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Greetings!
Last year, concrete contractors from across the country submitted dozens of their most creative outdoor projects for us to share with Concrete Network visitors. You can find descriptions and photos of all these projects on our website, but those profiled here are a few of our favorites. They are stellar examples of what you can accomplish by combining skill and ingenuity, from a concrete driveway that looks like lava rock to a Zen-like retreat with a curved concrete bench and fire bowl. As you transform the outdoors this year with decorative concrete, be sure to share your work with us (see details). Who knows? Your project may make our list of favorites for 2010.
Jim Peterson,
The Concrete Network
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1. Terraced Garden Celebrates the Softer Side of Concrete
When Victor Amador of Soft Concrete was hired to landscape this backyard garden in Point Richmond, Calif., he was given complete creative freedom by the homeowner. The result is an elaborate terraced landscape sculpted by winding concrete stairways and curved retaining walls stained in warm earth-tone colors.
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2. Concrete Driveway Has 'Hawaiian Eye' Appeal
Located in Haiku, on the Hawaiian Island of Maui, this home features a spectacular concrete driveway and other hardscaping with the look and texture of the natural lava rock indigenous to the area. But this lava did not come from the island's legendary Haleakala volcano; instead, it came straight out of a concrete mixer.
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3. Zen-Like Retreat
How do you give an outdoor deck in Boulder, Colo., the tranquility of a Japanese
tea garden? Fiddlehead Designs of Denver used the transformational powers of
concrete to bring a touch of the Orient to the Rocky Mountain state. The concrete elements custom crafted for the project include an elevated
curvilinear bench, a fire bowl partially inset into one end of the bench, and a
pale green tea-stained firewall curving around the bowl.
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4. Stone and Brick Overlay Transforms Existing Walkway
When Don Pinger of Custom Concrete Solutions was asked to enhance the front walkway and entry of this home, he applied a polymer-cement overlay and enhanced it with a stone pattern combined with a brick border. The pattern was hand taped rather than stenciled to create crisp, clean grout lines, and each stone was hand stained with a brush.
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5.Tile-Look Driveway
One of the easiest ways to dress up an existing driveway is to cut decorative
patterns into the concrete. On this project, Scott Cohen of The Green
Scene saw cut borders and a square design, and then applied acid stains to
instantly improve the curb appeal of this home.
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