Visited a restored warehouse floor in Austin, really made me think about my finish work

Last weekend I drove through Austin and checked out an old warehouse that got turned into a brewery. The concrete floor was stamped and stained to look like old wood planks, and I spent like 20 mins just staring at how clean the seams were. The finisher used this dark amber dye over a light gray base, and the color went way deeper than I expected. Made me realize I gotta practice more with acid stains because I usually just stick to basic gray. Anyone here try staining over stamped patterns before? I'm curious how long that look holds up in a high traffic spot.

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juliag1013d ago

Changed my mind about acid stains after seeing that.

margaretm2313d ago

My neighbor did her bathroom floors with acid stain last summer and it turned out nowhere near as wild as I thought it would lol. It's funny how we have these strong opinions about stuff before we actually see it done well in person. I feel like that's most things in life honestly - you hear "acid stain" and picture some chaotic mess, but really it's just another tool if you know what you're doing. Same with shiplap or those giant clocks everyone used to put in living rooms, you see one bad version and write the whole thing off forever.