Paint popcorn ceiling

Painting popcorn ceilings can be messy because the material crumbles and flakes off. Learn how to paint a popcorn ceiling without making a huge mess.

Painting a popcorn ceiling isn’t as straightforward as a smooth one, but our expert advice on paint, rollers and technique should help ease the job

In this guide, we will outline 8 creative ways for how to cover a popcorn ceiling and the cheapest way to do it. No scraping is required!

Painting a ceiling with a popcorn texture can be tricky. However, with bit of patience and skills you can easily spray it over without creating any mess or overspray. Check for our detailed guide on how you can accomplish this tricky job to get a most desiring look.

The finished result is super impressive.

While decorative moldings are used throughout a home for aesthetic purposes, they also protect walls from kicks and bumps. Crown moldings are used to soften transitions between wall and ceiling, while baseboards topped with quarter round do the same thing for the transition between wall and floor. Molding also creates a framed focal point around doors and windows, and in the case of windows can provide a solid structure to hold blind and curtain hardware without plugs. Batten moldings .....

So many of the homes I’ve done design work on, including our former house, have had ‘popcorn’ ceilings. You know that nasty pokey ceiling texture that was so popular in the 70’s and 80’s? I can’t stand that finish… it collects dust and is just too heavily textured. It actually draws attention to itself, and […]

You can remove popcorn ceilings yourself, but be sure you are prepared. There might be more steps than you realize. Learn from my experience!

Removing popcorn ciling is messy and labor intensive. It can be dangerous too because mot popcorn ceilings contain Asbestos.

A professional home painter shares his tips for painting both smooth and textured ceilings, with equipment recommendations and tricks of the trade.