Los Angeles 07.02.2009

Getting Harder

Move over wood, we’re concrete now

When concrete is the first thing you see in the morning, it’s hard to imagine decorating your house with the substance. Sure, we make concrete much prettier even when we’re passed out face down on the sidewalk, but we’ve got nothing on the folks over at Concrete Jungle. This Northridge-based decorative concrete supplier, through contemporary and creative updates on the medium, has given us a new, sobering appreciation.

Move over hard wood (we’ve got a special place for you), tile and ceramics, concrete is harder than a circuit queen on a handful of Viagra at 3 a.m., and what gay boy isn’t into that?

Don’t think pale neutral colors or unfinished playground – Concrete Jungle’s offerings are refined and artistic. Glossed and colorful countertops (or counterbottoms, depending on your preference) have the ability to make any home feel unique in ways that the limited-edition Dior sling on display in the dining room ever could.

If you prefer guests’ eye-lines to be focused below the waist, a finished and surprisingly-bright concrete floor feels warmer and more modern than one might imagine it’d feel.

The company has turned some of our favorite Valley backyards into gay pool-party havens, complete with waterfalls, slides and more, and has helped put some of the most unique furniture (sinks, tables, fireplaces) into prestigious gay homes in the hills and beyond.

After seeing the company’s work throughout happenin’ homo homes, we’ve become spoiled and can no longer refer to the sidewalk in the alley behind the Eagle as our favorite patch of concrete in L.A.

8460 Reseda Boulevard, Northridge
(818) 826-9316
www.concretejungledistribution.com

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