Concrete Kitchen Island Made to Look and Feel Like Coral Reef

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This project, by DC Custom Concrete, won Best Kitchen Countertop in the Cheng Design Awards for 2008.

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For this custom kitchen in San Diego, the clients presented DC Custom Concrete with an idea for what they wanted. However, they also gave partners Chris Frazer and Daryn Barnes a lot of liberty with design.

The island was poured on site. "It was a monolithic mold built on site, secured to the floor," explains Frazer. "The concrete was pumped in from a truck outside," he says. DC also custom fabricated the stainless steel conduit coming from the ceiling to the island. "It's shaped like a fish tail," says Frazer, "and it runs electric to the island."
On the corner of the island is a blue agate stone. "It was glued into the mold and the concrete went up around it. There's also a teak raised bar on the island which complements the teak drainboard by the sink.

The countertops cured for a week and a half, then the top was polished exposing some of the aggregate on top.

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This farm sink was built out of concrete. "We were trying to replicate the look and feel of a coral reef with the inside finish, and the sea green/bluish color," says Frazer. Rough foam was used to create the finish on the inside.
This countertop was finished in its natural gray color, which tied into the existing gray concrete floor. DC put a topical sealer on the floor to protect it and enhance it.

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