kitchen interior design in malaysia
hi, i'm charly duffy for the dulux how toseries on interior surfaces. painting your ceilings can make a huge improvementto the appearance of your home. checkout how fabulous this room looks. we're going to show you how we got it lookinglike this. you might think that painting a ceiling is a little daunting, but as you'llsee it's really not hard. before you begin, put your drop sheets down,then grab your ladder, brush, tape, roller, extension pole and tray. start by removing cobwebs with a broom. then wash the ceiling down with sugar soap,using a sponge-mop and bucket. you may think
you'd be ok skip cleaning the ceiling butit's a really important part of painting. to make things easier, set up some floodlightsbelow so you can see where you've already painted. now tape around cornices and edges and alsoany down lights you may have. we'll be using dulux ceiling white today.the first step is cutting-in. using a brush, paint carefully along the edges,cornices and corners of the room to create a border around the ceiling. don't forget to go around any down lights,hanging lights or skylights. now that's all done, you're ready to roll!
start in one corner, and use the roller insmooth, parallel actions. work in roughly 1 square metre areas at atime, moving across, and then down. working in small areas will also make it easierto maintain a wet edge. once you've finished a large area, you canlay off the paint. this is the most important step in rolling and prevents streaky linesin your finish. start with your roller not loaded with paintand rest it at the top left-hand corner. gently pull the roller along the ceiling towardsyou in one long stroke. then take the roller off and place it slightlyoverlapping the original roll, and roll along the ceiling again.
so, you'll be making a line on one side, thenrubbing it out with each new roll. it's really important not to push the roller,as this creates pressure that can cause streaks in your paint. cd — if you're doing two coats, let thefirst coat dry, then repeat the process from the cut-in stage. we're all done! but we'll leave you all witha couple of handy tips. one thing that can be confusing is paintingwhite onto an already white ceiling. use dulux's never miss, which goes on pinkand dries white and if you're painting your ceiling in yourkitchen or bathroom, use dulux wash & wear
kitchen & bathroom ceiling. this will prevent mould and bacteria fromgrowing on the surface. this looks great! there is a huge differencefrom where we've started. thanks for your help drew. no worries charly. worth doing, worth dulux.