The caption reads:
"Faux diamond treatment with a brown glaze on the walls. "

I think the paint/glaze combination will be next to impossible to reproduce exactly.... even if you knew the exact shades.

She said it was more of an apple green discontinued Duron color.

"I would say that the base color was more of an apple green when I started. The glaze of course toned that down a bit and produced the shade I was looking for. Choosing base colors can be difficult but an easy way to tackle it is just use the color strips (or the paint decks)at the stores. Look for a tone you want to achieve in the end and then purchase a couple samples of colors just a shade or two lighter than that. Paint a few pieces of foam core or cardboard and glaze.

First step is to choose your color. In this case I used a Duron paint however this particular color is discontinued. I can tell you to choose a shade or two lighter than your desired shade. This is because once it is glazed it will become quite a bit darker depending on how dark your glaze is. Also choose a satin finish as opposed to flat or eggshell. The glaze will go on much easier.

Next paint your chosen base color on the walls. Next step using a watercolor pencil measure and mark horizontal and vertical lines on the wall according to how large you want the diamonds to be. In my case I wanted elongated diamonds to fool the eye and make my short ceilings appear taller so I marked 10" vertical lines and 16" horizontal lines. This creates a grid pattern on the wall.

Next step is to choose a metallic paint pen(which comes in several colors I chose an antique gold) and using a ruler create diamonds by connecting the intersections of each square in your grid pattern. Once the diamonds are created the grid pattern can now be washed off (watercolor pencil wipes off of satin walls with a wet wipe) and presto you have a beautiful diamond pattern. There are many ways to decorate the intersection points of each diamond. I used upholstery tacks and pushed them into the wall. You could also used a paint pen and just draw a dot or star onto each point if you arenÂt keen about pushing tacks into your wall.

Finally the last step is to glaze. My product of choice is called Aquaglaze which is a transparent glaze medium that you add any color to. Here I used Vandyke Brown Aquacolor and applied one coat lightly. Good tip: always start with a light coat if you arenÂt sure about the color. You can always add more glaze but itÂs quite difficult to remove once dry. Clean up your trim and there you have it! A beautiful diamond treatment that you can be quite proud of and IÂm sure will look great! This especially looks good in red rooms with gold or copper lines. Quite dramatic. Good luck with your faux endeavors!

camryn1230 Kennesaw, GA

Maybe look at Laura Ashley Apple Green, if you are going to use the glaze? Hope this helps.

Here is a link that might be useful: Painting instructions

Thanks! I don't think I am going to do the glaze, I just wanted to paint the room a nice shade of green. There is not much wall space, so once my sideboard, table, window treatments and pictures are up and don't think I will miss the glaze treatment or diamonds.

I will definately check out the LA color.

Oooh! I love that paint technique! I think I am going to try it in our guest bathroom. I don't think I'm going to put tacks in the wall, though. I wonder if anyone else on this board has done it?

If that shade of green appeals to you but you don't want to do the faux, Camoflouge or BM Olive Branch might get you close. If you go to Google Images and put in "Benjamin Moore Olive Branch" you'll get lots of pictures. (That's how I search out pics of walls painted a particular color I'm interested in. ) Or check the Home Dec Gallery section under thread titled "Greens".

I think I actually might try the faux finish with the diamonds. I picked up some apple greens at Lowes today but they all look so bright. I know it will tone down with the glaze, but scary none the less. I want the end result to look soft, like the example room.

My husband thinks I should play it safe and paint the room camouflage with no faux finish. I think I want to take the plunge and do something unexpected. Now to find the right apple green....

If you find the right green, please, please, please post it here! :)

I decided to paint the walls BM camouflage. This area gets alot of natural light, so I think the color will look good with everything as is, or darkened a bit with glaze. After I have everything back into the room, there is not going to be a ton of wall space showing, but I think the diamonds will still give a nice effect.

Oooh, I like that one! The bathroom that I am getting ready to paint doesn't have any natural light so I wonder how the camouflage would look in there? I'm going to BM next week and get a few samples to try. I'm excited to start!

I hope you'll post the finished product when you're done :)

maryelizabeth78 I think Camoflauge would look great. I have a powder room that is just off of the breakfast room that does not get good lighting because it has a large magnolia tree blocking the window. I was considering painting that room Camoflauge and then painting slightly darker stripes to distinquish it from the hallway area outside the room that will also be Camoflauge with the diamonds.

That sounds beautiful!

My mudroom is close to this particular bathroom, so I may just do "plain" Camouflage there.

Are you planning to use the Vandyke Brown Aquaglaze treatment that was described above? I've never done a faux finish, so I'm hoping that it's fairly easy! I was also thinking of doing my diamonds with a darker pen -- possibly a copper or brown. I'm not sure what colors are available.

Also, do you know if the supplies for the glaze and the paint pens be picked up at a home supply store (Lowes or HD)?

I don't think you can get the Aquaglaze at a regular home improvement store. I have never done any faux treatment before, but I have a good friend who is a wiz at glazing her walls. She has promised to help and teach me along the way.

I am going to use the same kind of antique gold paint pen for my diamonds since it will blend with my fabric for the window treatments. I am not sure that the fabric is exactly the same, but it is very similar.

Today I finished the final coat of paint and I am hoping to map out my grid design on paper. Since I have 8 ft ceilings, I am planning on using the same meaurements as the inspiration room to make it easy. I will let you know how it goes! Once I get the grid marked on the wall, I will post a pic so you can see how it looks.

Beautiful dining room! I have camouflage in my family room and a powder room. It is definitely a bit lighter than the dining room pictured. Olive Branch is the next darker shade on that BM card. I love the camouflage however and get many compliments on it. It would work fine in a dark powder room as it is fairly light. It looks great in a bright room as well. it's really a safe color.

I agree with Moonshadow
BM Olive branch will get you close.
Another is baby turtle and coconut skin by Dunn Edwards

Olive Branch

Coconutskin

Babyturtle

Here is a link that might be useful: Olive branch or baby turtle

Just wondering how your room turned out? I haven't started on mine yet, but it won't be long before I do!

Me too! I remember this post and am anxious to see the result. I wish I knew which Duron color the OP from RMS used, because I have the Duron paint deck.