the painted surface

Straighten A Crooked Edge

You often see a wiggly, crooked cut-in line at the top of a wall next to a textured ceiling. This is a proven tip that will give you a nice straight line instead of the ragged kind. Before painting anything, scrape with the end of a small slotted screwdriver down the ceiling right in the corner next to the wall. Your goal is to smooth a small space of ceiling texture for the wall color to come up to, as if the ceiling was not textured at all. Yes, it makes a small mess, but the results are worth a little vacuuming.