How to Paint a Cathedral Ceiling

Cathedral ceilings provide space and elegance to a home. At first glance these ceilings can seem difficult to paint and you might feel stuck with the current color pallet you have. However, by using a ladder, some painter's tape and a telescoping painter's pole, you will find that painting a cathedral ceiling is easier than you thought. You will have to take your time and apply less paint than you would when you paint a wall in order to avoid causing a mess, but it can be done quickly.

Things You'll Need

• Telescoping painter's pole Paint roller 2-inch trim brush Interior paint Painter's tape Blue tarp Ladder

Instructions

1. 

   Move all the furniture out of the room. Lay the tarp down on the floor. Apply painter's tape to the top line of each wall where the ceiling meets the wall. If you have skylights, apply painters tape where the wall sections meet the window.

2. 

   Pour enough paint in the pan so that it is at least 2 inches deep. Load the paint on the roller. Be sure to roll off any of the excess paint to keep the paint from dribbling down onto you or the floor. Attach the roller to telescoping pole.

3. Paint the ceiling by rolling from the center of the ceiling and down to the painter's tape and back up again. You will need to paint several coats since you are loading small amounts of paint to prevent dribbling.

4. Attach the trim brush to the telescoping pole and paint the areas that were not hit with the rollers. The main area that will need touching up will be where the two halves of the ceiling meet. If you have skylights that are raised, you will need to use the trim brush on the corners of the skylight walls as the roller will not be able to hit this area.

Tips & Warnings

• Open a window and only paint in a well ventilated area.