Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Cabin up North

Unlike any other countertop option, concrete allows you the ability to add in your personal touch. This couple wanted a rustic cabin feel for their cottage in Northern Wisconsin. They chose an integral sink in a customized shape that exposes rock aggregates. These Rock aggregates create a beautiful, artistic show piece venturing from ones side of this bath sink to the other including the sink itself.

This concrete bath sink just goes to show you that a small customized piece can take your interior design to the next level.


Carly Dus
Concrete Arts

Monday, June 21, 2010

Appian Cobblestone

We just finished a project where a couple was previously having issues with moles and other rodents. Because they had pavers, the ground would sink in causing pavers to crack and shift creating large divots and valleys. After years of replacing pavers every year, the couple decided to go with stamped concrete.

They choose an Appian texture with a Mesa Beige colorant and nutmeg release. This allowed them to keep the brick/paver look with a sophistication. They absolutely love their new walkway and couldn't be happier.

See the before and after photos below.
Before
After


Carly Dus
Concrete Arts
http://www.concretearts.com/

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Bar Top

With Concrete you have the ability to become artistic. In this particular piece, Concrete Arts hand packed the bar top and then slurried on a top coat. This look gives you the ability to customize your colors and the level of "veining."


Carly Dus
Concrete Arts


Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Catalytic Combustion Polishing

When transforming Catalytic Combustion's old deteriorating floor, priorities changed from style to more function. The original floors in the machine shop at Catalytic Combustion were pitted, cracked, and a hazard to the everyday work its employees had to perform. And it was only getting worse.

Polishing its original floor, Concrete Arts filled in all the cracks and joints, took the high spots down to the lows and created a monolithic level slab that makes life a whole lot easier when moving pallets and heavy machinery around. Just take a look at the transformation below. And even though function was the main priority, style was never forgotten.


Carly Dus
Concrete Arts
http://www.concretearts.com/

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Little Space, Big impact

Sometimes less really is more. In this case, a decorative stamped and colored edge added a lot to this back patio space. I loved the fact that the edging of the patio matches this duplex home perfectly which is a major benefit in stamped concrete.


Carly Dus
Concrete Arts
www.ConcreteArts.com