I am excited to share the PaintStick EZ Twist, a handy little painting tool that I was able to give a “roll” on my Guest Bedroom ceiling.
I am in a slooooowwwwww guest bedroom transformation and this handy PaintStick saved me time and money. Here is the room before I kicked my son to the attic bedroom. I can’t believe I am sharing this before picture, but this is part of the reason I moved his room to the third level. I was tired of looking at the mess, day in and day out.
The arrows in the above picture are pointing to a water stain on the ceiling. We had a roof leak about 7 years ago, and we are just now getting around to fixing the stain it left on the ceiling. We did have the roof replaced, but never wanted to paint the ceiling. How could we with all that clutter and mess!
Here is a closer look at the crack and the bubbling of the plaster. Yes, we have plaster ceilings and walls, my home was built in 1927, so everything is plaster and not dry wall. The first steps we did to fix the ceiling was to clean the area and wipe away all the bubbling plaster, without removing too much of the stamping pattern.
In the above picture, you can see the spots that needed removed to correct the water damage. Once we removed all the water damaged, I applied a stain blocker primer with a brush. I was only priming in the water damaged places, not the entire ceiling. Now for the fun part, using the PaintStick EZ Twist by HomeRight.
I will give you the quick and easy version how to, but if you want the complete breakdown, go on over and visit the HomeRight web-site. They give you great videos tutorials and you can also see the other great products that they offer for your household needs. The first step is assemble the PaintStick and to place the fill tube and lid in and on the paint can. Simple, Easy and you are ready to paint.
Place the Valve on the fill tube and pull the inner tube. The paint will begin to loaded into the PaintStick.
It was really neat to watch the paint load into the PaintStick and to fill the chamber.
Next, you load the paint into the roller by locking the toggle switch and turning the inner tube clockwise. Once you load the the roller with paint, you are ready to begin.
Mr. DD only had to load the PaintStick EZ Twist 4 or 5 times while painting the entire ceiling. Now for Mr. DD’s pros and cons while using the PaintStick EZ Twist.
As you can see, the PROS far outweigh the CONS . I can’t wait to personally use this PaintStick EZ Twist on my walls. Mr. DD had to paint the ceiling for me, I have neck issues and can’t look up for that length of time. I have to admit, I was a little jealous that he got to use my new paint toy before me! I know, call me crazy, most people would have been happy to get out of painting a ceiling. I am called the “Gadget Queen” in my house, so if there is a cool and handy gadget, I get excited about using it, even if it involves work. Stay tuned for the wall color and I will be sharing how to “cut in” on any paint job without having to tape off the trim. HomeRight has a great selection of products to use in and around your home. so stop over to their site to check out their assortment, and you can stay connected with HomeRight on Twitter and Facebook. What is your least favorite thing about painting a ceiling?
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Lonsdale says
Such a nice post and awesome tips! I always dread painting ceilings with the help of PaintStick…will definitely reference this article next time!
Emiy says
genius!! What an amazing invention… so much easier and cleaner!! WOW! I’m impressed ;o)
Designed Decor says
Emily, it was so easy to clean up! I hate cleaning up paint brushes and it was not that bad.
Shanna Gilbert says
I love painting rooms but the ceiling is the worst! Any product that can help make that easier is the way to go! I need to try one of these out!
Designed Decor says
Shanna, yes the ceiling is the worst! I just painted the walls and I love this thing!
Dawn says
You know, I have painted a lot of things in my day. But a ceiling is not one of them. Can you believe that?
Designed Decor says
Dawn, you should consider yourself lucky! I love painting, and I have to say the ceiling is my least favorite! The good things is, if you have to paint one now, you can get this handy Paintstick to help you out!
Anonymous says
I can definitely see where this would kill the shoulders after a few walls are completed.
Designed Decor says
Tony, I consider it a good upper body workout!
tonygreene113 @ 113tidbits says
I hear ya..That would be a welcomed side benefit for using this tool.
Alex says
Very cool, I bet this makes painting a whole lot nicer!
Designed Decor says
Alex, it made it so much easier! The clean up was easy too!
Cococute says
That was indeed genius, to think it is like a syringe that refills the paint roller automatically will save you time and also will avoid drips of paint.
Ave says
Thanks for a great review! We have to paint our ceilings this summer and the paintstick sounds like a great helper.
Designed Decor says
Ave, you won’t be disappointed if you purchase one!
Franc Ramon says
This is the faster way to do the paint job.
Aisha Kristine Chong says
Awesome and handy way to paint things by yourself!
Jhady says
That is one nice paint roller and I like the idea it has its own tray so you don’t need to dip and roll many times. This will make painting job convenient and fast.
Designed Decor says
Makes it great for clean up too!
Boonie says
I recently helped some friends paint their home, and it can get tiresome having to dip the rollers in paint over and over again. I think this looks very useful and efficient. I’m glad you reviewed it as more pros than cons.
Designed Decor says
Boonie, you have recent experience and know exactly how time consuming having to go back to the paint tray. The paint stick was so quick and easy!
Natalie says
Man this could of really helped us in the past, I may have to go get a few of these, when we decide to re-paint the house.. everyone needs a good arm workout, haha
Designed Decor says
Natalie, it really was not that hard on the arms if you consider how much time it saved!
RUSS says
That’s really very convenient 🙂
Roch says
Hehe yeah I think the tiredness can’t be escaped no matter what product and tools you’re using when painting the ceiling.
Designed Decor says
Great point!
Amanda says
This would definitely come in handy! I have been considering only painting my ceiling, rather then the walls, and I know this would be an awesome tool to do it.
Christine @ One TIPsy Chick says
Great idea! We have some upcoming paint projects and I will be looking into this for sure! Thanks for posting this!
Designed Decor says
Christine, It is so worth the purchase!
Nicole says
Oh, this is SO cool! Why hasn’t something like this been invented before?!? It must make painting so much faster and cleaner. I love the idea of no tray. And your new ceiling looks great 🙂
Designed Decor says
Thanks Nicole! I love the fact that you don’t have a tray, one less thing to clean!