Ask the Builder: Colored rocks, glass chips and other interesting things to add to outdoor stucco The time you spend getting the exact look that dazzles you will pay off ...

If you were to see my secret garden’s containers, all painstakingly top-dressed in seashells or polished river stones or colored glass pebbles or fuzzy green moss, you might gather that I have ...

She's always loved the gem-colored glass pebbles that wash up on Lake Erie beaches. About 10 years ago, she made a bracelet for herself containing one of her finds and wore it to a party.

Imagine covering 1-foot square concrete pavers from a big box store with colored stones, glass beads, or even weather-resistant ceramic tile.