How to Paint a Coved Ceiling Edge

Ceiling with Molding

• 1

  Move the furniture to a different room or to the center of the room. Cover the floor and all furniture left in the room with drop cloths.

• 2

  Place blue painter's tape along the edges of the molding. It will protect the molding.

• 3

  Apply paint along the edge of the coved ceiling with a paintbrush. This task is called "cutting in." Apply the paint with smooth, broad strokes, working parallel to the molding.

Ceiling without Molding

• 4

  Move the furniture to a different room or to the center of the room.

• 5

  Cover the floor and all furniture remaining in the room with drop cloths.

• 6

  Apply paint to the curved area where the wall and ceiling meet with a paint roller attached to an extension pole. Cover an area of about 3 square feet before painting a different area, and apply the paint with a motion that makes the letter "W" followed by a motion that makes the letter "M" to cover the entire section.