Painting a ceiling. Vinyl silk or matt emulsion?

I would go for matt, myself. Shiny tends to stay quite shiny on ceilings.

Merlotgran: yes I've done two rooms recently using Dulux satin finish white and am literally watching the paint dry on the third room ceiling, hence my being on here.

I've found it great for covering the dreadful light carmel-colour which was used here by previous owners. I need two to three colours on each room and the end result is worth the work.

However if you have an uneven ceiling you'd be best advised to stick with matt finish which, being non light reflective is better at hiding blemishes. Hope this helps.

Now back to putting on the next coat. Can't wait to do the walls.

Apologies, error in second paragraph - should read two to three coats, not colours.

We have always used matt finish as silk shows every lump and bump in a finished wall/ceiling.

Thanks, everyone. Fortunately it's a new ceiling so no lumps and bumps. It's a south facing room with large windows so gets plenty of light and that's what's putting me off using a silk finish.

I rather like the thought of being able to wipe the paintwork clean rather than having to re-decorate every two years though.

Ho hum.....decisions, decisions.

I painted our living room ceiling with silk, big mistake, first and last time I use it. A Matt finish is much more pleasing to the eye.

It looks very shiny!

Matt finish for ceilings every time.
Just looks better.

Yes, decision made. Matt it is.

Matt

I would never use silk on a ceiling, others are right when they say that it shows up every imperfection. Also matt is a nice foil if you are using silk on the walls. We used silk on the HS&L because it is easier to clean than matt.

Definitely matt. Ceilings are rarely smooth and the silk will pick out all the faults.

Matt every time.

It's done........Matt!

We have been married for 55 years, so this happened a loooong time ago. Friends of my parents painted their ceiling, then Mrs friend arrived post haste. "Quick, quick, come and see Steve". When mum got there, Steve was shrouded in their ceiling. The paint must have reacted and fallen away, covering him, poor chap.

This happened when we had ceilings redone AuntieFlo but fortunately we were not underneath at the time.

Matt paint every time for ceilings.

Matt is our preference for ceilings

Matt. I don’t like the shine from lights on a silk finish ceiling.

Matt emulsion for sure.

This settles a debate we had this morning. We are decorating after too long and husband suggested we paint the ceiling silk for a change instead of matt. I thought for a moment and said i would prefer matt, and it appears i am in good company. Thanks everyone.

If you are painting a kitchen or bathroom then the ceiling should really be a silk emulsion as it stands up to the moisture generated better better than Matt. It is also easier to wipe over. For the rest of the house Matt looks bette.

Whatever type of paint, use that magical pink paint that dries white, then you can see where you have and have not painted. Reminds me of Bird's custard powder that started off pink and changed to brilliant yellow once the milk was added.

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