Painting Ceilings High Gloss

However you have to approach the process differently than you would a flat one.

Painting ceilings high gloss.

Photo by spinnaker development. Plus it s just more interesting. Painting the ceiling a color can make a small room seem bigger or a room with a high ceiling seem more intimate. Or consider giving your doors millwork and cabinets an outstanding high gloss look.

Paint rollers will give you the best coverage with much less splatter than paint sprayers. Using a paint sprayer is the fastest way to paint large ceilings and textured ceilings. Will a paint sprayer make the job go faster. Think of painting your ceilings or even a feature wall in a stunning high gloss sheen with deep light reflecting hue.

Jan 21 2016 explore patrick street interiors s board high gloss ceilings followed by 332 people on pinterest. Ask at any full service paint store for help in choosing complementary wall and ceiling colors or search online for examples of rooms you like. So if you re going glossy on the ceiling with paint consider a bold color instead of white. A darker hued paint will show fewer imperfections.

If you are painting the entire room paint the ceiling before you paint the walls. Perfect ceilings are key or use a stretch material like the one at the kips bay decorator show house pictured up top. You can paint a ceiling with a paint sprayer. Accents that get a lot of traffic like in hallways or family rooms are also go to candidates for a few coats of high gloss paint because it s super durable.

But by the time you get the paint sprayer set up and every non paintable item covered which usually means every single item in the room you could have already painted your ceiling with a roller. It is possible to paint a popcorn or textured ceiling. Barr recommends painting your crown. When applied correctly it provides a deep beautiful almost liquid lustre.

How do you paint with high gloss paint. Gloss white will show every last imperfection. When using a roller paint in w shaped strokes to avoid streaks and roller marks. If you peruse home improvement painting or design resources however you ve probably noticed that some homeowners are opting to use high gloss paint on walls and ceilings.