Hey everybody, sorry I have been a little MIA, the last few weeks have been a little crazy around here.  My in-laws came and stayed with us for a few days.  We have been busy with school projects and parent teacher conferences.  And of course we are still trying to finish our ceiling.  I have been too exhausted to do much posting.  While I may never be completely carefree again, at least I can say we are almost done with our ceiling.   Today I thought I would offer some advice on texturing.  We had to match to pre-existing texture on the rest of the ceiling to finish our repair job.  But you may want to add some texture to a wall, floor or whatever you can can imagine. 

     My Handy Hubby is experienced and really good at installing, taping and mudding drywall so he did all that for our ceiling repair.  Most of us are not so fortunate though.  I have tried to tape and mud drywall seams many times and every time I have been very disappointed with my results.  My opinion is that drywalling is something to hire out to a professional.  Texturing however is something anyone can do.  All you need for the job is a trowel and drywall joint compound.  Step 1.  To achieve the random ridges and vallies, apply the joint compound in random little glops on the trowel (above).  

     Step 2.  Dab the trowel on the ceiling.  Keep dabbing until you get most of the compound onto the ceiling.  Step 3.  Scrape down the peaks (unless peaks is the look you want) by pulling your trowel over your dabs at about a 15 degree angle. 

     That’s about it.  Some tips that may help.   Don’t use too much pressure when you pull the trowel, you don’t want to scrape all you texture off.  Also, don’t wait too long to scrape down or your peaks will dry.  Try to keep changing the angle you apply the compound as well as the direction you scrape.  It’s easiest to work on a 2×2 foot section at a time.  And lastly, it’s always a good idea to practice on a scrap piece of drywall before you begin your project.