While it is okay to match your ceiling and wall texture, the professional recommendation is to have some contrast between the color and texture of your walls and ceilings. If the walls and ceilings are textured in the same way, it can make them appear to run into each other and cause the room to feel cluttered.

There are many types of textures you can make for your ceilings, such as Skip Trowel, Knockdown, Swirl, Lace and Spray Sand or Popcorn. These five textures are the most popular ones. You can find many other textures that used by some home designer.

A popcorn ceiling, also known as a stipple ceiling or acoustic ceiling, is a ceiling with one of a variety of spray-on or paint-on treatments. The bumpy surface is created by tiny particles of vermiculite or polystyrene, which gives the ceiling sound-deadening properties.

The Different Types of Ceiling Textures You Need to Know About

• Flat or Smooth Ceilings. If your house will have sheetrock ceilings, you have the option to leave the ceilings flat (or smooth).
• Skip Trowel Ceilings.
• Knockdown Ceilings.
• Orange Peel Ceilings.
• Swirled Ceilings.
• Popcorn Ceilings.

Orange Peel After the first layer of thin drywall mud is applied and sanded, a layer of dimpled texture is added. This “orange peel” finish is perhaps the most common wall texture.

Can you paint drywall without texture? Absolutely you can. I think it’s easier to paint without texture, as long as you prime it first. But texture can save you time in the long run.

Popcorn texture creates high peaks and low valleys—this is the deepest and highest texture of all and also the most delicate. Popcorn texture can look like cottage cheese when heavily applied. Application Notes Popcorn, also known as cottage cheese or acoustic texture, is the best ceiling texture for sound dampening.

One of the most popular ceiling texture types available is the Sheetrock ceiling. This texture technique used hand tools and plaster to achieve the look of Sheetrock on the ceiling.

There are some various types of texture you can apply to your ceiling. They are Skip Trowel, Knockdown, Swirl, Lace, and Spray Sand or Popcorn. There is still more texture that’s used by some home designers but those five textures are the most common ones.

The thicker ⅝” drywall is the standard for ceilings. You don’t want to use ½” or ⅜” for ceilings, as over time it will sag downwards in between rafters. Also, ⅝” is the standard thickness for fire-resistant or fire-code drywall, commonly found in garages.