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Decorative Concrete Countertop with Embedded Stainless Steel Rods
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (6/18/2007)
- Brett Piper Studio. Featuring an integrated drainboard with embedded stainless steel rods, this countertop houses an undermount stainless sink. The drainboard also has blue glass chips that were exposed with grinding. The maker used a topical sealer to provide extra protection from staining. 503-758-6101.
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Concrete Countertops in Cheng Design's Stone Color
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (6/18/2007)
- Innovation in Concrete. Done in Cheng Design's stone color, this countertop is a dark gray the fabricator says most of his clients associate with a concrete look, which makes it his top-selling color. The homeowners wanted a clean design that allows the concrete to stand out. 503-222-2076.
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Decorative Concrete Countertop Using Cheng Geocrete
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (6/18/2007)
- Cheng Design. Using Cheng Geocrete, this rouge-colored, elliptical prep island features a large cutting board made of bubinga wood. Seashells are embedded into the concrete countertops and the resin bumper, adding a personal touch to the kitchen. Inlaid ammonite on the countertop brings out brilliant hues of gold, orange, and red. 510-849-3272.
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Decorative Concrete Countertop
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (6/18/2007)
- Hollow Rock Designs. Made of gray-green cement with a thin charcoal vein, this countertop complements stainless steel and cream-colored cabinets. Instead of polishing the concrete to a gloss, the fabricator polished it to be soft to the touch. The cabinet lends soft tones to the kitchen, the maker says, and was used in a Craftsman-style home. 218-834-7800.
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Decorative Concrete Countertop
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (6/18/2007)
- Bomanite. Micro-Top goes on paper thin and provides a canvas for designs on almost any horizontal or vertical substrate, the manufacturer says. In this nook, designers used an original technique to achieve the wall's texture and added various shades of Patene Artectura stains for a warm and timeworn look. 559-673-2411.
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NuCrete Concrete Countertops
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (6/18/2007)
- Sonoma Cast Stone. With the look and feel of concrete, stain-resistant NuCrete comes with a 5-year warranty. It has been shown to resist stains due to lemon, wine, vinegar, oil, and many other substances. All of this fabricator's sinks and countertops are now available in NuCrete. 877-939-9929.
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Decorative Concrete Countertop
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (6/18/2007)
- Reaching Quiet. Featuring flush inlays of tan stones and ammonite and an integral fruit bowl, the island is the focus of this kitchen. The concrete ties together the room's colors, and inlays of floor tile and burgundy ammonite and tan and gray slurry are in the wall unit. The sink run has mineral and brass inlays and a drainboard with an integral track for a cutting board. 704-377-6304.
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Decorative Concrete Sink with Stainless Steel Grates
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (6/18/2007)
- Liquid Rock Concrete. Measuring 8 feet long and 9 inches thick, this concrete sink weighs 800 pounds. Integrated stainless steel grates serve a decorative function, and they also can be used as countertop surfaces. Another unique design by this fabricator is a countertop in which sand and rock are laid inside to create a Zen garden feel, and then topped with glass. 541-610-2271.
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Interior Products Review: Endless Possibilities
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (6/18/2007)
- Following and workable when wet, but drying to the hardness of stone, decorative concrete is capturing the minds of designers, builders, and homeowners. "Imagination is your only limit" when it comes to concrete, says Eric Boyd, owner of Reaching Quiet, a design/build firm in Charlotte, N.C.
- Freshening Up: Update the Bathroom Without Spending Thousands to Remodel
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/17/2007)
- Tired of the globe lights, the beat-up oak vanity, the faucets with the faux crystal handles?Of course you are - especially if you've flipped through the glossy pages of any home decorating magazine and viewed the pristine, spa-like spaces that we now call bathrooms.It's probably the first and last room you hit during the day, says Krista Watterworth, host of HGTV's "Save My Bath" (seen at noon Saturdays in Milwaukee).
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