7 Things to Like About Using Concrete in Your Home’s Interior
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Today’s Concrete: Warm and Wonderful
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Concrete For High-End Retail Spaces
The distinguished look of a high-end retail space helps affirm to the discerning shopper that they have chosen a retail location that prioritizes both style and substance. By adding a concrete finish to surfaces and displays in high-end retail spaces, shop owners can create an arresting and extraordinary retail design to compliment their incredible display of exclusive products.
The most popular uses for concrete in retail locations extend to wall paneling and product displays of customizable sizes, textures, shapes and finishes.
Use Concrete to Create an Elegant Finish
Concrete surfaces and panels can provide a chic and elegant feel; our recent work in Toronto’s M for Mendocino store serves as a stunning example of using concrete surfaces for practical and stylistic purposes including custom floor tiles and window displays. Specifically, concrete surfaces complete a cash desk as well as product shelving and window display flooring.
Use Concrete to Make a Statement
To create a strong and bold statement in a boutique environment, retail stores can take advantage of textured concrete wall panels, or incorporate islands for displaying products as unique and refined as their brand. IKKS’ Paris location takes advantage of textured concrete wall panels and surfaces to reflect their inner-city inspiration and create a truly original storefront.
Use Concrete to Incorporate Warm Tones
By illuminating darkly toned concrete, this seasonal Chanel boutique located in the French Alps used concrete to create an environment distinguished by warm tones and sleek lines. A similar effect can be found across the United States in Calvin Klein retail shops boasting concrete wall panels to emphasize familiar tones paired with seasonal clothing items.
Use Concrete to Reflect Your Brand
For those retail shops seeking to further emphasize the focus of their image or brand, the use of concrete by Under Armour stores serve as a great inspiration. Under Armour takes advantage of concrete walls in order to remind clients of their high-tech and tough product image by introducing 5’x8’ concrete wall cladding intended to appear as though they were transplanted from a sports stadium.
Let’s Work Together
The versatility and adaptability of concrete lends itself to creating a stunning image in your high-end retail space. The team at Anthony Concrete Design is excited to work with your unique shop to help create an image that reflects the substance and style of your product.
Anthony Concrete Design services commercial and residential clients across Canada and Ontario including Toronto, Ontario; Hamilton, Ontario; Burlington, Ontario; Mississauga, Ontario; London, Ontario and the GTA.
3D Concrete Solutions
Concrete is a functional and unique medium for designers of all kinds. At Anthony Concrete Design, we mould our concrete – we don’t cut it. This opens up many doors of opportunities to create and envision unique, one-of-a-kind concrete pieces.
We’ll pour concrete into a professionally designed, totally unique mould to match shapes, textures, artwork, signs, logos and more – creating a 3D concrete texture which is totally original to your residence or business.
3D Concrete Signs
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Concrete is a durable and sustainable material which is perfect for indoor or outdoor usage. Envisioning your company’s artwork or logo on a concrete texture is a fantastic and unique way to draw attention to your interior design or logo.
3D Concrete Textures
Additionally, clients can create a textured look to a feature wall, bookshelf or fireplace by incorporating 3D concrete tiles which develop an eye-catching pattern and set your interior design apart from the rest.
3D Concrete Artwork
Recently, we had the opportunity to create a 3D recessed concrete map of coffee-growing regions on a feature wall at the Starbucks store located on Bloor Avenue in Toronto, Ontario. This feature wall produces a high-end ambiance perfect for the distinct clientele who frequent this Starbucks location.
3D Concrete Shapes
At Anthony Concrete Design, we can turn any shape into a concrete work of art.
Recently, we worked with York University in Toronto to create stunning geometric concrete bases for their Award Recognition displays located in Vari Hall. Making an understated yet bold impact in the hall, these concrete bases echo the shapes and movement of the multi-faceted award displays and add sleek, modern design to the York University halls. Commercial and residential application of concrete shapes is extensive – if you can dream it, we can create it.
Get In Touch
If you’re interested in finding out how you can turn your residence or place of business into a unique, eye-catching and one-of-a-kind design using 3D concrete, visit anthonyconcretedesign.com . Our team of experienced professionals is here to help you realize your concrete design ideas.
Anthony Concrete Design services commercial and residential clients across Canada and Ontario including Toronto, Ontario; Hamilton, Ontario; Burlington, Ontario; Mississauga, Ontario; London, Ontario and the GTA.
Modernizing a Fireplace Surround with Concrete
Concrete fireplaces
For generations, the fireplace has been a gathering spot for families worldwide: joining in community around the warmth of the hearth creates memories never to be forgotten. And, as interior design trends change and grow, the fireplace still remains an important focal point in many homes.
When updating your interior home design, consider modernizing your existing fireplace to match the theme and feel of your living space. By modernizing your fireplace surround and fireplace mantel with concrete, your family can enjoy the updated look and feel of your home’s focal point and improve the overall look of your home.
When many people think of concrete, they imagine bulky walls or bridges that prioritize functionality over design. However, today’s technology allows concrete tiles to be thinner and more beautiful than ever. On average, concrete tiles are 5/8” thick and represent an elegant and contemporary addition to any fireplace in your home.
If safety is your number one priority, your family will be pleased to know that concrete provides an environmentally friendly, non-flammable and non-toxic solution to a fireplace surround.
By incorporating the modern design element of concrete to your fireplace, you can add sleek lines and modern finishing to your classic decorative piece. Additional elements such as including a mantle or raised hearth can help create a unique fireplace that reflects the look and feel of your home.
As a focal point in your home, modernizing your fireplace can improve the overall look and feel of your living space for family and guests to enjoy.
If you’re interested in finding out how you can update the look of your home and modernize your existing fireplace by adding hand cast concrete tiles to your fireplace, visit anthonyconcretedesign.com. Our team of experienced professionals is here to help you realise your concrete design ideas.
Anthony Concrete Design services clients across Canada and Ontario including Toronto and the GTA, Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and London.