Concrete countertops can be personalized with embedded objects, such as seashells or pebbles. Popular now is recycled glass, which offers an almost granitelike quality to colored concrete countertops.

In this video, I install IKEA’s EKBACKEN Concrete Effect laminate countertops and show you exactly how it’s done. From measuring and cutting to joining and finishing, I walk through each step ...

When To Consider Hiring A Professional Even if you were once 100% committed to the idea of building your own DIY concrete countertops, there is no shame in deciding to call in a professional once ...

Today’s options include concrete and butcher-block-style wood, and a range of custom-designed colors and shapes. IceStone countertops use recycled glass from broken bottles.

Slab-style concrete countertops are customizable in terms of length, width, shape, and layout. You can add decorative edge detailing or convenient features such as a built-in drain board or an ...

After finishing the incense burner, Ms. Feltham began using the material to make other décor and, in early 2020, started selling pieces via her line, Concrete Goods.

Decorative concrete is the hottest thing going right now, and the segment getting the most attention is concrete countertops. The reasons are obvious. For contractors, it's a way to make more ...

With concrete countertops and other forms of creative concrete, often the forming techniques, mix design, casting technique and finishing technique are all inter-related, requiring a great deal of ...

Concrete has a dynamic life beyond sidewalks, bridges and office buildings. Over the past decade it has developed into an increasingly popular residential design trend, with an enormous variety of ...

Although common ready-mix concrete can be used, it is usually fortified by adding additional cement. Reinforcing polypropylene fibers may also be added, though they may make finishing the top more ...

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