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Think Concrete Decor Sounds Hideous? Wait Till You See These 9 Ideas
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Honestly, we would never in a million years think of decorating our homes with concrete. Seeing that gritty grey gloop brings to mind bright hard hats and gag-inducing construction smell.
See what we mean? YUCK! But these 9 incredible ideas are about to change how you see concrete for good!
1. Make a colorful plant stand
With just $5 dollars and a bucket, you can make your own industrial-meets-modern plant stand, perfect for displaying sweet succulent terrariums or other greenery. Careful though - it can be a little bit messy!
2. Press pretty leaves into DIY stepping stones
Want a fun detail to add to your garden? Press interesting leaves into gritty concrete molds, to create personalized stepping stones for $2 each!
3. Mold your own geometric planters
Make a free mold using pieces of a cardboard box and tape, for this chic planter design that will help you fill the corners of your home with greenery.
4. Update an outdated vanity
If your budget won't fit a new bathroom vanity, cover the one you've got in a smooth concrete finish, to make your bathroom look as gorgeous as this!
5. Upcycle some elegant candle holders
Raid your recycling bin and create tall candle holders using empty Pringles containers or coffee cans.
6. Create a double duty piece
Gather up some empty plastic containers, and then, for less than $10, make an expensive looking mold that has room for tea lights, or tiny cacti. This DIYer used the cleanest thing to mold this dirty stuff!
7. Cover a boring table top
Give your sweet wood furniture an industrial update, by coating the table top in concrete. That rough, grey finish is just the trick to bring out the lustrous wood details, and it's much easier than you would think!
8. Build a bubbling garden fountain
Add a trickling soundtrack to your garden on the cheap, with a concrete fountain made from an old globe and some cardboard molds.
9. Design your own high-impact lamp shade
Make a concrete lamp shade trimmed with gold leaf, to give your home a high-impact dose of modern for just $15!
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Published June 28th, 2015 11:00 AM
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David Mundy on May 27, 2019
I made molds of my high-end ($300 dollar) chess set. Then I made a copy of it using concrete. You can see how I did it on the website instructables.com
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Charlene Parks Paschke on Jun 13, 2020
I could not find it. Could you sent the site?
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Mid52699798 on Sep 30, 2021
How did you do this? I’m so interested
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Allison Hoover on Feb 22, 2024
The pictures look the same. https://www.instructables.com/Chess-Pieces-Made-of-CONCRETE/
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