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The Importance of Contrast in Sensory Concrete

Concrete Art Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 10 No. 4 - May/June 2010 by Michael Miller Comments are Disabled

Evil allows you to appreciate good. The occasional really bad customer makes you appreciate all the more the even more occasional really good customer. Night makes you appreciate the day. Cool makes you appreciate warm.

Finding the Beauty in Simple Gray Concrete

Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 9 No. 5 - August 2009 by Michael Miller Comments are Disabled

There’s something about its weight. There’s something about its economy of purpose, its honesty, and sometimes, its beauty. There’s just something about natural gray concrete. And the longer I’ve been in the decorative concrete field, with options for coloring systems ever increasing, the more I’ve come to appreciate it.

Collaborating on Great Countertop Design

Concrete Countertops Vol. 8 No. 8 - December 2008/January 2009 by MaryJo Camp, CKD, CBD, CID Comments are Disabled

Great concrete countertop design exists first in the designer’s creative mind. It comes to life through the work of many contractors, fabricators and artisans. The process can be synergistic, with all concerned adding their own expertises, making the final result better than the original thought that existed in the designer’s mind.