If your home or apartment was built between the 1950s and 1980s, there’s a good chance you have popcorn ceilings. This type of textured finish was a design staple for decades, thanks to its ability to ...

Popcorn ceilings are on their way out. This subtle and attractive texture is taking over instead — it's clean, modern, and ...

Question: We have ceilings that were sprayed on and have a rough texture. How do we clean them? Getting the ceiling wet causes the texture coating to loosen. Answer: The best way to keep textured ...

Kitchen ceilings can be degreased with solutions made of dish soap, vinegar, baking soda, and commercial degreasers. If you have popcorn or textured ceilings, avoid using vinegar and be cautious when ...

A close up of a popcorn ceiling covered in black dust and a light fixture. - Lost_in_the_Midwest/Shutterstock Despite some overly enthusiastic (some would say ...

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

Q: Our home was built in 1970 and has a textured ceiling and paneled walls in the living room. We started to remove the old paneling, but this caused some of the ceiling texture to be scraped off.

I’ve lost count of the questions I’ve answered. It’s in the tens of thousands over the past 28 years. Most questions are pretty straightforward, and the answers are somewhat obvious. However, every ...