Of the titles I use to describe what I do, “decorative painter” is one that covers the bases of most of my services – except a recent project I worked on using decorative concrete!
The goal was to give character and interest to columns and soffits in a newly added patio and covered porch at a well-established pizzeria. The overall look of the restaurant has an upscale, but rustic and old world feel to it – and the plain concrete of these columns and soffits needed a treatment that would make them fit this look.
Rather than simply painting these surfaces, we decided that using decorative concrete would create a more authentic look, adding layers of colors and texture that customers can feel as well as see. For the colors, we decided to use a gray that would connect to the painted exterior walls of the restaurant, as well as terracotta and light beige tones to tie in with the patio floor.
By building and blending layers of the different colored concrete, the end effect makes the surfaces feel more substantial, aged and authentic – exactly what the owner was looking for!
Below are a few pictures showing the end result.
Enjoy!
Jason
Showing close-up of one of the columns (before the inside/back soffit was complete)
In-progress photo showing the texture of the concrete