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Interior Concrete Staining

Interior Concrete Staining

Stained and sealed interior slabs in copper, amber, brown, gray and terracotta — color in the concrete, not on it.

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Copper stained and polished concrete floor in a furnished living room
Interior concrete staining

The slab under your floor is the floor.

Most Southern California homes sit on a concrete slab, and once the carpet or tile comes up that slab can be stained, sealed and lived on. Acid stains react with the lime in the concrete and give a mottled copper, amber or brown that looks like stone. Water-based stains soak in for a more even color in grays, terracottas and reds. Either way the color is in the concrete rather than sitting on top of it.

We have been staining interior floors for decades — living rooms, kitchens, hallways, entries, offices and a dental clinic or two. Scored patterns, contrasting borders and two-tone layouts are all cut and stained before the sealer goes down.

What's included

  • Acid and water-based stains that react with or soak into the slab, not a film on top
  • Copper, amber, brown, gray, terracotta and red tones, blended or single-color
  • Scored tile, diamond and border patterns cut into the floor before staining
  • Sealed to the gloss you want, from satin to a full reflection
  • Living rooms, kitchens, hallways, entries, offices and clinics
  • Old flooring, glue and coatings removed and the slab prepped by our own crews
Where it works

Living rooms, kitchens, hallways and entries

A stained slab is the practical choice for a house that gets used: nothing to scratch, nothing to stain, nothing for pets to ruin, and it stays cool underfoot in a Riverside County summer. It also suits any style, because the color comes from your choice of stain and the pattern from how we score it.

It works in commercial interiors for the same reasons. Offices, clinics and retail spaces get a floor that reads as finished stone and cleans with a mop.

High-gloss copper stained concrete floor in a living room with leather seating
Recent installs

Interior Concrete Staining we've installed

  • Polished copper stained concrete running down a residential hallway
  • Amber stained concrete hallway floor reflecting the doorways
  • Brown stained concrete living room floor with a leather ottoman
  • Glossy brown stained concrete floor reflecting ceiling downlights
  • Red-brown stained concrete floor in a kitchen beside a red armchair
  • Dark red stained concrete floor curving into a kitchen
  • Checcurboard stained concrete floor in gold and dark brown at a kitchen bench
  • Mottled red and brown acid stained concrete floor
  • Gray stained concrete living room floor with a cream rug
  • Gray and tan stained concrete entry floor with a dining table
  • Mottled tan stained entry floor with score lines and double doors
  • Dark brown stained concrete floor scored in a diamond pattern
  • Stained concrete living room floor framed by a dark border band
  • Stained concrete floor with a dark cross inlay running through it
  • Terracotta stained floor scored in a tile pattern beside a window
How we approach it

Prep decides the color

Stain only shows what the slab lets it. Glue residue, old sealer, patches and trowel burns all read through, so the floor is ground and cleaned before any color goes near it. Fifty years of preparing concrete is what makes the difference between an even, deep stain and a blotchy one.

Our own crews do every step — removal, grinding, staining and sealing. Nothing is subcontracted, and we lay a sample of the stain on your slab before the whole floor is committed.

Copper stained concrete floor in a dining room with timber furniture

Colors for interior concrete staining

Pick a color the honest way: we lay the samples on your slab before anything is ordered.

See the stain color chart →
  • Concrete stain color chart in three series: semi-transparent classic tones from white through the grays and black, transparent old-world earth tones, and high-chroma brights
Interior Concrete Staining

Interior Concrete Staining questions

What does a stained concrete floor look like?

Mottled and varied, like stone, rather than one flat color. Acid stains react with the minerals in your slab, so no two floors come out the same — that variation is the point. If you want a more even color we use a water-based stain instead.

Can you stain the slab under my existing flooring?

Usually, yes. We take up the carpet, tile or laminate, remove the glue and any old coating, and grind the slab so the stain takes evenly. What is under there decides the final look, so we check it before we quote.

Will the color fade or wear off?

The stain is in the concrete, not on it, so it does not peel or chip the way paint does. The sealer on top is what takes the wear, and it can be recoated in a day without redoing the floor.

Can I have a pattern in the floor?

Yes. We score tile, diamond, plank and border patterns into the slab before staining, and can stain the sections in different colors. It is one of the most common things we are asked for on an entry or living room floor.

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