What a difference a day makes

Yesterday was the first day the concrete guys were here, and they poured the patio! Now, we were a little uncertain about the color to choose for the patio and finally settled on a "slate" color. The process for getting the finished product goes something like this: pour a base of stained concrete, wait a couple days, add a top color which really determines the final look, and then a sealer once everything is dialed in.

So this is not going to be the final color, its too dark in my opinion. It will be interesting to see how the finished version compares to these shots. I have my fingers crossed that we will get something that looks great and is also beautiful. Everyone has said, it will look kinda ugly for a couple days until it is finished up on Monday.



This is a close up, and you can really see the texture. When the top coat is added, it will really pull out the three dimensions of the texture even more. Unfortunately, it was overcast this morning when I took these pictures, and the flat light does not help too much with bring out the true color.