Although they don t sound exciting concrete floors in brown tones are by far the most popular color choice.
Light brown stained concrete floors.
Acid based stain and water based stain.
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Depending on the look you want to achieve for your stained concrete floor you can choose from acid based chemical stains or water based stains.
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Plus the range of shades that can be achieved in the brown color spectrum is infinite ranging from sandy beige to dark walnut.
It also won t fade peel or chip.
Brown concrete floors provide the warm look of a wood floor yet are much easier to maintain.
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.
Usually a mix of light to medium greys on smooth concrete and a medium brown or darker grey on broom finished.
Light to dark weathered wood can also have more greys or it can have more browns depending on the concrete.
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.
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.
Many designers select brown because it visually adds depth to a floor.
The below concrete stain colors were achieved with surecrete s eco stain a water based semi transparent concrete stain floor concrete color these colors of stain are applied on gray concrete with stain applied at full strength no dilution with two applications and is sealed with a penetrating color enhancing sealer.
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.