Painting High Ceilings

We chose sherwin williams paint for this room and it was so thick that it didn t splatter.

Painting high ceilings. Painting high ceilings from the floor. Wear a dust mask and use a rag to brush any dust off the ceiling laying a rag over the end of a broom for hard to reach spots. I ve already covered how to paint textured ceilings on diy painting tips but today i want to go over how to paint high ceilings.

When remodeling this small living room the residential interior designers at chicago based mitchell channon design paired dark gray paint with lighter color wallpaper to create a high ceiling effect. Plus it s just more interesting. Painting ceilings can be tricky.

Keep reading to learn how to paint high walls and ceilings. But first a warning. It s not as long as you know how to safely close the gap between your brush and the surfaces you want to paint.

I m here to tell you that it matters. I know some of you are probably rolling your eyes and thinking this is true no matter what height your walls are and what does this have to do with painting in rooms with high ceilings. The winning combination made the room feel much bigger without raising.

Using one color for both the walls and ceilings will make it possible to paint the corners with a brush and then roll the remainder all while standing on the floor. High ceilings and walls make a home feel open spacious and stately. According to this new york times article around 2000 9 foot ceilings became more common in new homes than 8 foot and more recently 10 foot ceilings have become.

Over the years high ceilings have become more and more popular. Ceilings and high areas often accumulate dust and cobwebs which will make it difficult to paint. Also using flat latex paint will improve the results because it will not show brush and roller marks which are hard to avoid when working.