If you're sick of looking at your popcorn ceilings, then you can give them a makeover without having to scrape the texture off of them and making a mess.

If your ceilings are asbestos-free, pursue your DIY home decorating makeover; but if dangerous asbestos lurks in your popcorn ceilings, it's safer to call a pro.

If your ceilings are asbestos-free, pursue your DIY home decorating makeover; but if dangerous asbestos lurks in your popcorn ceilings, it's safer to call a pro.

If your ceilings are asbestos-free, pursue your DIY home decorating makeover; but if dangerous asbestos lurks in your popcorn ceilings, it's safer to call a pro.

If your ceilings are asbestos-free, pursue your DIY home decorating makeover; but if dangerous asbestos lurks in your popcorn ceilings, it's safer to call a pro.

Follow the process as I tackle the biggest eyesore: turning a popcorn ceiling into a beautiful beadboard feature!

If you have the dreaded popcorn ceilings or stamped designs in the plaster, experts say removal can be messy and slow-going. The only surefire way of removal is to scrape, and scrape and scrape.

So give the popcorn ceiling a farewell scrape, roll up that shag mat for good, and let more light in. The makeover isn’t just cosmetic; it’s permission to step into the next version of yourself.

Also, sometimes older popcorn ceilings contain asbestos. If you accidentally overload your paint roller, you risk pieces of it falling due to excess moisture, which can release it into the air.