diff --git a/homedecor/crafts.lua b/homedecor/crafts.lua
index 7c0ab546..1d154b53 100644
--- a/homedecor/crafts.lua
+++ b/homedecor/crafts.lua
@@ -1644,34 +1644,85 @@ minetest.register_craft({
     }
 })
 
-for b4 = 0,1 do
-for b3 = 0,1 do
-for b2 = 0,1 do
-for b1 = 0,1 do
-for b0 = 0,1 do
+local painting_patterns = {
+	[1] = {	{ "brown", "red", "brown" },
+	 		{ "dark_green", "red", "green" } },
 
-	local i = b0 + b1*2 + b2*4 + b3*8 + b4*16
+	[2] = {	{ "green", "yellow", "green" },
+	 		{ "green", "yellow", "green" } },
 
-	if i > 0 and i < 21 then
+	[3] = {	{ "green", "pink", "green" },
+	 		{ "brown", "pink", "brown" } },
 
-		local dyebits = {
-			[0] = "dye:black",
-			[1] = "dye:white"
+	[4] = {	{ "black", "orange", "grey" },
+	 		{ "dark_green", "orange", "orange" } },
+
+	[5] = {	{ "blue", "orange", "yellow" },
+	 		{ "green", "red", "brown" } },
+
+	[6] = {	{ "green", "red", "orange" },
+	 		{ "orange", "yellow", "green" } },
+
+	[7] = {	{ "blue", "dark_green", "dark_green" },
+	 		{ "green", "grey", "green" } },
+
+	[8] = {	{ "blue", "blue", "blue" },
+	 		{ "green", "green", "green" } },
+
+	[9] = {	{ "blue", "blue", "dark_green" },
+	 		{ "green", "grey", "dark_green" } },
+
+	[10] = { { "green", "white", "green" },
+	 		 { "dark_green", "white", "dark_green" } },
+
+	[11] = { { "blue", "white", "blue" },
+	 		 { "blue", "grey", "dark_green" } },
+
+	[12] = { { "green", "green", "green" },
+	 		 { "grey", "grey", "green" } },
+
+	[13] = { { "blue", "blue", "grey" },
+	 		 { "dark_green", "white", "white" } },
+
+	[14] = { { "red", "yellow", "blue" },
+	 		 { "blue", "green", "violet" } },
+
+	[15] = { { "blue", "yellow", "blue" },
+	 		 { "black", "black", "black" } },
+
+	[16] = { { "red", "orange", "blue" },
+	 		 { "black", "dark_grey", "grey" } },
+
+	[17] = { { "orange", "yellow", "orange" },
+	 		 { "black", "black", "black" } },
+
+	[18] = { { "grey", "dark_green", "grey" },
+	 		 { "white", "white", "white" } },
+
+	[19] = { { "white", "brown", "green" },
+	 		 { "green", "brown", "brown" } },
+
+	[20] = { { "blue", "blue", "blue" },
+	 		 { "red", "brown", "grey" } }
+}
+
+for i,recipe in pairs(painting_patterns) do
+
+	local item1 = "dye:"..recipe[1][1]
+	local item2 = "dye:"..recipe[1][2]
+	local item3 = "dye:"..recipe[1][3]
+	local item4 = "dye:"..recipe[2][1]
+	local item5 = "dye:"..recipe[2][2]
+	local item6 = "dye:"..recipe[2][3]
+
+	minetest.register_craft({
+		output = "homedecor:painting_"..i,
+		recipe = {
+			{ item1, item2, item3 },
+			{ item4, item5, item6 },
+			{"", "homedecor:blank_canvas", "" }
 		}
-
-		minetest.register_craft({
-			output = "homedecor:painting_"..i,
-			recipe = {
-				{ "",          dyebits[b4], dyebits[b3] },
-				{ dyebits[b2], dyebits[b1], dyebits[b0] },
-				{"", "homedecor:blank_canvas", "" }
-			}
-		})
-	end
-end
-end
-end
-end
+	})
 end
 
 -- more misc stuff here