Guest Blogger: Painting Your Ceiling Can Transform a Room

 Guest Blogger #578, Entry #1319, June 20, 2012

Ceilings are sometimes forgotten when it comes to painting your home’s interior. Little thought is given to its contribution of a room’s design. In order to achieve an updated, refreshing look in your home, a fresh coat of paint can go a long way.

Paint your ceilings to add dimension to your room

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Experiment with these tips for painting your ceiling and upgrading your home’s decor:

Consider the height of your ceiling.

If your ceilings are low, pick a shade or two lighter than your walls to add height and dimension to the room. If you have high ceilings, paint a shade or two darker to diminish the impersonal feeling and add warmth to the room.

Remove any possible furniture and objects from the room.

Painting any part of a room can get messy, especially the ceiling, so be sure to remove the furniture from the space before painting.

Lay drop cloths.

Cover your carpet and any furniture that can’t be moved with drop cloths to avoid damage from spilled paint.

Tape your walls.

Mark the corners of the walls that you will not be painting with tape so that you are confined to painting the ceiling.

Add color to what could be a plain room

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Paint the edges.

Begin painting along the edges where the ceiling meets the wall and paint the edges of the entire ceiling. Work your way around the perimeter of the room until all of the edges are covered.

Use a paint roller with an extension:

and begin to paint the ceiling. Allow the first coat to dry.

Apply a second coat.

Start with the corners of the room using a paint brush and go over the rest of the ceiling with the roller.

Painting your ceiling is a cost-friendly way to revamp the style of any room. While most ceilings are painted white, don’t be afraid to experiment with color and include your ceiling in the paint planning process for the room.

If you’ve never done it before, painting you  ceiling can seem like an overwhelming task. If it’s not something you want to tackle or you don’t have time, call the experts CertaPro Painters of the Gold Coast at 708-588-9925 to schedule a free painting estimate.

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