| Decorating with Concrete: Indoors: Fireplaces, Floors, Countertops, & More Contributor(s): Skinner, Tina (Author), The Concretenetwork Com (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764322001 ISBN-13: 9780764322006 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2005 Annotation: The rich look of stone, brickwork, and worn cobble paving can be duplicated in concrete, usually for less initial cost, and with vastely improved conditions for maintenance, safety, and durability. This book takes you on an exploration of amazing patios, walkways, and driveways, plus elaborate outdoor kitchens and pool environments. It also highlights some of the artistry in concrete that is opening the doors for craftsmen, and even do-it-yourselfers to create murals on floors, walls and ceilings. A companion volume explores decorative applications for the home's interior. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Methods & Materials - Architecture | Interior Design - General |
| Dewey: 747 |
| LCCN: 2004029869 |
| Series: Schiffer Book |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" (1.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Todays leading interior designers are absolutely enamored with concrete. Innovators and artisans are enthusiastically exploring the ever-expanding uses for concrete as an artistic medium, and the potential seems endless. New permanent colors for concrete are infinite and the textures limited only by the imagination. Concrete can imitate any surface, from expensive marble and granite to slick glass or worn and faded terracotta and brick.\nThis book takes you on a visual tour of amazing concrete applications indoors, from floors and countertops, to fireplace surrounds. It highlights groundbreaking artistry in concrete that is opening the doors for craftsmen, and even do-it-yourselfers, to create murals on floors, walls, and ceilings.\nA companion volume explores decorative applications for the homes exterior. |