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• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Contact your contractor on time
• Method 2 of 3: Preparing the ceiling
• Method 3 of 3: Painting the ceiling
• Tips

People get so caught up in the idea of ​​painting the walls and decorating their home that they often neglect the ceiling. But ceilings have a strong influence on the overall atmosphere, appearance and lighting in a house or apartment. The walls are painted and decorated at eye level, but ceilings set the tone for the image and comfort of your home and apartment for you and your loved ones. Ceilings are a lot harder to paint than walls, but with a little talent and tenacity, you can get your project to perfection.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Contact your contractor on time

1. 1 If your walls are uneven, consider calling a contractor. Soundproofing, better known as plaster ceilings, or suspended ceilings are best sprayed on. That is why it is better to use the services of a professional who has experience in this type of painting.
2. 2 If you have a drywall ceiling that needs repairs, consider calling a drywall specialist for preliminary repairs before moving on to the painting process. Have a worker apply a layer of plaster to the ceiling to smooth it out. Applying a layer of plaster to the drywall before painting will make it shine and shiny.

Method 2 of 3: Preparing the ceiling

1. 1 Buy everything you need. In particular for the ceiling, instead of a paint brush, take a roller with a thick nap and a telescopic cue. This type of roller will provide a smooth paint film without bumps and bubbles. In addition, you will need:
   • Stairs
   • Dye Tray and Seaming Cloth
   • Angle brush for painting corners
   • Putty and trowel for filling holes
   • Polyurethane foam and crack plugging gun
2. 2 Choose a color. Most ceilings are painted white due to its reflective properties, which make the room appear brighter and larger than it actually is. You have to choose which shade of white is best suited to the color of your walls.
   • The usual bright white color of the ceiling may not be suitable for the saturated colors of the walls, destroying the atmosphere of the room due to the large difference between the colors. Choose soft shades of white, such as eggshells, if you think the bright white will stand out too much.
   • Apartment paint is best suited for painting ceilings due to its stickiness. Paint for an apartment will help hide unevenness in the ceiling.
3. 3 Move furniture and prepare the room for painting. Move as much furniture as possible away from the painting area. If you live in an apartment, or you have incredibly heavy and large sofas, beds, tables that will be difficult for you to move, cover them with plastic wrap to protect them from paint.
   • However, do not cover your floor with plastic, as instead of protecting it from paint, it will only wrinkle and bunch up. Instead, spread heavyweight fabric evenly all over the floor. Also, don't forget about windows, sills and floorboards.
4. 4 Tape the area around the finish and don't forget where the ceilings and walls meet. You do not need to do this if you want to paint the walls after painting the ceiling, but for best results it is still recommended to tape these areas.
5. 5 Apply a primer to the walls before painting. Thus, you will be forced to apply only one coat of paint to the ceiling. The paint will adhere better to the ceiling, and the primer will absorb the paint more like a sponge.
   • For best results, use an anti-stain primer. These types of primers cover unsightly stains on walls, such as damp spots, smoke and nicotine stains, and prevent them from seeping through the paint after the primer is applied.

Method 3 of 3: Painting the ceiling

1. 1 If necessary, brush over the corners with a roller or corner brush. If you don't tape the corners of the walls with tape, take an angled brush and go over the corners of the ceiling where the walls meet the ceiling. Paint over the entire corner of the ceiling before painting over the middle.
2. 2 Before the paint has dried, paint the ceiling with a roller. You should paint the ceiling while the paint in the corners is dry so that there is no noticeable color difference between the two. Soak the roller in the paint tray and paint the ceiling evenly, removing excess paint from the roller.
   • Lightly paint the ceiling with zigzag lines. When painting the ceiling, paint "W" or "V" -shapes without removing the roller from the ceiling surface.
   • Never press down on the roller too hard as this can stain the ceiling.
3. 3 Paint the ceiling section by section until it is covered in zigzags. Once you're done with the first section, move on to the next. Don't think about creating a single drawing just yet, you will combine everything nicely in the next step.
4. 4 Roll in straight lines along the zigzags. This will flatten the paint layer and create a uniform look. If you have applied a layer of primer to the ceiling, you do not need to paint the ceiling a second time.
5. 5 Paint the vaulted ceiling the same way you paint the walls. Unlike a false ceiling, a vaulted ceiling can be painted the same way you paint a wall. Start at the corner of the ceiling and work your way in a straight line towards the wall, each new line of paint should overlap slightly. Paint each line evenly and consistently.

Tips

• If you start painting the ceiling, don't stop to continue later. Unlike painting the walls, you will likely notice differences in the ceiling if you stretch the painting several times.