When designer Bess Jones suggested that Barbara Mattox paint the recessed ceilings in her Paradise Valley home, she didn’t hesitate. “It absolutely changed the whole feeling of the house,” says Mattox ...

Textured ceilings have long shaped how homes look and sound, but not all finishes behave the same when it comes to ...

Q. We live in a town home that is 32 years old, and all ceilings (except bathrooms) have popcorn ceilings. We have several cracks in these ceilings along the taping lines. Please advise as to how to ...

The venerable American designer Albert Hadley advised that “ceilings must always be considered. They are the most neglected surface in a room.” Hadley, who in his 70s, covered his own living room ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Made primarily from joint compound, ceiling textures are used for a variety of aesthetic and acoustic reasons. When your ceiling finish is ...

Popcorn ceilings are a common type of ceiling finish in homes built from the 1950s through the 1980s and later. They were quick to install, making them an affordable option for finishing a ceiling.

Hey, remember when the popcorn ceiling was a-poppin'? The embarrassing, weird-memory-inducing, spray-on, paint-on style treatment was wildly popular from the late 1950s to the 1980s. Some called them ...