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.
Light brown stained concrete floors.
Although they don t sound exciting concrete floors in brown tones are by far the most popular color choice.
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Acid based stain and water based stain.
There are two types of products you can use for staining concrete floors.
Light to dark weathered wood can also have more greys or it can have more browns depending on the concrete.
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Brown concrete floors provide the warm look of a wood floor yet are much easier to maintain.
It also won t fade peel or chip.
Riverstone can be greys or browns.
Usually a mix of light to medium greys on smooth concrete and a medium brown or darker grey on broom finished.
Plus the range of shades that can be achieved in the brown color spectrum is infinite ranging from sandy beige to dark walnut.
Plain concrete slabs have served as the flooring material for basements garages patios and utility areas for many years but concrete is now also a viable material in home interiors where it can be polished etched or stained to serve as the finished flooring surface if you are used to thinking of concrete as a utilitarian surface suitable only for utilitarian surfaces the many virtues.
Here are the pros and cons of each.
Brown concrete floors are a great neutral color for creating a warm base tone and complementing with other accents such as more colorful furniture artwork etc.
Acid stains penetrate and react chemically with the concrete creating natural color variations that add character and unique mottling effects similar to the appearance of marble or granite.