Newly painted walls will only exaggerate a ceiling which is faded or marked, but it is difficult to paint a ceiling after the walls have been finished. For this reasons, always start a redecoration project by painting the ceiling.

In fact, the ceiling is one of the least difficult areas to paint if you follow some simple, common sense tips:
If the room has coving, it makes sense to start painting this first as this will help to ensure a neater finish when you paint the ceiling. A wide oval brush is ideal for painting coving as the shape of the bristles will hug the curve of the coving more efficiently, giving you a consistent, neat finish first time. When painting the top of the coving, allow the brush to overlap the edge so that it paints the edge of the ceiling as well. When the job is complete. The ceiling and coving will blend smoothly. Check out part two next month!