Great design shouldn’t stop at your front or back door. At Colours of Maple we have great ideas to spread your personality beyond the interior walls of your home and into the great outdoors. Decorate your walkways with faux finish concrete paints, apply simple faux flagstone techniques to concrete sidewalks or patios, create multiple rooms on your deck, or get creative with your choices of deck stains. Colours of Maple can help you pick the right exterior paint to wow guests and passersby. After all, first impressions are everything!

Decorate your walkways with faux finish concrete paints

Faux finish concrete stain is a great way to provide a warm welcome to visitors of your home.  Unlike the more traditional methods of acid staining, faux finish concrete stains work well on any concrete surface, from new and unblemished to worn and tattered.

With faux finish concrete stains, you can easily create a marbled look for a touch of elegance, or get playful with funky designs on your sidewalk. Showing off your artistic side is easy; simply visit Colours of Maple for a few cans of concrete stain, a roll of painters tape and any stencils that strike your fancy.

You can use a variety of concrete decoration techniques, such as sponging, blending, or misting, when applying your faux finish concrete stain. To learn more, head over to Colours of Maple for some free expert advice.

Simple faux flagstone techniques turn concrete from basic to extraordinary

You don’t have to be an exterior paint pro to create an impressive faux flagstone look for your sidewalk or patio. In fact, all you need is:

• A paintbrush or paint roller
• Chalk
• Plastic concrete mould in your desired shape (typically available in flagstone, brick, and tile)
• Oil-based concrete stain in your choice of colours (for contrast, we recommend selecting three complementary colours like charcoal grey, medium taupe, and light grey)

With these tools, you can easily transform a plain old slab of concrete into an eye-catching walkway that will improve the overall look of your home.

The experienced staff at Colours of Maple can help you find all the materials and information you need to get started - stop by and see them today!

Create the appearance of different “rooms” on your deck

If you’ve got a large deck, why not make the most of it as an outdoor extension of your entertaining quarters or your kids’ play area. You can achieve this effect by using different deck stain colours to section off each separate area.

That way, the kids still have their own special spot, far away from the barbecue grill, and the adults have a space to relax and enjoy those warm summer nights.

Colours of Maple carries a full line of quality deck stains perfect for any exterior paint project.

Get creative with your deck stain

You can also use complementary deck stain colours to create eye-catching patterns in your deck. These can be as simple as large, square boxes placed strategically throughout the deck. Your guests will marvel at your unusual deck designs.

Stop into a nearby Colours of Maple location for more exterior paint ideas. While you’re there, the friendly staff will help you stock up on all the tools you need to complete your exterior paint project on time and within your budget.