Stamped concrete is one of decorative concrete's most popular effects. Accomplished by applying textured mats onto wet concrete and pressing them into the surface, stamped concrete can take on the look of slate, flagstone, brick, wood, a leaf-covered floor or almost any other flat surface imaginable. Stamped concrete can also look completely original. When combined with well-applied release agents, stains, and other pigmented products, stamped concrete can be indistinguishable from a more conventional surface, or it can be unlike anything you've ever seen.

Most stamps are urethane-based, and many are molded from the materials they are intended to simulate. They will typically last for years.