Concrete Painting Designs

Concrete is often the preferred flooring option for patios and similar outdoor spaces. Sometimes, these places become an extension of the main home. Naturally, these days people take as much pains to decorate these places as the rest of their house. However, when it comes to decorating concrete floors, people assume that their options are limited and all they can do is add a dye to concrete while mixing it. Albeit, this is one of the options, there are myriad other exciting ways of painting concrete patios. So what are these new concrete painting techniques? How to implement them? Let us find out.

Concrete Painting Design Ideas

One of the essential characteristics of concrete is that it hardens pretty fast. Thus, whatever design you have in your mind, must be implemented in right time. There is little scope for errors while painting concrete surface.

Stone Studded Concrete Floors
Create a surface of concrete with your favorite concrete floor paint color. This can be done by adding concrete dye in the concrete mixture. Just when the concrete begins to solidify, smooth out its surface with a float. Now, spread tiny decorative stones on the surface of the concrete evenly. You may choose decorative stones in single color or you may go for multicolored stones. Make sure the stones are not too sharp and pointed.

Multicolored Concrete Floors
If you wish to add a lot of color to your concrete flooring, then this is the design you should be looking for. Divide your concrete patio into various sectors (geometric or otherwise). Also divide the concrete mixture into the same number of portions (one for each sector). Now apply a different dye to each concrete portion and mix well. Apply the concrete to the floor as usual. Make sure you don't mess up the sectors. Start working on a new sector only when the previous one has dried completely. You can create beautiful multicolored pattern using this technique.

Concrete Painting Techniques

Now that you know how to implement various concrete floor painting ideas, it should be easier for you to implement various decorative concrete painting techniques.

Sponge
Sponge can be effectively used as a tool for imitating natural stone patterns. Granite imitation is the most popular technique of painting concrete floors. Sponge can effectively replicate the mottled look of granite. Choose a couple of concrete paint colors of your choice or those which resemble natural granite. Also choose a background color such as green or black, upon which you will stamp the sponge. Once the background color has dried off, start applying the granite colors by dipping the sponge in paint. If you wish to create the magic of a real granite, you should also paint fine veins that are found on granite. This can be done by dipping a feather in paint and then imprinting it on concrete floor.

Stencils and Molds
Those who are looking for highly intricate designs and patterns should go for stencils and molds. Plastic molds in varying designs, shapes and sizes are easily available at home improvement stores. Use a stencil or mold while the concrete is still wet. You may choose a stencil design in the same color (for an embroidery like effect) or in a contrast color, as the background color. It is possible to recreate the designs of rugs and carpets, on concrete using stencils and molds. Although, this is a skillful job, the results will often leave the onlookers in awe.

There are several concrete painting designs which you can implement on your own. However, if you wish to convert your patio flooring into a piece of art, then you might have to seek professional services.