Concrete fits in to everyone’s decorating scheme… outside, on the patio. Right?

Wrong! Concrete has steadily moved its way indoors. While it’s most often found in industrial decor, it works with virtually all styles and colors.

It’s migrated to kitchen counters, touted for its heavy-duty properties and indestructible properties. And not as ugly gray cinderblock tops, but frequently in custom colors or mixed with recycled glass for an eye-poppingly unique surface.

Besides for counters, concrete can also be used on ceilings, floors, backsplashes, and even sinks.

(Love the sidewalk chalk properties of rough concrete!)

And it’s not just for the kitchen; find it in the bathroom (sinks, counters, walls, even tubs!):

Try it in a modern living room – a concrete fireplace surround, accent wall, flooring, or lamp:

It can even be worked into more formal spaces, like the dining room:

While the bedroom doesn’t seem like the best place for concrete, it works! (Admittedly in fairly masculine and/or industrial spaces, that is.)

Warm up polished concrete floors with a big fluffy rug:

Or get the cool without the cold: try concrete wallpaper:

Work it in around the house in various interesting places:

Or move it back outside, but don’t relegate it to the front path:

Share your thoughts on concrete.