Farm & Haus

We created the terrazzo piece of our dreams for local designer Melissa Grace Designs!

When Melissa Grace Designs comes to you with a project in mind, you know you’re in for a treat! Melissa is such a joy to work with, and bringing her creative vision to fruition is always such a blast. So when she came to us about creating a piece for Farm & Haus (a healthy, delicious counter-serve eatery in East End market), we jumped right on board. 

We knew this custom terrazzo piece needed to be totally unique, so we set out to planning and carefully placing each glass chip in precisely the right place. Even before the concrete was prepped, we were falling in love with the colors in this piece!

The first few steps in the process were, well messy, but we couldn’t wait to keep working and watch this beautiful piece emerge from the mess.

It wasn’t long before the piece began to take shape!

We love the design so much and were so excited with how the piece turned out! The only thing left to do was install, and step back and marvel at another great collaboration with Melissa Grace Designs! (Proud to be the Clint to your Joanna, Melissa!!)

You can go visit our piece at Farm and Haus and pick up some wonderful food while you’re there! Pretty sure terrazzo is our new favorite thing, what do you think?

Five Gifts To Buy Yourself For Father's Day

Spoil Yourself With These 5 Gifts

Dads need self-care too! Here are out picks for things you should totally buy yourself if you don’t get them for fathers day.

Super-plush Robe - $88

Dads have kind of a reputation for hanging onto bathrobes for wayyyy too long. What was once soft and stain-free may now be tattered and well, a canvas of spills. Do yourself a favor and upgrade that old thing. Swap it in for a soft new comfy robe.

Shop Plush Robe

Don JUlio 1942 - $149

Every bar cart or home collections deserves a nice bottle of tequila. If you don’t have one, it’s time to treat yourself to something nice. “Warm oak, vanilla, and roasted agave flavors lead into a lingering oak and rich vanilla finish for a luxurious tequila recognized by connoisseurs around the globe.” mmm sounds good to us!

Shop Don Julio

Self-cleaning water bottle - $95

Okay, yes, this is a water bottle that costs almost $100, BUT hear us out. Coronavirus has had a significant impact on how we view cleanliness, and let's be honest; we are all a little more germ-crazy than we were a few months ago (for a good reason!). Reusable water bottles are great for the environment, but they can become a breeding ground for bacteria. "Your hands may pick up viruses from touching various surfaces, which then get transferred to the bottle and eventually to your mouth," said Gerba, a microbiology and environmental science professor. Virus spread is the last thing we want right now. Larq cleans both the outside and the inside of the bottle every two hours, and purifies water with the touch of a button.

Digital Purification (Powerful UV-C LED technology intelligently activates every 2 hours to eliminate harmful bacteria and viruses.)

Shop Larq

Himalayan Salt BBQ Plank - $30

There’s never a wrong time to level-up your BBQ game. This summer, you can stun your family and friends by being the host with the most. “This hand-carved platter of Himalayan salt is your multi-tasking tool to do just that. Its beauty and unique properties will allow you to present and even cook your food in ways that will delight your tongue and dazzle your dinner guests.” -Uncommon Goods

Shop salt bbq plank

Gormet Smoking Cloche -$200

Love craft cocktails but already have every tool in the book? Here’s one you didn’t even know you needed until now! The smoking cloche lets you add smoky, complex flavors to drinks and dishes at home. You can experiment with different wood and flavors, and become an even more impressive home-mixologist.

shop Gourmet's Smoking Cloche

What do you think? Leave a comment with what you’d gift yourself for father’s day!

Lauren Drum Coffee Table

The perfect coffee table was right under our noses..

We love our original Lauren Drum! It’s versatile, it looks excellent outside as a poolside drink rest, inside as a decorative plant display, side table, or nightstand. We love it so much we decided to make a coffee-table sized version. It’s the best of both worlds. It has the same versatility as the original Lauren Drum, but its new dimensions open up a world of design opportunities.

Original Lauren Drum

New Coffee Table Sized Lauren Drum

As you can see the new size offers plenty of space for decor, even if you have to work around a small child!

we had to take the first one home for ourselves

Lauren Coffee Table in “Tan”

It fit perfectly in it’s new home. It’s a bold statement piece with a high-end look! We are already pretty obsessed with this new style in case you couldn’t tell. What do you think??

What’s Next?

The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and many others at the police's hands have sparked an outcry for justice. Protests are happening in all fifty states, and social media is flooded with an outpouring of support for Black Lives Matter. On Tuesday, June 2, millions of people posted black squares on Instagram in an attempt to show their solidarity. As white people, merely posting once when it's popular to do so isn't enough.

We know that real change begins in our homes, starts with us educating ourselves and educating our children. At Price Concrete Studio, family has always been our priority. Now, it is up to us to make sure our family continues the life-long work of anti-racism. We want to make sure our family is learning, growing, and contributing to creating a better, safer world for Black people.

Here are a few action steps we're committing to in our family, and we'd love it if you joined us! We have a long way to go, but with a little elbow grease, things will start to get better!

Children’s Books

We’re committing to making sure we educate our kids about racism, and amplify Black voices in our home. Here are a few books we’ve decided to start with:

Donations

We plan to donate 10% of any profit from our Lauren drum to Be The Bridge. We know donating is a great way to put our money where our mouths are so in addition to donating personally, we will be donating a percentage of our Lauren Drum profits for as long as it takes.

Personal Education

We can’t educate our kids without first educating ourselves. Here are a few resources we plan to start with as a family in order to better understand racism and our role in it.

Available on Netflix

There are so many more resources to dive into, but this is a just a starting place for us! We have been encouraged to treat this as a marathon and not a sprint.

Accountability

We know words have power, and so often we stand by and laugh off comments, or jokes in favor of not making things uncomfortable. It is our job to stand up for others and do what is right. That means being the person who says, "It's not okay to make comments like that" or "let's have a conversation about that." We commit to calling out racism in our families, in our friend circles, and ourselves, and we hope you will join us in doing the same in your circle.

Our church community at First Presbyterian Orlando participated in A Walk of Mourning and Restoration this past Friday with many other churches from our community. A few of our family members were able to attend and it was a very powerful experience for them and for us as we listened to their stories. We are proud to be part of a church community committed to taking on the hard stuff, and a church community that does not shy away from injustice, but comes together to stand in solidarity and in action.

Are there books, podcasts, or movies your family plans to work through? List them in the comments, let’s share some resources and do better together!

We Tried 'Piña Colada Milk Punch' At Home

Here’s how it went!

Photo via PUNCHDRINK.com

When we first saw this drink in PUNCHDRINK.com, we were slightly confused. I mean, it’s clear, it doesn’t look anything like a piña colada, but there was something about it, and we just needed to know for ourselves. The website claims this recipe takes all of the beachy summery elements of the original and transforms it into a drink you could sip by the fire. We were intrigued!

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*both images via PUNCHDRINK.com

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We took a look at the ingredient and instruction list and it definitely seemed like a lot of work for a drink. A cheese cloth? milk in a sauce pan?? But, we pressed on.

We gathered up the many needed ingredients and started the journey!

Here’s our mixture (pre-strain) taking the required 15 minute rest (what a diva) before it’s ready to be poured through the cheese cloth!

After mixing and straining the mixture through the cheese cloth, we had one pitcher full of pure golden liquid of the Gods! Time to give it the ole’ taste test!

It took only one sip to realize what all the fuss was about! This drink is heavenly. Not sure we could have predicted how good this would be, but as it turns out, the Piña Colada Milk Punch is definitely worth the trouble. Dig out that cheese cloth, and get to mixing!

What do you think? Ready to try it at home?? leave a drink you think we should try next in the comments!

Design Inspiration from Around The Web (Kitchen Edition)

A Few of Our Favorites

Kitchens have always been a big deal, but events of recent months *cough pandemic* have made them feel like an even bigger deal. I’m not too big on cooking, other than the occasional pasta I typically stick to the microwave or the take-out menu (healthy I know) but with more time at home many of us have had to make the reluctant move from the no cook zone. When you’re working from home, staying at home, and basically never leaving home you see a lot of your kitchen. This brings us to kitchen design. I’ve collected some inspiration from around the internet to inspire renovations small and large!

photo via Jonathan VDK

Everywhere you look online, it seems like pastel kitchens are having a moment. This light and airy house-boat kitchen uses pastels to make the room feel a little roomier and the design seems to fit naturally with the outside world surrounding their house (boat).

Photo & design by Bri Ussery

This kitchen uses an unexpected cut out in the design to lead into the living room and connect the space to the rest of the house. I love all the earthy tones & shapes here! (and of course we’re big fans of farm house sinks here at PCS!)

Photo by The Ingalls (via dwell)

This kitchen design plays off of 70's style kitchens but brings elements from that time into our current trends. Instead of leaning on the darker colors of the past, it plays with color splashes but keeps it mostly light and open. It's a clean, modern take on 70's style when kitchen design got a little, well, weird.

Chase Daniel

Here are those pastels again! Blush seems to be the color that just won’t quit (in a good way). It first popped on the scene a few years ago. People started calling it ‘Millennial pink’ sometime around 2016. Scientists did studies to figure out why we’re all so obsessed with it, but the studies were inconclusive at best. We may never know why the world went nuts for this color for four years straight or why we’re still going nuts for it, but hey, it’s pretty! Let’s just hope that if one day blush goes wildly out of style, our kids will go easy on us.

photo by Sama Jim Canzian

We're seeing a lot of waterfall edges in modern kitchen design, and at PCS we love this trend! This one appears to be marble, but concrete is the perfect material for a stunning waterfall-edge island. Concrete is beautiful, easy to clean, and built to last. I'm just saying. This kitchen brings in some darker colors and relies mostly on clean lines and utility. Not a lot of knick-knacks here, but that's probably because the minimal design speaks for itself. 

Photo by David Lauer Photography

Open-concepts really seem to be the way of the future! This kitchen uses warm natural textures to create an inviting atmosphere. This looks like the kind of kitchen you could slip your shoes off and sit on the countertop sipping wine with your closest friends!

Whatever the future hold for kitchen design, if you can dream it, we can make it with concrete! Which of these kitchen designs do you like best?

Kitchen Island With a Design Surprise

The Element of Surprise

We created a custom island with a special surprise design element built-in! We love it when we’re able to surprise our clients by adding in a little something special just for them. This island was crafted for Brianna Michelle Interior Design. She and her team are always so wonderful and supportive of our work, and we continuously strive to earn that support by delivering our absolute best. 

We spent a lot of late nights pushing to get the project just right. Somewhere in the midst of burning the midnight oil, a stroke of inspiration struck! Some of the best ideas come in the middle of the night, after all. We wanted to add a surprise element to this island piece that wouldn’t be immediately visible but would add that little something extra to up-level our design.

The drawer of secrets

We soon realized that the drawer insert we built would provide the perfect avenue for our surprise element!

alchemy

We used a material called Plateall which for non-technical folks is basically like a metal material you can spray, pretty crazy stuff! We sanded it, and polished it but left a little texture in there for a funkier finish!

We couldn’t send the piece off without letting our trusty pup-inspector, Boone, give it the once-over. Once Boone gave us the paw of approval, it was time to deliver the piece to Brianna and her team! We hope they’ll enjoy it for many years to come.

P.s. what do you think of our brass-plated drawer? Let us know in the comment section :)

Conference Table With a Personal Touch

Functional & Personal

We got the opportunity to create a custom conference table for Brianna Michelle Interior Design’s office! We get to partner up with Brianna from time to time to create custom pieces for her client’s and it’s always such an exciting collaboration, so we knew we wouldn’t want to miss out on getting to custom make a piece for her office!

The Plan

We got to work planning and laying the framework for the table .The plan was to make a table about thirteen feet long, that would be comprised of four different pieces. The four pieces will be made to look like two pieces when it’s all finished up. The assembly plan is a little complex and tedious so we’ll spare you the nitty gritty!

Concrete In Action

After laying down the groundwork, we sprayed on a thin layer of concrete that will later be polished and finished. Brianna came into the studio to check in on progress and add her own flair to the table! We picked out a good spot, and she added her handprint. We can’t wait to share the finished result, and we hope her personal connection to the piece will make for tons of productive and exciting days ahead.

Sweet Surrender

We have been loving collaborating on this piece and are so excited to finish it up for all the folks and Brianna Michelle Interior Design to enjoy! One of the main reasons we love working with concrete is the ability to create pieces with character and personality. Concrete is a profoundly personal medium. Beauty emerges out of something messy and uncertain and reminds us that sometimes it takes the courage to surrender to the mess to come out the other side with something genuine and heartfelt.

P.s. If you're looking for something for your office or business that's more than just a piece of furniture, something you can feel connected to and cherish, we'd love to hear from you and see how we can capture the heart of your business in one of our pieces.

Three Ways To Celebrate Mother's Day (Quarantine Edition)

With many states still in lockdown as mother’s day approaches, this day may not look like Mother’s day has in the past. Here are a few ideas to make the mothers in your life feel celebrated even from afar!

Virtual Baking Session

Do you have fond memories of baking with your mom, or maybe just licking the bowl after she puts the cookies in the oven? There are so many tools now that make it possible for us to do things together without being physically together. Why not plan a virtual baking session? Decide on a recipe, call her up, Pour your favorite drinks, get on your most ridiculous aprons and get to it! While your goodies are baking, you’ll have plenty of time to catch up and reflect on some of your favorite times you’ve shared together!

Zoom Brunch

It’s never been easy to find a good brunch spot on Mother’s Day. Reservations are full, and restaurants are all booked, wait times are endless! This year, have a zoom brunch in the safety of your home! Although there’s no substitute for really being together, skipping the hectic brunch rush this year is a small quarantine perk! I don’t know how big your family is, but you can have up to 100 people on a zoom call! You can even upload your own backgrounds. Want to look like your floating in space for the whole brunch call? No problem! The possibilities are endless. I’ve created these two zoom backgrounds for you in case you want to look like you’re hanging out with a giant fried egg, or literally on a brunch table. Download them and enjoy them. (Not sure how to upload a zoom background? Here’s a helpful guide) 

Save this background and use it for your Mother’s Day Zoom Brunch :)

Save this background and use it for your Mother’s Day Zoom Brunch :)

Send Something!

Send something! You may not be able to run to the store to pick something out, but you can still send a sweet note, or some small treats (if you’re able to pick something up on your essential grocery trips). Maybe you’re not able to send a physical letter or package, but now would be a great time to send a gift card to someplace you know she loves. Who doesn’t need a little retail therapy in their lives about now?

Have an idea we didn’t cover here? Drop it in the comments!

Before & After: Outdoor Kitchen Edition

We helped give this outdoor kitchen a facelift!

We love doing outdoor kitchens! They’re one of those things we do often but genuinely never get sick of. Each one brings new challenges and opportunities and it’s always exciting to see an outdoor space totally transformed. When we got the call about this project we were stoked to dive in and get our hands dirty!

Before

After checking out the starting point, we were stoked to get in there and work some magic! Alongside designer Dixhite Partners Landscape Architects and builders Winter Park Construction, we got to work on the transformation!

After

It was a blast getting to help transform this out door space! Let us know what you think of the transformation in the comments section!

Coordinated Concrete Pieces Provide Cohesion

We love when we’re able to create multiple pieces for one project

TRICKY BUT WORTH IT

A little over twelve feet, and all in one piece, this island provided a few challenges, but ultimately was so worth it! The island featured a waterfall leg inset from the edge. It was tough to fit through the door, but after some maneuvering and lot’s of teamwork, we finished the install and the kitchen looked wonderful!

COORDINATE YOUR COUNTERTOPS

Monochrome outfits all all the rage right now, no one would have predicted that one day beige on beige would be featured on runways everywhere, but here we are. So we’re pushing for a new trend: the monochrome kitchen! With countertops in place to match the island, our client’s kitchen is ready for it’s close up.

WHY STOP AT THE KITCHEN? 

We love this double-sink vanity we installed in our client’s bathroom! Having coordinated concrete elements throughout the house really creates a nice continuity. The style of the home flows easily from one room to the next, making the design look intentional and polished. We loved getting to do these pieces, and help our client make a statement!