Because concrete is a porous material, concrete dyes can penetrate its pores and color it to mimic the house color, stone or clay — unlike gravel or asphalt paving. Textures can also be stamped, which generally raises the cost of your concrete driveway by $12-$18 per square foot.
Adding a stamped concrete border is less expensive than stamping an entire driveway surface and still makes things visually interesting. For a 500-square-foot driveway that costs $3,000 to install, contractors at Complete Concrete estimate that including a 2-foot stamped concrete border would increase costs by about $1,500.