Using Concrete to Make your Home More Unique and Appealing
Express your personalities and give your homes character with decorative concrete.
Today’s homeowners are no longer satisfied with boring cookie-cutter exteriors that simply blend in with the neighborhood. They want to express their personalities and give their homes character by adding details a patterned and colored driveway or walkway, and head-turning entryways. This can all be achieved by using colors and architectural styles that blend in regionally, yet are bold enough to set the home apart from the neighbors. Here are three ways to use exterior concrete to make any home more unique and appealing.
Driveways
Driveways are a staple of nearly every home and one of the most prominent features of a home's exterior. Newly installed decorative concrete driveways enhanced by color, texture and pattern can have a dramatic impact on a home's curb appeal. Even existing plain concrete driveways can be given more character by applying stain or a concrete overlay.
Entryways
The entryway to a home should welcome guests with open arms. Create greater visual impact by installing a concrete walkway leading to a decorative concrete stairway and landing that incorporates coordinating colors and patterns. The steps can be poured onsite right along with the walkway and then colored and textured to match.
Walkways
Walkways are more than just a way to guide people around a home. Aside from their utilitarian aspects, they welcome visitors, enhance the landscape, and are an integral part of a home’s exterior hardscaping. There are many decorative options for both new and existing concrete walkways including stamping, stenciling, exposed aggregate and staining.
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