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For the second year in a row, the Grand Prize from Scofield's Decorative Concrete Awards was given to Lou DeCillis of Artistic Flooring Systems of West Bloomfield, MI. for his innovative use of stain work on the floor for Lido Gallery and Gifts. Even though this wasn't a large job (the lobby and reception area for a new art gallery), the owner wanted a very dramatic and stunning floor. "Art on the floor," was the way DeCillis described it. Described as "an impressionist painting on concrete" the floor was created with a combination of LITHOCHROME® Chemstain® Classic, LITHOCHROME® Tintura™ Stain and SCOFIELD® Formula One™ Liquid Dye Concentrate, then sealed with SCOFIELD® Selectseal-S™. Departing from the "graphic design" look of most decorative concrete artisans, DeCillis used the colors in a loose, painterly fashion, creating a floor that is as much a work of art as the pieces that the gallery houses.