Decorative Concrete Driveway Ideas

Stamped Concrete

• Stamped concrete is way of putting lines into your concrete. A professional contractor with the proper equipment should do this for you. Stamped concrete can create looks such as large squares, interlocking blocks or other patterns and designs that can add a unique look to your concrete driveway. Consider getting your driveway's apron stamped as well to give a complete look from your home to the road. The apron of your driveway is the portion that goes from the street to the sidewalk. By stamping the apron, you will give a uniform look from the street to the house.

Stained Concrete

• Stained concrete is the process of putting a specially designed coloring agent over your concrete to create a variety of different looks. You can use stain to give your concrete a solid color such as red or blue, and then glaze the stain over for a shine. Create patterns with the stain using squares, circles, rectangles or any abstract shape in a variety of patterns. Combine colors to create a marble effect. You can also paint an image on your driveway such as the logo of your favorite sports team or your family crest. Create a full-color model on paper of the design you want on your driveway to ensure you get the results you want.

Stained Stamped Concrete

• By staining a stamped concrete pattern, you can create a unique looking concrete driveway that could give the illusion of being something else. Stamp your concrete with a brick pattern and then stain it red to make your driveway look as though it were made of bricks. Using stamped concrete can be much easier, and less expensive, than actual brick. Stamped concrete can be made to look like bricks in a circular pattern or use different shades of red to create unique brick-type patterns. You can have diamond shapes stamped into the concrete and then stain those alternating colors.

Tile Borders

• Having real tile borders installed into your driveway can be expensive and take quite a while. By using stamped and stained concrete, you can create borders around your driveway that give it an elegant look. You can create the look of tile borders, or you can give the concrete a swirling color and make the border look like marble.