Go for a solid color or get wild and design a mural to brighten.
How to make concrete block walls look better.
Cinder block walls are strong and inexpensive but they aren t always pleasant to look at.
Slide the curtains onto galvanized pipe.
Here are some design ideas for using what you already have as a great starting point.
Paint it to match the rest of the rooms to make the block wall blend in or paint it with a wall sized mural to turn.
A thrifty solution to finishing a basement laundry room is to paint everything white concrete block walls as well as the exposed floor joists and ducts overhead and mask the walls with curtains.
A cheap way to disguise a cinder block wall.
Paint goes a long way toward making a cinder block wall look better.
Concrete is a standard paving material for many home patios but that doesn t mean concrete patios have to be boring.
This patio i repaired the small cracks lightly ground the surface applied the overlay with a hand trowel at about 1 16 inch thick then dragged a broom across the overlay to give it a broomed finished look.
You can make your own lattice with narrow slats of wood or for a more rustic look tree branches bound together with wire or twine.
Basement walls of cinder block brick or even poured concrete can be transformed pretty quickly and simply with a coat of paint.
If you d prefer a natural look for your wall climbing plants are a beautiful and easy way to achieve it.
The foundation refacing project was sponsored by the home depot as part of the curb appeal series.
To help the plants spread out over the wall attach a lattice to it using concrete screws.
In fact rethinking what the surface is like and how the space is framed and making some simple additions can help revive a patio and create a more interesting outdoor living space.
There are many cool retaining wall options and i like this one the best.
We updated our little bungalow in the suburbs with a little foundation refacing project using faux stone.
I couldn t pass up the opportunity to show this bare concrete retaining wall and an idea that would improve the look of the home exterior and not have it be the eyesore of the neighborhood.
Concrete is an inexpensive way to create a strong cover.
How to cover a cinder block foundation.
Fortunately you have many options for improving a cinder block wall.
A little stucco and a few natural rocks to cap it off and you ve got it.
Stucco is similar to concrete but more decorative.