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“All-over” patterns have fairly closely spaced motifs that are evenly distributed.  This is a lovely example of that, with the large flowers having an elegant curve to the stems and a directional orientation that might give a striped effect, except for the perfect placement and bi-directional nature of the other floral and leaf elements.  The overall effect is both timeless and non-directional. This pattern is particularly adaptable for custom floorcloths.

The Autumn Leaves design was derived from a 1915 Frorlicht-Dunker rug catalog and this unusual design is by rug manufacturer Dominion Axminster. 

This very versatile pattern works for a variety of different floorcloth shapes and sizes.

This pattern from The Stencil Library has intrigued us for a while.  The all-over design with the elegantly angled leaves, sweet flower heads, and berries forming a series of diamonds creates a lovely field.

This design was developed for a client who fell in love with a wallpaper pattern, but the company had gone out of business before she had a chance to order the paper.  The design is brilliant - a combination of circles, created by the leaves and squares, created by the branches.  It is simple, elegant, and delightfully "arts & crafts".  

This is a classic checkerboard design often used in traditional floorcloth making.  The squares can be sized to perfectly fit the desired floorcloth footprint. Black and white are a common color combination, but any set of colors that work for the surroundings can be employed.

This is an intricate, delicate, all-over floral pattern from The Stencil Library.  It is smaller in scale than most floorcloth patterns and creates an interesting field from a distance with the lovely floral execution becoming apparent as you get closer to the pattern.    

This pattern is simple, elegant, and modern with its clean lines and basic repeated shapes.  A nice sense of border is provided by ending the pattern on the diamond elements on all sides.  

The Esther Brazer Stevens Collection at the Museum of American Folk Art contains many authentic floorcloth patterns traced directly from the floors of historic homes around New England.  Perhaps the most prolific house is the Edward Durant House in Newton, MA, c. 1734.  The house contained many stenciled floors with some of the most beautiful Early American stencil designs found anywhere.     

This pattern was chosen by Eidsvoll 1814, Norway's Constitutional Museum, when they were looking for an appropriate floorcloth design for their dining room in preparation for their Bicentennial celebration in 2014.  The pattern is based on a design from Calke Abbey, a historic property in the UK. 

This floorcloth is based on a pattern from The Stencil Library, a venerable stencil source based in the UK.  The pattern forms a lattice of roses. 

The Fickling Building is the tallest structure in Macon, Georgia, and was built in 1969. We made floorcloths for the floor of its four elevator cars that resemble Emperador Dark Marble tile in 12” squares.  Each “tile” was individually fauxed and each floorcloth is slightly different, just as an actual tile installation would be.

(Item # FM01. This pattern is priced at a rate of $60/SF.))

This floorcloth design is based on a pattern sketched by noted historian, William Seale, for the Field House Museum in Missouri.  Stencils were created based on the sketch. 

Occasionally, we get asked to create a design that requires the skills of a decorative painter, rather than those of a stencil artist.  In this case, the client was looking for a fruit bowl still life as the centerpiece of her floorcloth.

The process involved taking the pencil sketch provided by the client, creating a pencil sketch of the fruit bowl, and then embellishing upon that for the floorcloth itself.  

(Item FB01. This pattern is priced at a rate of $55/SF.)

This pattern is a German interlocking circle design with a somewhat Victorian feel and lots of nice detailing.  Depending on the palette used, the overall effect can be that of a field of color, or a more distinct pattern of interlocking circles.  This pattern has been explored in many different colorways.

This pattern is based on two different wallpaper designs from the Robert Graves Co. Wallpaper Company, c. 1880s.  The interior motifs with their whimsical circles of leaves and berries are from Bolling & Company's remarkable wallpaper archive.  The border pattern is based on a depiction of a ceiling border in a Graves wallpaper catalog.  The two patterns combine beautifully to create stunning floorcloths.

This design is based on a ceiling pattern in the 1889 Robert Graves Co. Wallpaper Catalog.  Ceiling patterns are often great rug patterns as they are non-directional and have solved the “corner problem”.  Often when adapting designs from other sources, how the design turns a 90-degree angle was not figured out as it did not need to be.  With ceiling designs, it has and often the corners are the most elaborate part of the design, as in this case.  This is one of the loveliest ceiling patterns we have come across.