Michelangelo painted a ceiling and you can too! Here's how to create an airy, cloud-filled room.

Steps: 1. Remove or cover furniture and put down a drop cloth.

2. Paint the ceiling blue and let it dry. See "How to Paint a Ceiling" for directions.

3. Pour white paint into a roller tray.

4. Holding a sponge flat, dip it into the paint.

5. Dab the paint-filled sponge on the ceiling.

6. Make clouds in a free-form shape. You may want to have some pictures of clouds on hand for reference.

7. Use more paint in the center of the cloud, and less paint as you move out toward the edges.

8. Leave some areas of blue showing through the white for a light, transparent look.

9. Make clouds of different sizes.

10. Cover the ceiling evenly, but randomly, with clouds.

Tips: Keep some of the blue ceiling paint on hand for covering mistakes and touching up. After the painted clouds have dried, stick some glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling for a starry-night effect after dark. Purchase a sky-themed ceiling fan or light fixture. Hang stars, model airplanes or a planet mobile from the ceiling.