Honestly, what's the point of a fancy lobby if the flowers look like they came from a clearance sale? Tbh, plastic ferns are the hotel's way of saying they gave up before they even started. Ngl, I'd rather see a single nice plant than a whole sad bunch of dead stuff and fake leaves. It just makes the whole place feel cheap.

Actually, that old school trick works better than you'd think. Lacquer is a hot solvent that would dissolve the wax and pigment completely. It's not like sprinkling crayon bits on a finished car. The whole mix gets sprayed on and dries as one solid layer. Plenty of guys used stuff like that for custom colors back when options were limited. The key was grinding it to a fine powder first so it mixed in smooth.