Comments on: The not so lowly cinderblock

By: compostinmyshoe

compostinmyshoe — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:02:44 +0000

Love it when the patina shows up. Especially when things start to grow in the cracks and crevices.

By: Thomas Mickey

Thomas Mickey — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:14:27 +0000

Susan, creative on your part. never thought cement blocks were so useful. neat.

By: Jim/ArtofGardening.org

Jim/ArtofGardening.org — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:39:00 +0000

Having just visited Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House (again) this past weekend, I marvel at how he used ordinary building supplies like brick, and by tweaking them did extraordinary things. Outside the brickwork is deeply raked on the horizontal and the vertical grout is dyed the same color as the brick, emphasizing the horizontal. Inside there’s a fireplace of the same brick but the grout is painted with a bronze varnish that makes the whole fireplace glow when there’s a fire. Makes me look at everything differently.

By: Kari Lønning

Kari Lønning — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:34:14 +0000

It shows how thinking outside the box works (ie using the blocks as design elements, rather than just building materials)

By: Annie Haven | Authentic Haven Brand

Annie Haven | Authentic Haven Brand — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:00:55 +0000

Great shares concrete can be beautiful and you have shared some perfect examples of that

By: Susan aka Miss. R

Susan aka Miss. R — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:56:22 +0000

Pretty cool, huh? I really hadn’t ever considered it before I saw it used this way. –s.

By: Helen at Toronto Gardens

Helen at Toronto Gardens — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:27:31 +0000

As always, Susan, you have your eyes open to exciting possibilities.