There are two types of products you can use for staining concrete floors.
Stained concrete living room floor.
It also won t fade peel or chip.
We spent about 130 for all of the supplies to stain our concrete.
It involves the application of hydrochloric acid to the surface of the material.
Here are the pros and cons of each.
Acid based stain and water based stain.
16 times when concrete floors made living rooms look stunning.
It is super easy to clean no worries with spills if it is properly sealed no grout lines to clean huge dirt and dust are easily removed verses carpet.
Acid based stain the color palette is more limited but the stain typically lasts longer than water based so it s the best solution for high traffic areas.
This causes a chemical reaction which results in unique features appearing in the.
Acid stained concrete.
Even with the cost of the concrete the cost is the same as the mid range tile that i didn t love.
This is a popular concrete flooring treatment especially in living rooms and dens as it can create a look that simulates the appearance of natural stone.
Also youtube has multiple videos on how to stain concrete floors.
If our floor had already been concrete this project would have cost less than 150 for the whole room about 20 x 25.
You can stain paint decorate age pattern or etch your concrete floor to get the look you want one layer at a time.
The wood floors are definitely more beautiful than concrete.
Now we know better than to dismiss it and concrete floors are actually trendy in.
There was a time when bare concrete floors stayed well hidden beneath carpets parquet flooring and tiles when it was inconceivable to leave them exposed and the very idea that they could look good like that was not even taken into consideration.
Below is a better picture of the border and tape used to create the grout lines and also the gold stenciling within the border.
Instead of polished concrete or classic hardwood floors consider laying concrete tiles.
Right now my living room is the only room with stained concrete but we plan to continue it throughout the entire downstairs.
In this living room designed by studio razavi the cement floor tiles give the room a modern pared down.