Stains dyes and coatings make it possible to turn plain gray concrete into nearly any hue imaginable from basic brown to vibrant shades of purple blue and fire engine red.
Light brown stained concrete floors.
Learn about the most popular color options for concrete floors and see projects showcasing the wide range of looks you can achieve.
Usually a mix of light to medium greys on smooth concrete and a medium brown or darker grey on broom finished.
Staining concrete is a way of changing the concrete s color without adding a thick layer of concrete paint which doesn t last as long and can get scratched or nicked off the wall.
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Acid based stain and water based stain.
Light to dark weathered wood can also have more greys or it can have more browns depending on the concrete.
May 1 2018 explore michelle hincapie s board stained concrete floors on pinterest.
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Many designers select brown because it visually adds depth to a floor.
Of the popularity ranking in the concrete network s photo gallery concrete floors colored in warm brown natural hues were the most often viewed images.
There are two types of products you can use for staining concrete floors.
Acid based stain the color palette is more limited but the stain typically lasts longer than water based so it s the best solution for high traffic areas.
Eagle acid stains create marbled variations of color eagle acid stains create marbled variations of color on cured concrete by chemical reaction with the minerals in the concrete.
The below concrete stain colors were achieved with surecrete s eco stain a water based semi transparent concrete stain floor concrete color these colors of stain are applied on gray concrete with stain applied at full strength no dilution with two applications and is sealed with a penetrating color enhancing sealer.
Here are the pros and cons of each.
It also won t fade peel or chip.
Although they don t sound exciting brown concrete floors are one of the most popular types of colored concrete floors.
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My floors are light color stained concrete with design grout throughout.
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The only true type of concrete staining is acid staining which seeps into the concrete s pores to actually become a part of the concrete surface.
In the adjacent great room a richer look was achieved using a scofield dark walnut stain.
On the concrete floors of this project a lighter colored golden wheat chemical stain from kemiko was used in the kitchen.
