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Personalizing Concrete Countertops

Length - 03:16

Fu-Tung Cheng, award-winning designer and author of Concrete Countertops, shows why concrete countertops are so appealing. He shows us his home in Berkeley, Calif. where he designed and built his first concrete countertop over 25 years ago.

One of the key reasons why people choose concrete for their home, kitchen or bathroom is the idea of customization and personalization. Not only can you personalize the countertop surface for function, like adding a unique cutting board, but you can embed personal items in the counter.

You are able to embed items that delight you and make you smile or bring back great memories. Fu-Tung embedded Chinese divinity coins in the countertop as well as Brazilian blue slate. He also integrated family items that people interact with and which gives the countertop a personality.

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