Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Popcorn ceiling in a house From the 1950s through the ’80s, the ceilings in many new homes were finished with a rough, stippled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though they were once the height of fashion, these days, many are wondering how to remove popcorn ceilings. In the middle of the ...

There's a lot to love about older homes—the character! The quirks! The superior construction materials!—but one thing modern homeowners usually don't like about an older home? The popcorn ceilings. If ...

If your home has popcorn ceilings, the chances are good that you've considered removing them. Not only is the style outdated, but some popcorn ceilings are also contaminated with asbestos. Luckily, ...

A close-up image of a popcorn ceiling with a round lighting fixture - MC Media/Shutterstock Popcorn ceilings, though they were quite popular from the 1940s to the 1990s, are rather polarizing today.

Popcorn ceilings were popular decades ago, but today's homeowners often want them gone. Covering popcorn texture comes with some downsides, though.

Ask DIYers what their least favorite home renovation task is, and you'll likely hear "drywall" and "painting" more than a few times. So when it comes time to deal with an outdated popcorn ceiling, ...

Before you start removing the old popcorn texture, do a simple scrape test in a small area of the ceiling. First, try scraping a dry area of the ceiling with your drywall knife. If the popcorn texture ...