Walls and Ceilings - Knock down texture on walls/ceiling
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Cheryl_G
10-10-09, 01:18 AM
I am about to have my bedroom walls sprayed with a knoc-down finish to cover some bad places on the walls. The ceiling is now the 'popcorn' ceiling & the popcorn finish is in good shape, except that I hate popcorn ceilings. If I scrap the popcorn finish off while we remodeling, what kind of finish would look okay with knock-down walls? Do you do the ceiling in knock-down also? Any suggestions appreciated.
marksr
10-10-09, 05:54 AM
Welcome to the forums Cheryl!
Knockdown texture is often used on ceilings. My house has knockdown on the ceiling and no texture on the walls. I've painted a lot of houses where both the ceiling and walls had the same texture. Some will opt to have a heavier knockdown texture on the ceiling and a lighter version on the walls.
While texture will help disguise defects in the wall/ceiling, it won't eliminate them. It's best to have the walls in as good a shape as feasable prior to adding texture.
Knockdown texture is often used on ceilings. My house has knockdown on the ceiling and no texture on the walls. I've painted a lot of houses where both the ceiling and walls had the same texture. Some will opt to have a heavier knockdown texture on the ceiling and a lighter version on the walls.
While texture will help disguise defects in the wall/ceiling, it won't eliminate them. It's best to have the walls in as good a shape as feasable prior to adding texture.