How to paint a ceiling First, you need the paint. Instead of defaulting to white, Schlotter suggests painting your ceiling either a shade lighter or darker than your walls for something different.

When you're painting a whole room, the ceiling should come first.

Your ceiling is basically a large canvas. If you paint it dark, your room will feel cozier and more intimate while a light-colored ceiling will help your room feel larger and more expansive. A ...

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

If you want to learn how to paint your ceiling, pay attention to these tips and don’t ignore the fifth wall ...

From colorful, contemporary ceiling paint ideas, to clever lighting solutions, your basement ceiling should not only feel connected with the rest of the space, it should work hard to make the area ...

Q:We have a "popcorn" ceiling that hasn't been painted for more than two decades, and, although it looks fairly stable, it seems to be dropping powder, which we fear could be asbestos.

Basements have a reputation for being dark and dingy, but you can change that. With these basement ceiling ideas, your bonus space gets a design upgrade.

I am usually upstairs in a more quiet Zen zone. The seven-foot ceilings are acoustic tiles, but some are water-stained. To update the look, we are considering installing drywall instead.