pieces are wild.

The craftsman responsible is Richard DiGiacomo, owner of Europa Artisans Academy, in Phoenix, Ariz. He’s currently living and working in Wailuku, Maui.

Integrally Colored, Exposed Aggregate, and Polished Concrete Hangar Floor

Concrete Polishing Vol. 11 No. 8 - November/December 2011 by Ted Uram Comments are Disabled

When Concord Aviation Property LLC wanted a polished aggregate surface for president Jack Roush’s private hangar at the Concord Regional Airport in Concord, N.C., they ultimately called upon the services of Eric Wayne Inc., a full- service commercial and residential concrete contractor with offices located in Davidson, N.C.