The black ceiling is actually really cool. Nicely done.

Thanks! It only took about 4 hours to prime....21 hours to paint that ceiling.

Lesson of the day: Buy an airless sprayer and it'll take 1/4 the time!

Great work! Yes, a sprayer is the way for unfinished ceilings.

I used an air sprayer but the coverage was SO SLOW.

Ah ok, by mostly luck I went with an airless sprayer for the one unfinished ceiling I did a few years ago. I looked at the ratings for usage and it was clear I needed to buy an entry level pro sprayer. The comparison is simple, the $300 Graco X5 is rated at 125 gallons per year. The (at the time $900) Graco 395 is rated at 50 gallons per week. The 395 should last me a lifetime as long as I keep it clean and oiled.

Yeah spraying indoors is very situational. But that's one situation for sure.

Pretty inspiring. These pictures could go a long ways to convincing my wife do something like this.

I love the idea of not having to put drywall on a basement ceiling and maintaing access to everything but I hate the idea of trying to have a finished space with no sound barrier between floors.

Didn't focus and read "Primed my balls today." Had to read to second time.

Looks good - what did you put between the drywall and the brick?