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1. 
   MarkH | Mar 01, 2012 10:09pm | #1

   That looks like knocked down popcorn to me.

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   DanH | Mar 02, 2012 07:38am | #3

   That looks like knocked down popcorn to me.

   Or a poor job of removing the wallpaper.

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   MarkH | Mar 02, 2012 11:51am | #6

   I bet you could recreate that by getting a can of aerosol popcorn ceiling patch, spray very sparingly and use a wide trowel to knock it down with.

   Or you could just glue up little bits of wallpaper I guess.

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   calvin | Mar 01, 2012 10:40pm | #2

   In Europe

   and maybe elsewhere, there were pattern rollers-maybe?

   sorry for the large link............

   http://search.aol.com/aol/imageDetails?s_it=imageDetails&q=pattern+plaster+rollers&img=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bathpotters.co.uk%2Fprodzoomimg2844.jpg&v_t=webmail-hawaii1-standardaol&host=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bathpotters.co.uk%2Fproducts%2Fplaster-pattern-roller%2F5140%2F&width=183&height=136&thumbUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fimages-partners-tbn.google.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcRdEaJoNnij4cpgdiC5w6ddiKRnf3m75xjNXnYAK5ojVNvnK3eQvsGt4G0T%3Awww.bathpotters.co.uk%2Fprodzoomimg2844.jpg&b=image%3Fs_it%3Dtopsearchbox.imageDetails%26v_t%3Dwebmail-hawaii1-standardaol%26imgsz%3D%26imgtype%3D%26imgc%3D%26q%3Dpattern%2Bplaster%2Brollers%26oreq%3D3da72fbea4fc4eb292d4083d633c1be7&imgHeight=480&imgWidth=640&imgTitle=Plaster+Pattern+Roller&imgSize=23649&hostName=www.bathpotters.co.uk

   http://search.aol.com/aol/imageDetails?s_it=imageDetails&q=pattern+plaster+rollers&img=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qwikfast.co.uk%2Fcatalogue%2Fimages%2F%2FTOOLBANK%2FMISFLIC.JPG&v_t=webmail-hawaii1-standardaol&host=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qwikfast.co.uk%2Fcatalogue%2Fplasterers-lining-tools-c-101_200_535.html&width=183&height=136&thumbUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fimages-partners-tbn.google.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcSvuO4YcYrIkOV957OI9TrY-EJQ4zehdhNuERB0rGLFedd831UFBSytHjuiWg%3Awww.qwikfast.co.uk%2Fcatalogue%2Fimages%2F%2FTOOLBANK%2FMISFLIC.JPG&b=image%3Fimgc%3D%26page%3D11%26v_t%3Dwebmail-hawaii1-standardaol%26q%3Dpattern%2Bplaster%2Brollers%26count_override%3D20%26s_it%3Dtopsearchbox.imageDetails%26imgtype%3D%26oreq%3Dae4b48bfea124559994a742159063a8d%26imgsz%3D%26oreq%3D28e6821a1e8f480d8cc4a22ace25f7f0&imgHeight=480&imgWidth=640&imgTitle=Flickatex+Plaster+Spraying&imgSize=114095&hostName=www.qwikfast.co.uk

   Why does the edge of those blobs look like peeled paint?

   Again, my apologies for those terrible links-probably won't help anyway.

   Have you tried a sparse spray texture to reproduce the effect?  You are right though, the flat is not pulled like in knockdown

3. 
   DanH | Mar 02, 2012 07:43am | #4

   Install a lot of drywall screws and wait for them to pop?

   Note that if it's a texture roller you'll see a pattern (though they would have likely gone over the surface 2-3 times so the patterns would be merged).

4. 
   DanH | Mar 02, 2012 07:50am | #5

   The second technique in this article might work:  http://www.icanfixupmyhome.com/DrywallTexturingMadeEZ.html

   For the "stomp tool" you could use a plate of something with pieces of heavy cardboard or some such glued to it to make raised spots.  You could have 2-3 different tools so you could mix them up to create a more random pattern.

5. 
   sapwood | Mar 02, 2012 01:38pm | #7

   Do yourself a favor, now, and smooth coat over the whole mess. 

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   [email protected] | Mar 02, 2012 01:52pm | #8

   Cover it all

   The purpose of texture on a ceiling, or wall for that matter, is to hide the waves that the drywall has in it.  The nasty spray popcorn texture does the best job of anything ever tried, which is why it became the standard for tract homes. 

   I'd recommend over testuring the whole ceiling, either with a texture roller, or patterned carpet remnant, with a light knockdown.

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   radiofreemike | Mar 02, 2012 05:03pm | #9

   I'm not particularily enamored with the texture, but would like it to match the rest of the house; so I'm inclined to try and duplicate the pattern.  The sanest approach is probably to scrape and skim, but these blobs are a nightmare to scrape, soak, or sand off.

   Apparently most of the houses in this subdivision have the same pattern, so somebody must know how to create the pattern.

   Thanks for the suggestions.

   MIke

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   radiofreemike | Mar 02, 2012 10:33pm | #10

   The other issue, with regards to skimming or changing the texture pattern, is that the kitchen ceiling connects to the livingroom . . . the hallways . . . the dinningroom . . . pretty much the whole first floor.