| Add a little color to your life by painting that often | | | | Ceiling paint is cheaper, but don't start calculating how |
| ignored canvas above your head-your ceiling. | | | | much money you can save by painting your walls with |
| Consider changing the atmosphere in your home by | | | | ceiling paint. There's a reason it's cheaper-ceiling paint |
| painting your ceilings. They don't have to be replicas of | | | | doesn't contain some of the expensive ingredients that |
| the Sistine Chapel, but a new color above your head | | | | make wall paint resistant to smudge marks and easy |
| will dramatically change the feeling of your room. Even | | | | to clean. Ceiling paint is also chalkier than wall paint, and |
| a hint of color can make a difference. A light peach on | | | | can be easily damaged in high traffic areas. Ceiling |
| the ceiling will brighten a room with a warm rosy hue | | | | paint is a flat paint that will not show imperfections as |
| much more than a cold white. | | | | easily as glossier wall paint. It is also a thicker paint, |
| Paint can also be used to change the appearance of | | | | designed to reduce splatter when applied. |
| height of a ceiling. To bring the ceiling lower in a | | | | While ceiling paint is exclusively for use on the ceiling, |
| cavernous room, make the walls a dark color and the | | | | wall paint is a bit more versatile. It works quite well on |
| ceiling white. This will bring the eye to a firm point | | | | ceilings since it is easier to tint than ceiling paint, so you |
| where the wall ends and the ceiling begins, making the | | | | will be able to get the exact color you desire. Ceiling |
| ceiling seem closer. Blurring that line of demarcation | | | | paints appear in far fewer colors-generally a variation |
| between the walls and the ceiling will create the effect | | | | on the "white" theme. Recently, however, Martha |
| of a high ceiling, since the eye cannot tell where the | | | | Stewart introduced some color to the ceiling paint |
| boundary exists between the wall and the ceiling. | | | | world, and other companies will likely follow suit, |
| Once you've made up your mind to begin this project | | | | expanding your options for colorful ceilings. |
| the next step is to determine what kind of paint to use. | | | | You don't have to be Michelangelo to have a fabulous |
| You'll find you are faced with two genres-ceiling paint | | | | ceiling. A little know-how and some paint can change |
| or wall paint. How much of a difference can there be | | | | your life-or at least your living room! |
| in paint, you may wonder. A lot. For starters, price. | | | | |