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Patio: Don’t forget the Ceiling

July 30, 2014

 

 

ceiling makeover ss

While  in the process of giving the patio a facelift,  I kept feeling like  I was not achieving the look I wanted.  I wanted a bright  area, with bold lines, and to be clean and inviting.  As I was closing in on the completion of all the projects,  it still felt a little “dark”.   Then I had my epiphany.  It was the ceiling.  The ceiling and the walls were the same beige color.  Granted it was not a dark color,  but having all the walls and the ceiling  the same boring color,  made it feel like a cave.

ceiling before ss

The only problem with  painting the ceiling posed, was that the corner where the ceiling and the walls  met, was  very bumpy.   No matter the brand of tape or how steady my hand  I was not able to create the appearance of a straight line.  Depending on your vantage point the  appearance of the line changed.  Well that was not going to work.

Then, another  *lightbulb*,   I decided  to add molding and trim out the ceiling.  It was perfect, it would give me a straight line, as well  bring in more white paint color.

So here is what I did. : I used primed MDF finger board.  This can be purchased at  many lumber stores.

moldingss

Because I would be installing the molding  onto a stucco  finish I would need to use  a masonry  bit and masonry  screws.

masonry  bit ad screws ss

You will need to pre-drill your holes into the stucco using the masonry  bit.  I would  suggest having  someones help  hold the molding in place while  pre-drilling the hole. ( It can take a good amount of work to drill through stucco/concrete.  Once  pre-drilled,  use masonry  screws to secure .

add molding ss sm

At this point there will be very large holes where the screws were places.  Fill holes, and then smooth and or sand.

fill holes ss

Once the  filler is dry,  follow up with primer so that the filler will properly take paint.

 

prime ss

As I previously mentioned there  wall surface is very bumpy,  so even when the trim was screwed to the stucco it left tiny little  gaps.  I  went through and  using paint-able caulk  filled all the gaps.

caulk  border

Once the  caulk and primer has dried ,  follow up with paint.   This is obviously an outdoor space, and so  I would need to use an exterior paint.

EXTERIOR PAINT ss

The only  thing left to fix (as far as the ceiling goes) was the awful  light.  Luck would have it that I found  the EXACT  same light fixture  that I had hanging in my front entry!   I had purchased both lights on separate occasions from  thrift stores!  So  for $6   I had a new light fixture!

You can read all about how to makeover the light fixture here.

 

light fixture ss

I added one of these fancy- schmancy  ceiling medallions  for $8.  (They  really  do add a  lot to the look. So worth it!)

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 That pretty  much sums it  up.  This may not have been a super fun tutorial but ,  bottom line is,  that  painting a ceiling white can brighten  up any room!  As with this case,  it made a huge difference.  So when decorating a space don’t  forget that the ceiling a large  percentage of the surface space in a room.  Don’t neglect it!

 

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