Color Concrete Garden Projects
Make Your Own Planters, Furniture, and Fire Pits Using Creative Techniques and Vibrant Finishes
Published on 20. October 2015
206 pages
978-1-60469-732-2 (ISBN)
Description
A Library Journal Best Crafts & DIY Book of 2015
Incorporating concrete design into a home garden can now be easily achieved by any do-it-yourself enthusiast! Concrete furniture and containers add style and personality to outdoor spaces, and the addition of color makes these objects even more eye-catching. These trendy pieces can cost thousands of dollars at garden centers and furniture stores, but they can also be made affordably at home. In this hands-on guide, concrete artisans Nathan Smith and Michael Snyder offer basic information on how to mix concrete and add color using dyes, paints, and inlaid materials. The twenty step-by-step projects include small items, like a candle holder with an old-world feel and a simple stacked-ring planter, and larger pieces, like an elegant bike rack and a beautiful fire pit that is the perfect gathering place for friends and family.
Incorporating concrete design into a home garden can now be easily achieved by any do-it-yourself enthusiast! Concrete furniture and containers add style and personality to outdoor spaces, and the addition of color makes these objects even more eye-catching. These trendy pieces can cost thousands of dollars at garden centers and furniture stores, but they can also be made affordably at home. In this hands-on guide, concrete artisans Nathan Smith and Michael Snyder offer basic information on how to mix concrete and add color using dyes, paints, and inlaid materials. The twenty step-by-step projects include small items, like a candle holder with an old-world feel and a simple stacked-ring planter, and larger pieces, like an elegant bike rack and a beautiful fire pit that is the perfect gathering place for friends and family.
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Nathan Smith has a BBA in business management with an emphasis in entrepreneurship. He started his journey with concrete in the form of countertops for his own home. The material was fascinating and the medium was too much to resist. Since its formation in 2007, Set in Stone has slowly assembled a team of talented and creative individuals. They all consider themselves a part of a concrete evolution, using the seemingly limitless material to enrich lives ultimately through the creative process. He resides in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He feels at home in the shop, on a bike in the woods, and especially hanging out with his family.
Michael Snyder is an artisan craftsman with a background in sculpture and carpentry. He works at Set in Stone, a concrete design company with a focus on making beautiful useful objects. He lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Charles Coleman is a photographer based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with over nine years in the field. His works are fostered from a desire to express stories through mediums ranging from tintype photography to video documentary. Visit charlescolemanphotography.com for more information.
Michael Snyder is an artisan craftsman with a background in sculpture and carpentry. He works at Set in Stone, a concrete design company with a focus on making beautiful useful objects. He lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Charles Coleman is a photographer based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with over nine years in the field. His works are fostered from a desire to express stories through mediums ranging from tintype photography to video documentary. Visit charlescolemanphotography.com for more information.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Getting Creative With Concrete: An Introduction
- Concrete Fundamentals
- How Does Concrete Work?
- Understanding Concrete Mixes
- Safety
- Mixing Concrete
- Forms and Molds
- Casting Techniques
- Common Tools
- Coloring Concrete
- A Few Words About Color
- Projects
- Tabletop Planter: Integral Color with Acid Stain
- Concrete Sphere: Integral Color With Contrasting Slurry
- Stacked Ring Planter: Gradated Integral Color
- Address Sign: Integral Color With Recessed Design
- Tabletop Candleholder: Integral Color With Old World Texture
- Doorstop: Integral Color With Embedded Object
- Hanging Concrete Pendants: Integral Color With Two-Tone Acid Stain
- Simple Dish: Integral Color With Inlaid Slurry
- Side Table: Integral Color With Multiple Slurries
- Pressed Stool: Integral Color With Tone-On-Tone Slurry
- Water Feature: Integral Color With Two Shades
- Board-Form Fire Pit: Integral Color With Pigment Stain
- Large Oval Planter: Integral Color For Varied Color Values
- Child's Chair: Integral Color In Any Hue
- Wood-Burning Fire Pit: Integral Color With Concrete Joinery
- Garden Swing: Integral Color With Multiple Hues
- Cast-In-Place Side Table: Integral Color With Trowel Finish
- Bike Stand: Integral Color With Inlaid Object
- Simple Bench: Raw Concrete With Acid Stain
- Modern Birdhouse: Integral Color For Brilliant White
- Metric Conversions
- Resources
- Acknowledgments
- Index
