Bellwood Color Craft Painting scrapes and removes textured popcorn ceilings across Lake Forest homes for a smooth, modern look that brightens every room.
Popcorn ceiling removal in Lake Forest, IL starts at $149. Bellwood Color Craft Painting is a licensed, insured Illinois painting company that carefully scrapes textured ceilings using dust-control methods, then smooths and primes the surface for a modern finish. A typical job includes furniture protection, careful scraping, drywall patching, and a smooth coat before painting. We work throughout Lake Forest and the surrounding Lake County suburbs, with most rooms finished in 1 to 3 days.
Popcorn ceilings hold dust, collect cobwebs, and make rooms feel darker. Scraping them yourself creates a mess that takes weeks to clean up. Our full popcorn ceiling removal services page covers our statewide approach in more depth.
Scraping a popcorn ceiling releases dust through your whole house. We use controlled methods to keep the mess contained.
Once you start scraping, any patch you miss stands out. We skim-coat the entire surface for a uniform look.
Pre-1980 popcorn often contains asbestos. We follow proper safety protocols and test when needed.
Moving furniture, covering floors, and taping edges takes half a day. We handle all of it so you don't have to.
No hidden steps skipped to save time. Here's exactly what happens to your ceiling from protection to final coat.
Same room, same layout — just the texture removed and replaced with a clean, bright surface.


We're a licensed, insured painting crew based in Cook County — not a subcontractor hired off a marketplace app the week of your job. Popcorn ceiling removal is messy work that requires patience and care. A rushed scrape leaves gouges in the drywall that take extra time to fix. We control the dust, we patch every mark, and we prime everything before we leave so the room is ready for paint.
Eight steps, every ceiling, no shortcuts taken.
We inspect the ceiling and give a real price on the spot.
Furniture is covered and floors are protected.
We test if the home was built before 1980.
Texture is wetted and scraped off in sections.
All scrapes and gouges get filled smooth.
A thin coat of joint compound smooths the whole surface.
We prime the ceiling and apply a finish coat.
We check the ceiling with you before calling it done.
Bellwood Color Craft Painting handles popcorn ceiling removal for homeowners, renovations, and businesses throughout Lake Forest and Lake County.
Smooth ceilings, no texture bumps, and a bright finish that opens up the whole room.
Smooth Finish
Fresh Look
Clean Room
Exterior Work
Outdoor Job
Interior WorkPeople across Lake Forest have trusted their ceilings to Bellwood Color Craft Painting, and most of them tell a friend after.
Popcorn ceiling removal is just one part of what we handle for homeowners across Lake Forest and Lake County.
Free estimate, real price, licensed and insured — starting at $149.