Rose Cottage Ltd

As part of the stucco series I’ve provided some images of the homemade paver stones that started it all. Here’s a good example of some of the color variations found.

Neither of these stones have had a coat of polyurethane. The stone on the left was made with standard cement. The stone on the right was made with a premium white cement – which took a bit of research to find. White pigment powder was also added. The concrete slab these stones are sitting on is the whitest you can get just by using white sand. Yes, it can get confusing for the novice, but we’re here to learn…

I’m still partial to the large, round stone with the Celtic knot design. Here are two – one with black powder colorant added and one with what I call an “antiqued” stone appearance:

You can probably guess by now that sprinkling some white pigment powder in the mold gave this effect.

Each of these pavers have received two coats of polyurethane. A previous post showed a gold, white, and rust-colored Celtic stone.

We’ve studied a LOT of stone designs for patios, driveways, walkways, etc. and found that we prefer a pattern of larger stones for our patio. The use of smaller pavers tends to get too “busy” too quickly while also making the patio layout that much more time consuming. You can view our basic pattern along with the molds used here.

I’m off this week in search of the perfect “blue” for a few new architectural elements I have in mind. Don’t forget to visit The Mold Store for a good start on your homemade paver stone project.