[Paul T]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

Scrape it.

I personally despise that "popcorn" crap. It's effective at creating diffuse light in a room but it looks VERY ugly, IMHO. Architecturally, I think ceiling treatments are among the most neglected aspects of interior space planning. 99% of it is either flat gyp, flat ACT or popcorn crap. Very seldom do you see any articulation or expression on the ceiling any more. . .

Sounds like it might be an opportunity to do something interesting with lighting, form, material, color or some/all of the above. . .

POP - could not agree with you more, which is probably why I despise this so much! I'm in awe of some of the ceiling treatments I see in some older homes (carved wood, copper, etc) and would love to do something like that at some point in a room or 2. As with most things, the details make all the difference.

For the record, it's not true "popcorn", but rather a hard texture, I think done with drywall compound. I'm leaning toward ripping it out a room at a time as suggested...

Thanks for the advice. I'll post pics of the "fun" once it begins...