It's a Modern Look Smooth ceilings and walls are all the rage right now, and the best way to achieve a modern look. Heavier textures, especially popcorn texture, are outdated and being replaced quickly.

Try the Chiseled Wedge paintbrush or Trim paintbrushes for great coverage and easy painting! A roller is useful for large surface areas, but not for coating small indents. Using a brush that's too abrasive and firm means you'll risk damaging the popcorn texture. Stick to bristles that are soft and flexible instead.

You can either take a power sander and sand the texture off of your ceiling, or you can wet it and scrape it. Ultimately, we chose to wet it and scrape it, because although you still end up with a mess there is less dust in the air and you aren't maneuvering a somewhat-weighty power tool over your head.

Stippled ceilings are achieved by painting your ceiling with a drywall mixture with either a slap brush and roller or a specialized texture paint gun and hopper. This mixture is often thicker than regular paint and will add a bumpy texture to your wall.