Color concrete garden projects
Subtitle: make your own planters, furniture, and fire pits using creative techniques and vibrant finishes
By: Nathan Smith & Michael Snyder ; photographs by Charles Coleman
Contributors: Snyder, Michael, 1976- author; Coleman, Charles
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781604695397
Subjects: Formwork; Garden ornaments and furniture; Concrete construction; Design and construction
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Getting creative with concrete : an introduction; title: Concrete fundamentals; title: How does concrete work?; title: Understanding concrete mixes; title: Safety; title: Mixing concrete; title: Forms and molds; title: Casting techniques; title: Common tools; title: Coloring concrete; title: A few words about color; title: Projects; title: Tabletop planter : integral color with acid stain; title: Concrete sphere : integral color with contrasting slurry; title: Stacked ring planter : gradated integral color; title: Address sign : integral color with recessed design; title: Tabletop candleholder : integral color with old world texture; title: Doorstop : integral color with imbedded object; title: Hanging concrete pendants : integral color with two-tone acid stain; title: Simple dish : integral color with inlaid slurry; title: Side table : integral color with multiple slurries; title: Pressed stool : integral color with tone-on-tone slurry; title: Water feature : integral color with two shades; title: Board-form fire pit : integral color with pigment stain; title: Large oval planter : integral color for varied color values; title: Child's chair : integral color in any hue; title: Wood-burning fire pit : integral color with concrete joinery; title: Garden swing : integral color with multiple hues; title: Cast-in-place side table : integral color with trowel finish; title: Bike stand : integral color with inlaid object; title: Simple bench : raw concrete with acid stain; title: Modern birdhouse : integral color for brilliant white.