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The Easiest Way to Paint A Ceiling

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I will show you the easiest way to paint a ceiling!The Easiest Way to Paint a Ceiling poster.

This post is sponsored by HomeRight, but, as always, all thoughts and product love are my own.

You all know I’m not afraid to paint. In fact, I actually really enjoy when I paint walls and quickly see progress and a transformation occurring right before my eyes.

One of the things I absolutely hate painting most? Ceilings. Although this can be a dreaded task, it is also one that completely change the look of your space. It is so important to not neglect your “fifth wall.” A dingy ceiling can hinder the look of a room, regardless of how beautiful it is otherwise.

The great news is, this past weekend I found a new handy tool that made me hate this task significantly less! So, today I’m going to share the easiest way to paint a ceiling.

Tips On Painting A Ceiling

But first, a little background.

We’ve lived in this house for almost three years, but from day one, it was clear to me that the ceilings on the main floor and the trim and doors throughout our home were not white. They were a peachy cream color (that was more exaggerated next to some paint colors than it was next to others). With our more gray-toned palette, the trim was shockingly obvious. When I did our most recent dining room makeover, not only did I paint all of the trim, but I knew the ceiling would need to be painted as well.

Flashback to about five years ago when my cousin and I decided to help my grandma out by painting her living room ceiling. She had suffered some minor water damage and the ceiling plaster wasn’t looking too hot. So, we thought – hey, with the two of us, we can crank it out in about an hour. Wrong. It was the worst job ever. Paint was dripping everywhere, we were constantly going up and down ladders, and we could barely move when we finished nearly four hours later.

Needless to say, painting the ceilings in our own home was not a task I looked forward to. At all. However, since the rest of the dining room had since been finished, I knew it was time to stop avoiding the task.

Choosing A Ceiling Paint

As far as the actual paint goes that I used on the ceiling, I really did zero research. Basically walked into Lowe’s (which is right around the corner from our house), and found a paint that looked like it could do the job. Then I bought the Valspar Interior Flat Ceiling Paint and I opted to leave it untinted, as I didn’t want any strange undertones. In the end I was really happy with the selection, and I forgot what a breeze it is to work with flat paint – no roller marks!

I ended up using the HomeRight PaintStick EZ-Twist roller and it worked like a dream and is by far the easiest way to paint a ceiling. It took us about five minutes to figure out how to get the paint tube to fill, but once we did, it worked like clockwork! I can’t tell you what a difference it made not to have to dip the roller in paint every time I ran out – especially while painting a ceiling! You essentially hook the Paintstick up to the paint can, pull the end, and it fills up the paint tub – much like using a syringe.

EZ Paintstick on a can of paint.

In addition to the fact that you don’t have to keep reloading your paint as you move about your project, I also loved the splash guard on the roller – key for when you’re painting ceilings!

Using a long EZ roller on the ceiling.

The full job took about 90 minutes start to finish – so much better than I had anticipated!

To demonstrate just how dramatic the change really was, here are some in-progress shots. Even my husband was shocked at just how bad the original color was. Pretty obvious where I had painted and where I hadn’t, right?

Dining room with drop sheet on table and chandelier over the table.

Patches of white paint on the ceiling in the dining room.

Isn’t that crazy? Until you see “real” white against the old color, it doesn’t look that bad. Then, it’s like “what?!?”

And now the afters! Looking side-by-side, the difference may seem subtle, but I can assure you the room just glows now without the dingy overhead coloring! As you can see below, in the before and after, I feel like everything looks sharper and less fuzzy now around the ceiling. I know it’s not incredibly dramatic in these photos but it is a night and day difference in real life and I’m so glad I finally got around to completing this project!

A comparison picture of the ceiling before being painted and after.

Dining room table, Darlana chandelier, and a green plant in corner of room.

I feel as though the walls actually look like a light warm gray now (as they were intended to look), instead of powder blue! For those that are new around here, the wall color is Behr Silver Drop and the window and door trim is Behr Swiss Coffee.

Painted walls with blue and white curtains and a green leaf plant.

Doesn’t it just feel so much more crisp and clean? I am actually somewhat looking forward to painting our living room and kitchen ceilings now! You can find all sources for the items in this room in this post.

Dining Room Decor

As is always the case with room makeovers, we now realize we need to replace the casing on our can lights thought because they are obviously very cream now in comparison to the bright white ceiling.

A big thanks goes out to HomeRight for their genius roller and for sponsoring this post. It’s been awhile since I’ve really been motivated to paint again, but I can’t wait to try the roller on the walls now! I feel like the HomeRight PaintStick EZ-Twist roller is a total game changer. I’m looking forward to trying out all of the other painting products that HomeRight offers!

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  1. Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says

    October 29, 2015 at 6:37 am

    Beautiful! And that tool looks awesome!

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  2. Erin Spain says

    October 29, 2015 at 8:16 am

    Wow! What a difference! Looks great.

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  3. sarah says

    October 29, 2015 at 9:10 am

    Oh my gosh, I’m so glad you featured this product. We were just lamenting the fact that we are going to have to paint our ceilings again (once in a lifetime is one time too many). I was on the fence about hiring it out, but I think the paintstick just might be the solution. Thanks!

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  4. Jeannie @ For what it's worth says

    October 29, 2015 at 12:10 pm

    It looks really nice. If I could get up the nerve to remove the popcorn ceiling, I’d use that to paint.

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  5. Nancy @ Artsy Chicks Rule says

    October 29, 2015 at 3:37 pm

    That’s awesome!

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  6. Krista says

    October 29, 2015 at 5:05 pm

    The ceiling looks incredible – so fresh and pretty. And isn’t the Paint Stick awesome!! Love it!

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  7. April Hoff says

    October 29, 2015 at 5:11 pm

    Ugggg…I hate painting ceilings! But it doesn’t look so bad with the paint stick!

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  8. Chelsea says

    October 29, 2015 at 6:30 pm

    Wow – that really makes such a difference! That paint stick looks like a dream to work with – the no reloading of paint sounds like Heaven when painting a whole room! Looks great, Sarah!

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  9. Chelsea G. says

    October 29, 2015 at 7:29 pm

    The ceiling looks so much brighter with the white paint! Do you know if that paint stick is reusable? I’m just wondering how you would clean the paint out once you’re done!

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    • Sarah says

      October 30, 2015 at 8:40 am

      Yes – it is reusable! It has really great instructions included for clean-up, which honestly didn’t take that long. The paint easily came out of the stick – it was more work getting the roller clean 🙂 But I believe there are roller refills available as well.

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      • Chelsea G. says

        October 30, 2015 at 7:42 pm

        Awesome! Thanks so much!

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  10. Jenna says

    October 30, 2015 at 8:09 am

    The ceiling looks great, Sarah! I can’t believe how “un-white” it was before!!

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  11. Linda Grubbs says

    October 30, 2015 at 9:59 am

    Beautiful amazing difference!

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  12. linda(burlap+blue) says

    October 30, 2015 at 12:37 pm

    I loathe painting ceilings…so glad to know there’s an easier way! Love the color AND your lovely dining room!

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  13. Tina says

    October 30, 2015 at 12:46 pm

    Great information on the Paint Stick to simplify rolling the ceiling. Any tricks on trimming the edges of the ceiling when not planning to paint the walls too?

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  14. Val says

    October 31, 2015 at 7:52 am

    Is the paint stick heavy when filled with paint? Thinking this might be very heavy working overhead? Looks great! Lovely room.

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    • Sarah says

      November 1, 2015 at 10:09 am

      No, it’s actually not bad at all! It is definitely a little heavier than a traditional, short-handled roller, but for me, the weight wasn’t an issue!

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  15. Christy @ 11 Magnolia Lane says

    October 31, 2015 at 8:19 am

    I hate painting ceilings–it’s quite literally a pain in the neck! I LOVE LOVE LOVE my PaintStick and use it all the time; it’s the only way I’d paint a ceiling. Your dining room looks beautiful!

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  16. Amy Anderson says

    November 1, 2015 at 5:22 pm

    It’s amazing how much of a difference that makes – love how much more light it looks! Also that tool likes brilliant.

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  17. Lisa says

    November 3, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    This has nothing to do with your post, but I was wondering about your floors. They’re really beautiful and we are floor shopping right now. I love the look of the dark wood, but am concerned about keeping it clean. Would you mind sharing what it is, and how you like it? Thanks!

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    • Sarah says

      November 3, 2015 at 5:45 pm

      We really like ours! They were already in when we bought the house, but they are a handscraped oak with varying width planks (between 2-5″). They seem to hold up well, but definitely show pet hair, etc. if you don’t regularly sweep or vacuum them. I hope that helps!

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      • Lisa says

        November 4, 2015 at 11:48 am

        It does, thank you!

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  18. Rachel Paxton says

    November 20, 2015 at 2:54 pm

    I’ve got to paint my ceilings, too… Such a chore! The dining room is looking beautiful, by the way. 🙂 xx

    Reply

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