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The Best Stamped Concrete Services

Home improvement has become the most popular trend among homeowners for both new and old homes. Everyone is looking for ways to improve the appearance and value of their homes. Every day television shows, magazines, and online sites are full of new ways to flatter the interior or exterior of your home. One of the best kept secrets of this sector has to be the use of stamped concrete. This form of concrete can be designed in various patterns and textures to resemble other attractive materials. It is becoming a hit in the decorating and renovating marketplace with many rushing to procure stamped concrete services for their homes.

Attractive Stamped Concrete Finishes

Stamped concrete is preferred by many because of its unique aesthetic appeal. It has an ability to mimic nearly all other attractive materials to create whichever look you desire for your home. Depending on your tastes, you can select stamped concrete in finishes that resemble; brick, wood, tile, slate,Massager, flagstone, or stone.

Versatility

Not only is it possible to create many different appearances, it is extremely versatile as it can be used in very many parts of a home. This includes places such as patios, driveways, sidewalks, pool decks and even staircases. Themed parks are also creating vista and themed areas to give their visitors an out of this world experience. When used in homes and business premises, the finish is always a remarkable sight. As long as you get the right concrete contractor for the job, you can never regret using this material.

Increases Value

Aside from just improving the looks of your exterior, stamped concrete can also raise the value of your home. The finishes used can withstand adverse weather conditions. They are also highly resistant to scratching and discoloration, especially if you apply an acrylic sealer upon installation. In addition, proper installation by skilled stamped concrete services provide an escape to one of the biggest challenges facing concrete surfaces, cracking. This is because the flexible stamped concrete patterns allow you to do your repairs without spoiling the entire design.

Norma Kamali Launches 3D Fashion/E-commerce Site
Norma Kamali has always been an iconoclast; she made her name in the ’70s with the ingenious “sleeping bag” coat and her jumpsuits made of silk parachutes. (She also designed Farrah Fawcett’s famous red swimsuit, launched a collection for eBay in 2009 and started designing a line for Walmart before it was cool for designers to go “mass.”) So of course she showed her playful Spring 2012 collection not on a runway, but in a 3D video, handing out pairs of cat-eyed paper glasses to editors during her presentation yesterday.
The designer was inspired by filmmaker Warner Herzog’s 3D documentary Cave of Forgotten Dreams. “The minute I saw the texture of the fabric on the shirts [in the film],” she said, “I was obsessed with doing a 3D fashion video.”
The video was fun — models leaping and shimmying against a white background to jazz singer Imelda May’s “All for You” — as were the clothes: go-go fringed shifts in tangerine, sequined figure-hugging dresses in gold and silver and lots of stripes and polka dots. Of course, Kamali included several of her beloved swimsuits — sexy cut-out one-pieces in gold or a shimmery turquoise lamé.
The presentation coincides with the launch of normakamali3d.com, which debuts at noon today. Shoppers who want the full experience can sign up for 3D glasses on Kamali’s Facebook page (more than 16,000 have requested a pair),Massager, or you can pick them up at the designer’s flagship store in New York City. “Fashion and technology are both moving so quickly,” says the designer. “With all the new technology you can’t just send styles down the runway [anymore]. There are so many ways to tell the story.”
Luxury department store Neiman Marcus, which also owns Bergdorf Goodman, reported a 17 percent increase in quarterly operating profit on Tuesday as high-end shoppers’ growing willingness to pay full price for designer dresses, shoes and handbags sent sales soaring.
Downing said that while many designers drew on sports influences, fashion for the warmer months next year kept a ladylike chic. “There’s this very dressed up spirit throughout,” he said.Peplum waists — a flared ruffle attached to the waist of dresses, jackets and tops — were popular, shown by designers including Karen Walker, Vera Wang, Rodarte and Badgley Mischka and many collections featured blazers.