Luckily, this can be remedied with warm furnishings, plants and rugs. You can even go so far as to paint, stencil or stamp concrete for a high-end look. Keeping concrete clean is the first step ...

Now I wonder about my home in Green Valley: Can I take out all the carpet and do the same ... You can also paint or recoat the concrete slab which can make it much easier to clean.

Also, be sure to check out this DIY concrete crack repair. Skip the faux-rug and choose a painted floor design to serve as the focal point in your living room. How cool is this nautical star?

Q-I plan to paint my unpainted concrete garage floor and need to know ... I`d like to use area rugs now but avoid a complete sanding and refinishing of the floors. How can I improve the appearance ...

She said the paint is “meant for bare concrete only ... Or, invest in indoor-outdoor area rugs.

Q: I have an older concrete porch that has never been painted. I will be painting it with patio latex paint. I plan on cleaning with TSP (trisodium phosphate) and then applying a concrete bonding ...

Someone painted over the 8-by-6-foot concrete porch and four or five concrete steps, and made a mess of them, with paint peeling like crazy. He was able to remove 96 percent of it, but what of the ...

This question makes sense. Many people dislike concrete’s typical drab gray color. So they ask me about painting garage floors, steps, patios and even sidewalks. Paint, in my opinion ...