It generally takes 1-1/2 to two full buckets of mud to texture the walls and ceiling of an average-size (12 x 12 foot) room. Traditionally, knockdown textures were done with flat trowels or wide ...

Patterson marked out the location of the ceiling joists and transferred that ... you're almost done with your project. Just mud the walls and paint them and enjoy your new room.

Popcorn ceilings are those heavily textured ceilings that approximate the look of popcorn. They were usually made from compounds like drywall mud and were popular because they helped dampen sounds ...