Taniya Nayak: You know it took Michael Angelo about four years to paint the ceiling of the 16th
Chapel but in only half a day you can create the optical illusion of a voltage
ceiling in your own home. Vaulting is so inexpensive that you will have plenty of
money left over to buy pillows and accessories for a total room transformation for
a less than of $100. This boring guest room has a neutral color palette which is a
great blend canvas for a voltage ceiling. The key to making a full voltage ceiling
work is to find a perfectly square or rectangular room. I’m going for concentric a
shape, that’s a square within a square within a square. My first step is measure out
the room, a little trick don’t make your life difficult just measure out the floor.
Before I tackle the ceiling I’m mapping it up for a sand of piece of paper to make
sure I have no errors. The way I’m choosing to make my grid is to have a two foot
parameter on the outside, my next tear will have a one foot parameter and then
whatever is lack in the center is left in the center. Now, I am ready to take these
measurements and apply it to the ceiling. Making your grid is a snap it the use of
chalk line instead of the pencil because it erase it a lot easier. One the chalk line
are drawn, I’m covering them with one inch white tape, this tape is going to serve
two purposes, one is that to keeps the paint from spilling in to one another and
two when I pill the tape off I’m going to have a perfect one inch barrier between
each tear. Now, I’m ready to paint, these are my grid I have three tears that means
three paint colors. Picking the paint color is the fun part, having a neutral base
like this room has you could use just about any color. I choose to use soft shades
of green for a very soothing effect.
To make painting a ceiling neither and easier, invest in extension pull and shields
for you roll it. I’m using my lightest color on the outside and I’m working my
way in getting darker as I get to the center. Once I pulled the tape it will actually
fill like the ceiling receives up towards the sky. The best way to pick your colors
is to take one paint start and choose every other color staring way just about this.
It’s time for the final color the last effect that’s going to give that great voltage
filling that is beautiful. When removing the tape pull down at the 90 degree angle
to get a sharp, clean line. By only spending $30 on paint for the ceiling I have
plenty of money left over to buy accessories to tie the look of the room together.
These natural elements and our tones are creating a perfect flow from floor to
ceiling. The ceiling was always there and always ignored, now with shades of
green going from light to dark and separated with thin white lines create the
optical illusion of the voltage ceiling. Don’t be afraid to tell you guest that you did
it all for under a $100 and a less than half a day.