If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind flooring or patio finish, look no further. Stains can be used to impart rich color to both new and existing concrete that will last for years. With a variety of stain colors to choose from and options for adding decorative patterns such as saw cuts and stenciling, stains are anything but boring. Use the resources below to discover what's possible and for even more inspiration check out our concrete floor design ideas to see stains being used to create logos, water-inspired floors and more.
Concrete Staining Options
Concrete Stain Color Charts
See what colors are available and compare acid stains with water-based stains
Staining Concrete Floors
Tips and design ideas for using stains to enhance concrete floors
Concrete Floor Types
Design ideas for using concrete for kitchen floors, bathroom floors, restaurant floors & more.
Sawing and Patterning
Find out how decorative cuts and sandblasted patterns can be used with stains
Staining Concrete Patios
Tips and design ideas for using stains to enhance a concrete patio
Stained Concrete Driveways
Tips and design ideas for using stains to color and enhance a concrete driveway
Concrete Style Guides
Download these design sheets for concrete floor ideas in modern, old-world and traditional design schemes.
Concrete Staining Projects
Decorative concrete contractors around the country have sent us awesome pictures and stories about unique jobs they've been doing. Read about them here to get ideas for your decorative concrete project. Find out how the projects were designed and created, what techniques and products were used, and any special challenges that were overcome during construction.
Residential
Stained Concrete on the Ceiling
from Concrete Concepts in Chesapeake, VA
Concrete Rug
Looks as Warm and Inviting as the Real Thing from Art Over Concrete in Murfreesboro, TN.
Homes Damaged by Katrina
Resurfaced with Concrete. Submitted by Deco-Crete Designs, LLC in Gretna, LA.
Concrete labyrinth
created at Nuns Convent in England. Check out the photos!
Commercial
Sim Stain Concrete Stain
Before and After Photos
Concrete Coins: Pulling Off a Bank Job Requires a Few Accomplices
from Images in Concrete in El Dorado, AR.
Skateboarders Surf the Wave of Decorative Concrete
at new Skatepark in Santa Cruz, CA.
