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In defense of popcorn

Thursday, 28 January 10

Among the most reviled design elements today is the horrendous popcorn textured ceiling.  So why did we choose to have this texture applied to our living room ceiling at a time when most people are removing it from theirs?  First of all, there was already a stucco texture applied to the ceiling that was not very uniform.  A few cracks had developed and had been fixed and patched, but the repair did not blend well with the original.  Other repair was needed.   We could have completely replaced the ceiling or simply covered the existing ceiling with new drywall but applying new popcorn was the most economical solution.  After an hour of prep and less than half an hour of actual spraying, the ceiling was finished. For better or worse, it does fit in with the style and age of our house so it does not look out of place as it would in a newer home.  Most importantly, it looks a whole lot better than what was there.

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