Patent ID: 8505266

Claim:
A method for installing decorative panels onto a surface of a room, comprising: a) forming a matrix of columns and rows on a surface of an area of a room; b) mating together a first plurality of decorative panels, wherein said first plurality of decorative panels comprises both a first row and a first column located at an edge of said surface and forming an “L” shape”, wherein each of said first plurality of decorating panels fastened to said surface; c) mating together a second plurality of decorative panels mated to said first plurality of decorative panels and fastening each of said second plurality of decorative panels to said surface; d) mating together an N plurality of decorative panels mated to an N−1 plurality of decorative panels and fastening each of said N plurality of decorative panels to said surface; and e) continuing until a last panel is positioned in a last column and last row, mated to adjacent decorative panels and fastened to said surface.