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		<title>Do-It-Yourself Concrete Art Ideas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Direct Colors has everything you need for small concrete projects like garden décor, statuary, cultured stone and more. Create beautiful colors and artistic creations with Deco Gel gelled acid stain, concrete acid stain or concrete pigment. Visit the customer photo gallery for inspiration and give our customer service technicians a call! We can help you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.directcolors.com/give-the-gift-of-concrete-art-this-holiday-season/</link>
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		<title>What’s Better Solvent or Water-based Sealers for Wintertime Projects?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Applying water-based sealers in the wintertime can be challenging but not impossible. Certainly, all outdoor decorative concrete should be sealed with a solvent-based sealer from December-February. Though solvents are less temperature sensitive overall, they still should not be applied in freezing conditions. Water-based sealers can be used for indoor flooring projects in occupied homes or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give Any Room a COMPLETE Makeover with Direct Colors!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[James K. of Texas recently finished an addition to his home. Using Coffee Brown Acid Stain and Deco Gel, he created a beautiful countertop, fireplace surround and flooring for his new living space. James wrote, “We finally finished our room addition and thought y’all might like to see what we did with the help of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concrete Pigment Isn’t Just For a Slab!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For pennies on the dollar, add that extra touch of custom color to your brick mortar. Mortar can look a boring gray but not when you include concrete pigment in the mix! Direct Colors offers dozens of color options on our gray-based chart to match any brick pattern. MIXING TIP: For best results, combine the concrete [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doing It Yourself – Creating a Unique Acid Stained Floor Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bob in California emailed us photos with a description of his project. Folks living in especially arid climates should pay particular attention his suggestions. &#8220;Thanks for a fine product and great instructions. It was a lot of hard work but the results are fine and the DCI floor wax and polish really made it &#8220;pop&#8221;. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overlay Magic: Create the Floor You’ve Always Wanted!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Direct Colors manufactures one of the most durable, easy-to-work with concrete overlays in the industry. We knew our customers could do almost anything with our product whether commercial or residential, but contractors Travis and Rachel Lane with PT Concrete take it to a higher level. Working primarily with DCI Smooth White Overlay, Rachel has created [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.directcolors.com/overlay-magic-create-the-floor-youve-always-wanted/</link>
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		<title>What Can You Do With Concrete Pigment?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What can you do with Concrete Pigment? You might be surprised….. Diane with Tiles with Style sent us a few photos of her remarkable work. Even we couldn’t believe what beautiful and creative projects could be created with our concrete pigments. Diane particularly likes our blue concrete pigment for use with mortar and grout. She [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.directcolors.com/what-can-you-do-with-concrete-pigment/</link>
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		<title>Direct Colors Sponsors Collegiate Concrete Canoe Competitions Nationwide!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Engineering schools nationwide participate in concrete canoe competitions using Direct Colors Concrete Pigment and Concrete Dye. Direct Colors has been delighted to support the efforts of young people at Michigan Technological University, University of Buffalo, UCLA and the University of Maryland. If college students can make a concrete canoe float, what can you do with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.directcolors.com/direct-colors-sponsors-collegiate-concrete-canoe-competitions-nationwide/</link>
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		<title>Get Creative with Direct Colors Acid Stain!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Teel family of Florida had a vision for their floors and after some hard work, they created a beautiful home and did it all themselves! Mr. Teel began by troweling down a ¼ in. coat of DCI Smooth Gray Overlay. He applied the overlay with a 12” and 18” Magic Trowel – an excellent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.directcolors.com/get-creative-with-direct-colors-acid-stain/</link>
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		<title>Enhancing the Appearance of Concrete Countertops with Decorative Aggregate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Adding either natural stone or glass aggregate to a polished countertop can enhance the overall appearance of any concrete countertop. Direct Colors offers both Size #1 (5mm-10mm) and Size #2 (10mm-15mm) aggregates in seven varieties. For pre-cast countertops, set up forms and trowel in a thin layer of countertop mix on the surface of the [...]]]></description>
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