This is a diagram we created to help us determine how the pattern played in the room itself. It was important not to make it too big for the scale of the room, but also not too small.

We selected paint colors derived from the palette of the wall stencil, then our decorative painting team mixed these acrylic colors by hand to achieve colors with less value, while retaining their hue.

The paint color is applied by hand with a brush, then peeled away with a brush and a cotton rag to create a distressed effect.

A perfect balance of colors is key. We wanted the gray to look like the color of slate tile.

It’s starting to look like we intended. We love when that happens!

Quickly drying the paint so we can see how the floors will look when dry. There’s always such a huge difference between wet and dry paint when it comes to color — don’t be fooled!