That’s it! You’ve done it. Your room has been personalized and remade with a cloud design.
How to Paint Cloud Ceilings
A ceiling accented with clouds and sky adds whimsy to the room, makes you feel relaxed, and creates a feeling of being outside.
Clouds are often painted on the ceiling of a nursery or a child’s room to enhance a decorative theme based on nature or fantasy, but clouds overhead can help a small room feel larger or a short ceiling appear taller. There’s no limit to where you can paint clouds.
If you’re thinking of painting clouds on a ceiling in your home, here are some tips to remember, as well as a video to help you bring the outside in!
1. Remove shades from light fixtures that may be in your way.
2. For an airy look, use a light sky-blue for the base color of the ceiling. One gallon covers about 350 square feet, so measure and buy accordingly.
3. Remove as much furniture from the room as possible. Painting the ceiling requires a lot of moving and repositioning the ladder. It’s best to have an empty space.
4. Place a drop cloth on the floor to prevent damage caused by paint drips.
5. Draw a sketch of your cloudy ceiling, so you have a guide line of what you want it to look like. Larger clouds in the center and smaller clouds towards the edges create the illusion that the ceiling is slightly lower in the center. A random array of sizes look more natural as though you’re lying on the ground looking up at a patch of sky.
6. A little paint goes a long way. All you need to buy is one quart glaze, a sample size pure white paint and light gray paint to make the clouds.
This ceiling was in a formal living room. As you can see this ceiling started out with a green color and it just didn’t do much for he space. After painting the sky and clouds, I knew it needed more depth and was missing an element, so we added the baluster to give it that finishing touch
Here is the side-by-side of the ceiling with painted clouds. What a light and airy transformation!
Here are some more ideas of ways to add painted clouds to ceilings.
Believe it or not, this ceiling was in a kitchen. but it would also look great in a study or den to create warmth and bring nature into your space. There are no rules to where to paint clouds on ceilings,
These painted clouds were created on a dining room ceiling and I added a heart-shaped rod iron to enhance the space. Simple but elegant!
These whimsical clouds and butterfly overlook a bath tub in the master on-suite. Imagine enjoying a bubble bath and gazing up at a beautiful blue sky. Awwwww!
Are you ready to paint some clouds on your ceiling? If so here’s a Tutorial on how to paint clouds with the woolly tool.
I hope you found this helpful. If you’re looking for more decorating ideas visit me on Pinterest . For more painting ceiling ideas, check out my previous posts: Stunning Ceilings, Tin Ceilings on a Budget, and Whimsical Stenciled Ceiling.
I hope this inspires you to paint your ceilings!
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Step 1: Prepare the Room for Painting
Here’s what you’ll need to complete this project successfully.
- Drop cloths
- Tarps
- Painter’s tape
- Sponge
- Cloth
- All-purpose household cleaner
- EasyCare® Ultra Premium Interior Primer/Sealer
- Roller applicator
- Extension pole
- Paint tray
- EasyCare® Ultra Premium Interior Paint
- EasyCare® Ultra Premium Ceiling Paint
- Small paintbrush
- Glaze
- Sea sponge
- Cheesecloth
If you’re looking for a distinctive and creative approach to painting , try painting clouds on the walls or ceiling. Painting convincing clouds isn’t as difficult as it sounds, and it’s a fun, artistic project for the whole family. You simply need the right tools and know-how to get it done right. Check out the steps below and then get started on painting clouds on a sky backdrop in your room this weekend.
Step 1: Prepare the Room for Painting
Prep the space before you start painting. Remove furniture from the room before you start. If you can’t get all the furniture out, move it to the center of the room and cover it with drop cloths. Place drop cloths or tarps on the floor and remove window coverings, switch plates and outlet covers. Use painter’s tape to protect windowsills, baseboards, door hinges and the ceiling perimeter. If you’re painting the ceiling, first remove any ceiling fans and light fixtures.
Before you remove any electrical fixtures, turn off power to the room by turning off the breaker for that circuit at the main electrical panel. Mark the switch with a warning tag (a simple piece of tape will do) to make sure no one flips it back on while you’re working. Remove the light bulbs before you remove the fixture. Bring in portable work lighting if needed to help you see properly.
Step 2: Clean Walls and/or Ceiling
Clean the walls and ceiling—paint doesn’t adhere to dirt. Using a sponge or cloth, wipe down your walls or ceiling with all-purpose cleaner and water. Let the surfaces dry completely.
Prime the walls or ceilings to get the best results, especially if you’re making a drastic color change to create your sky and cloud effect. If you’re priming/painting walls, apply a coat of True Value EasyCare Ultra Premium Interior Primer/Sealer with a roller. Apply primer widthwise in 6′ sections, using a zigzag pattern of overlapping “W” strokes. Move from right to left, then left to right, spreading evenly with vertical strokes. Let it dry thoroughly.
If you’re priming / painting a ceiling, it’s helpful to “cut in,” or outline the edge of your ceiling with a small, angled paintbrush before priming the whole ceiling. Then use a roller applicator on an extension pole to apply the primer in 6’ square sections on the ceiling. Use a series of overlapping “W” strokes from right to left, then back from left to right using horizontal strokes. Make sure to “feather” the edges of the squares, using less pressure when you get to the edges. This prevents creating a line when the paint overlaps from another square. Keep working with the 6’ squares until the entire ceiling is painted.
Open the windows to make sure you’ll be priming and painting in a well-ventilated area.
There’s something so magical about clouds on walls and ceilings – they make you feel that you are floating on air. I remember as a young girl that my mom painted clouds on the ceiling and I spent so much time lying on my bed daydreaming!
Painting clouds is not as difficult as you may think. It’s more like blending colour to create the wispy look of realistic clouds.
HERE’S HOW:
Step 1
Start off by painting the walls with a coat of light blue satin acrylic paint and then paint the ceiling with a paler shade of blue (from the same paint swatch) in sating acrylic paint. Using satin will reflect light and give the room a shimmering, cool look.
Step 2
Use a matt white acrylic to apply the main cloud shape onto the wall with a sponge applicator. While you are waiting for this to dry, cut out the same shape in a piece of acetate or plastic sheet – cardboard also works just as well.
Step 3
Apply sprayable adhesive onto the back of your stencil and place this over the main cloud shape. Mix together 1 part white paint with 2 parts scumble glaze and use the sponge applicator to colour in this second part. Remove and reposition the stencil at the other side of your cloud to repeat this process.
Step 4
After each cloud is finished, step down from the ladder and look at the overall effect to get an idea of proportions and perspective.
Step 5
Use a soft, dry brush to lightly blur/smudge the outer edges and to create depth and dimension to the cloud. Dab the brush over the still wet paint and wipe off on a piece of paper towel before continuing.
