Dining Room Project: Remove Popcorn Ceiling
by
Sue @ Housekaboodle
(IC: blogger)
Back when we started our dining room makeover we only had in mind to repaint. Like a lot of projects it turned into a bear.
One lovely morning we had the thought to remove the popcorn ceiling before painting. If you get thoughts like this, ignore them.
One lovely morning we had the thought to remove the popcorn ceiling before painting. If you get thoughts like this, ignore them.
Seriously though after watching a few YouTube videos it seemed easy enough.
I called them our "dreadlocks" of popcorn paint hanging off the ceiling. It really was not that hard to scrape the layer of popcorn ceiling paint.
This is why you want to lay down a seperate piece of plastic to catch the debris. I was slightly mad at this point of the project.
After doing all this prep work I almost forgot what paint color I picked. This is Benajmin Moore Palladian Blue that reportedly changes colors depending on the light. I don't know, do all paint colors do that? Palladian Blue is in the designer gray family.
Popcorn Ceiling After
It is hard to take after photos of the white ceiling and palladian blue walls. I hope these photos and the one below of our dining room project progress will give you inspiration for your own projects.
One thing about Benjamin Moore Palladian Blue is that it is a blue that goes well with wood trim.
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Published October 14th, 2016 11:31 AM
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Kev Lar on Jan 28, 2019
Hope you had it tested for asbestos, any home pre 1986 even should have it tested for asbestos in the drywall compound and in the stipple/popcorn ceilings.
You'd be surprised by the calls we get as a Hazmat company after it’s been done.
Whole house contaminated with dust and debris from a ceiling scrape.
spend the $ to get an assessment instead of $$$$$$$$$ to get it cleaned!!!!
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