Concrete is gaining ground in the design industry. Its diverse uses and specialty finishes make it a simple, eye-catching way to create a comfortable, natural atmosphere with unique personality in the ...

As a yoga meditation teacher, BJ Sadtler considers herself to be a creative person. And anyone who visits her home in Glen Ellyn would probably agree. Sadtler is no fan of plain white. That’s why ...

In the fall of 2009, Tom Fischer of Fishstone Studio, Huntley, Ill., created a concrete countertop for a restaurant's outdoor bar. Although the countertop looks simple enough, it did not come without ...

The concrete countertops in Eleanor Zuckerman’s San Francisco kitchen are handcrafted works of art. Custom-designed by Fu-Tun Cheng of Berkeley, Calif.-based Cheng Concrete, they feature colors like ...

More chic than granite, tintable to nearly any color, concrete is the countertop du jour for many designers, especially in lofts where the look is deliberately rough-edged. All the same, Christian ...

Colored concrete flooring is very practical, attractive and durable. It is gaining in popularity as an interior finished floor, as well as a countertop treatment. Economics and easy maintenance are ...

The concrete countertops in Eleanor Zuckerman’s San Francisco kitchen are hand-crafted works of art. Custom-designed by Fu-Tun Cheng of the Berkeley, California-based Cheng Concrete, they feature ...

This Bethesda kitchen by Anthony Wilder Design/Build features Silestone countertops. Their light, speckled color provides a contrast with the island’s red base. Photograph by Robert C. Lautman If ...

One thought about marketing favorable concrete attitudes to residential homeowners is to promote the sale of concrete kitchen countertops. Though there is very little concrete involved homeowners see ...