Want to Update Your Bedroom? Paint the Ceiling!

Is your bedroom looking a little plain these days? One way to spruce things up is to paint the fifth wall — your ceiling — a bold, new color.

Use painter's tape to cover the crown molding around the perimeter of the ceiling.

Make sure to work slowly around the corners of your ceiling as you apply painter's tape.

Remove the lid of the paint can and stir to ensure color consistency. (Now would also be a good time to lay down a dropcloth.) Cut in about three inches from the tape, and apply paint with a paintbrush.