We Painted Our Basement Ceiling - WITHOUT a sprayer!

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I knew a painted basement ceiling was the right solution for our basement pub and hobby room. It ticked a lot of kinda-boring practical boxes.

Despite knowing all those boring positives – and suspecting our black painted ceiling was going to look great – I was BLOWN AWAY by how much taller the room looks too!

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How to Paint Basement Ceiling Without a Sprayer

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Painted Basement Ceiling Material

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Step 1 : Decide what pipes etc. can move and what can stay

Step 2: Dust well, wipe everything down

Step 3: Paint - we've got tips on how to get this done well!

For a complete easy to follow tutorial click here!

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