Painting Walls and Ceiling Tiles Changed Our Whole Stage

So we wanted a different look for our stage that was built about 10 years ago.  We didn't have a huge budget to make it happen, but we had plenty of help! Our dated stage had back walls that were all white and we had the white ceiling tiles like you see below. This picture shows the before and after that this blog will tell you about. The ceiling tiles on the left of the photo is the before, and the ceiling tiles on the right is after. So how did we do it?

Well, I'm not gonna lie, it was a lot of work. I said we didn't have a lot of money, but we had plenty of free labor. First we had to get the tiles down. 

STEP 1: GET THE EQUIPMENT TO TAKE DOWN THE TILES

We had scaffolding so that part was free, but if you need scaffolding you can call a local rental company and ask if you can get them to donate it for a weekend, or even better ask them for a genie lift! 

STEP 2: MARK THE TILE LOCATIONS

Now, don't just go pull the tiles down, it is very important that the tiles get marked so you will remember their location. Some of the tiles are custom cut for the square they are in, and it would be bad if you lost track of that. 

STEP 3: PAINT THE TILES AND WALLS

Let the fun begin! Carefully laying the tiles out on plastic sheeting that we picked up from the local home depot, we had rollers and gallons of flat black paint and we painted, and painted, and painted. Depending on how many tiles you have to paint, do it in shifts so you don't get burned out doing it all with the same folks. This is important because if people get bored they will get complacent and do sloppy work! 

STEP 4: REPLACE THE TILES

Now comes the payoff! Check out the photos below to see the black walls in the back of the stage, and the newly painted ceiling tiles back in place. Our plan was to also paint the tile rails and the light fixtures at some other time, but when we started putting the tiles back up, it looked so good we loved it!

Hope this helps you guys! This blog is dedicated to having an impact for Christ's kingdom and being good stewards with the funds that God gave us!