Need some extra Color in your Life???

Add Color to Your Pool Deck with Decorative Concrete

The main feature of many backyards in Arizona, pools are much more than a place to go for a swim. When properly incorporated into well-designed landscaping, they can be transformed into a backyard oasis. Specifically, decorative concrete can frame a pool so that it invitingly entices people to relax and refresh. As the heat of Arizona’s summer begins to set in, think about how a stamped overlay could give your pool a new, welcoming feel.

Decorative Concrete Frames Pools:

Like a photograph or painting, pools look best when they are well framed. Obviously, they can’t be mounted in an 8-in. by 10-in. wood frame and mat, but they can be nicely set within a border of decorative concrete. Stamped overlays, as decorative concrete is sometimes called, come in a wide range of colors and designs. Depending on the shape of your pool, size of your yard and other landscaping, you might:

• use light greys and blues to match the pool’s water
• opt for light, sandy colors that reflect the sun’s heat
• have a pattern stamped only into the pool’s border
• incorporate a pattern throughout the entire pool deck
• create a separate sitting area on the pool deck with a different color of concrete

The possible ways to frame a pool with stamped concrete are innumerable, limited only by your imagination. (If you’re lost for ideas, Houzz has some beautiful pictures. Can you believe these are all concrete!)

Stamped Concrete is Pragmatic

A highly practical solution, stamped concrete doesn’t just look good around a pool. It’s also easy to walk on, provided you don’t include deep grout lines that can collect pool water and be uncomfortable in bare feet, and highly affordable. Installing a stamped overlay is less labor-intensive than laying individual tiles, and the materials typically cost less as well.

All in all, decorative concrete is practical, less expensive than other options and looks just as good. If you’d like to turn your pool into a haven of refuge from life’s worries, where you can swim, relax and chat with friends, talk with us at Ultimate Concrete Coatings to see how decorative concrete could transform your pool from a raw piece of artwork into a finished masterpiece. It’s all in the framing, and we can help.