Walls and Ceilings - Basement ceiling

We have just finished drywall and painting our basement ceiling. It has turned out pretty good but we still have lines in the ceiling in one spot. We have sanded and replastered and this one spot has improved but it is still noticeable, and of course it has to be in the area that we will be using the most. Any ideas on how to cover them up. We thought of sponging a border over it if this would work. It is mainly one line that goes toward the pipe from our wood stove. Our last resort would be to spray the ceiling but that is expensive or we just get used to it! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Sue

What kind of line? Pencil line, crease or joint in the wallboard, bow in the wallboard?

the marks on the ceiling are from when we sanded and it did not go totally flat, the worst mark is on the joint tape. We have tried to redo this and it did improve but once we painted the ceiling the line came back. Of course depending on the way the light comes into the room it look different again.

Thanks
Sue

Sounds to me like maybe you've got a sheet up there that didn't get totally flat with the one next to it. Bout the only way to cure that is to put a piece of 2"x4" over the high seam and smack it with a few good licks & the seam will generally flatten out. If that doesn't work the other option is to run a sheetrock saw or a rotozip down the seam in a straight line to cut out just enough of the drywall to release the bind it's in & allow it to flatten.

You'll have to retape the seam afterwards either way you go.