Painting uneven edges

[alec green]

Hi

What is the best or correct way to paint an uneven edge between a wall and the ceiling. Do you just go with the uneven edge or is there a better way?

Thanks

Alec

[S Viemeister]

Cove moulding.

[S Viemeister]

Or if you don't want cove moulding, mark a straight line a quarter to a half inch or so below the ceiling, and paint the ceiling colour down to that line.

[John Rumm]

Yup, what I was about to say - masking tape in a nice straight line along the top of the wall just far enough below the wall to ceiling corner to leave a narrow (can be as little as 1/8th") strip of ceiling coloured paint along the wall.

[stuart noble]

+1 except that masking tape follows the undulations of whatever it's stuck to, so it's never going to be perfect

[charles]

just use a small brush and a steady hand.

[stuart noble]

Or fit a picture rail and paint down to that, which I prefer the look of anyway. Or I suppose a small round bead fitted into the angle would give you straightness and act as a small coving

[John Rumm]

I know where to buy the former, the second is not always do easy to find! ;-)

[fred]

In article , charles writes

A bit like using a large hammer lightly, this is a task I find easier with a wider brush. I use a 6" emulsion brush to do the edges of a wall quickly before getting a roller on the still wet edges. Running it edge ways down the desired line gives a well controlled result for me.

[Mr Pounder]

For many years I have wondered just how Travelodge do it.