Mmm.. Shiny!
My sister and her fella had moved onto decorating their kitchen in their first house, a 3rd floor flat. As a surprise for her chap, she thought she'd get on with painting the kitchen ceiling for him, so he could have a break from the days and days of DIY he had been subjecting himself to.

She went out, got the paint, brushes etc and got stuck in.

Matt came home from work that day, he opened the communal front door and wondered "Thats an odd smell. What is it?" As he ascended the 3 flights, the smell got stronger and stronger.
He was greeted by my sister, pretty much floating out of the flat with a ridiculous grin and a glazed expression "Surprise, I've painted the kitchen ceiling for you!"

A surprise it was, for she had painted the whole thing with Gloss Paint.

After 3 days of giving her the silent treatment, he finally calmed down and can now laugh about their shiny ceiling. On the plus side, it is wipe free for when she attempts pancakes.
(Roddimus_Prime Should be revising, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 11:59, 2 replies)

That sounds like a good idea to be honest.
list of pros and cons is needed.
(waxdart hello., Fri 16 Jul 2010, 12:02, closed)

I concur
All the condensation from cooking and hot water won't make the ceiling damp and cause mould.

Instead, it'll drip to the floor or run down the walls, and they'll go mouldy instead. Where you can reach to clean them.
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 17:26, closed)