Our Robson Ranch homeowner was sold on how tough it was but was mostly concerned about how it would look. After talking it over with him we decided to go with tinting the driveway resurfacing material a light beige color and then scoring (cutting) an eight inch wide border around the perimeter of the driveway and walkway leading to the house.
We will often stain the border a different, darker color so that it will contrast nicely with the rest of the area. It was a nice simple design but as we were wrapping it up, they asked us if we could still score it with a large diamond pattern in the middle to make it stand out a little more. Of course we obliged.
I think it was a great idea, it really helped tie it all together. Lastly, we sprayed a light brown stain over the entire job and sealed it with two coats of a solvent based sealer that really enhanced the color. What a difference from where we had started. It looks great!