Comments on: How To Paint Extra High Vaulted Ceilings

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:09:17 +0000

In reply to Caroline.

Hahaha!

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By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:16:17 +0000

Thanks for your great blog, my friends!
I just wanted to say…how wonderfully human-looking Burger’s face is this particular shot, lololol!
Reminds me of this:
http://news.discovery.com/animals/pets/human-looking-dog-for-adoption-130207gains-internet-fame.htm
….or this:
http://itsyowyow.com/2010/02/
hahahaha!…there’s a couple other ones I’ve seen on Reddit, but couldn’t find them, so I’ll leave you with this classic look-alike that popped up:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8NP85xJ2nMc/TGJYZFsymOI/AAAAAAAAFXA/4Rxx7VSqrFA/s1600/amazing+lookalike+rich+dawkins+n+emma+watson.jpg
~Caroline in NC

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:43:56 +0000

In reply to Whitney.

Oh yes, if you check out our Projects page you’ll see (in the painting section) that we have a post about how we paint a room. We use a special short handled brush that gives me control and after years of practice I can paint without tape, and then we roll to smooth out those lining edges we get form cutting in. We have flat walls (not textured) so I’m afraid we don’t have tips for them, but do hear that a roller for textured surfaces can help. Good luck Whitney!

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By: Whitney

Whitney — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:00:27 +0000

so my husband and i just purchased our first home and i have a few painting questions (since you guys seem to be painting pros!)

i notice you guys didn’t tape when painting this room… do you usually not tape? i’ve taped one room in our house that has extensive wood molding and paneling and was so disappointed with the way it turned out because the paint still bled under the tape and got all over our beautiful dark wood!! boo. so i was thinking maybe i should just free hand paint in the future without the tape. bad idea?

i also notice that you do your edges first… is that a good way to make the paint look more uniform? two coats of edging in corners and around windows and doors and THEN do the center of the walls with a roller?

last one… do you guys ever do any texturing on your walls? i haven’t seen any tutorials on your site for them. our walls are just smooth and i kind of like it but it shows all the imperfections too…. love to hear your input on wall texture!

thanks in advance for any advice or tips! you guys are my heroes!

whitney

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:30:18 +0000

In reply to Megan.

We love vaulted ceilings painted the same color as the walls! It makes the room feel enveloping and warm and not chopped up with a big white “hat” hanging overhead. So I wouldn’t worry that it makes you look at the ceiling, it actually makes it blend in with the walls and become more seamless and less “look at me” – if you don’t want to go with a wall color that you worry is particularly dark, you can also do a “half-tone” – which is 50% more white so it’s lighter but still in the same color family so it blends. Good luck!

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By: Megan

Megan — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 06:53:01 +0000

ceiling painting question! our entire house has white ceilings, we have some rooms with high vaulted ceilings and some with regular height ones, but I’ve always been terrified of painting them a color other than white. will it make the room feel shorter?? Darker?? Does it make you look up and stare at the ceiling??? We are making our house our dream home and loving the process and paint has been a HUGE part of that…. are the ceilings next!? haha interested in how you started putting colors on the ceilings and from a design stand point what it accomplishes!! Thanks!! ( Love the house can’t wait to see what you do with house #3!!!)

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:11:53 +0000

In reply to Sara.

Eeks! Sounds scary! So glad it worked out!

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By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:36:32 +0000

I know you guys posted this almost six months ago, but I had to share my painting-tall-ceilings story. Our house is two stories in height, but only has one story, making for some very tall ceilings. The ceilings in my room are 14 ft high. When we moved in, every wall in the house was muddy brown so when I chose to paint the room green, painting the ceiling was an absolute must. Most of it was fine using an extendable roller and ladder that extended to lean against the walls. However, like you guys, there is a ceiling fan in the middle of the room. To edge around it, my father and brother-in-law held the 16 ft extendable leaning ladder straight up and down, and I climbed up it to edge the fan. It was interesting to say the least!