I’ve lost count of the questions I’ve answered. It’s in the tens of thousands over the past 28 years. Most questions are pretty straightforward, and the answers are somewhat obvious. However, every ...

If you purchase a home, some of the design choices that you inherit may seem strange. For example, why do homes have popcorn ceilings? The odd texture creates some problems for homeowners, like ...

Q. When we remodeled our home, we wanted to get rid of the "cottage cheese" ceilings, but we didn't want the mess of scraping them off. Instead, we covered the ceilings with a second layer of drywall.

Popcorn ceilings may not be as common in new builds today, but plenty of homes still have them, especially older ones. They can look surprisingly good when they're well cared for, so it's no surprise ...

Popcorn ceilings hit their “heyday” in the 1970s and 1980s. Also known as an acoustic ceiling for its noise-dampening properties, popcorn ceilings were both an architectural choice. They made ...

Q: We had a kitchen addition put on our home about 10 years ago. Decisions were made that now have us slapping our foreheads. My wife wanted a smooth ceiling with no texture whatsoever, which is ...

Popcorn ceilings are on their way out. This subtle and attractive texture is taking over instead — it's clean, modern, and ...

Textured popcorn ceilings were somehow popular back in the 1960s and '70s, and surprisingly they’re still being applied today, especially in condominium complexes. The problem is people don’t seem to ...

Nothing makes a room look uglier than a popcorn ceiling, and scraping them off can be dangerous and ineffective. So why not ...

Are you renovating your home and thinking about what to do with the ceilings? If your ceilings have texture, you may wonder whether they are popcorn ceilings or another finish entirely. There is a ...