How to Paint a Floor Medallion

Rough up the floor with 150-grit sandpaper. Measure the area to cover, and draw a pattern to scale on paper, adjusting proportions to make a cloverleaf in a square. The 5-foot square shown fits neatly in a 9-by-6-foot border. The center dot, 2 feet across, is framed by open "leaves" of similar size. Solid 10-inch circles ground the design in the four corners.