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How to Match My Grid to My Drop Ceiling Tiles

If you would like to create a more inviting, less office-like suspended ceiling or you are simply interested in matching your drop ceiling grid to your tiles for a more cohesive look, you can either cover your T-bar grid system or paint it.

Covering Your Old T-Bar to Compliment Your New Tiles

Ceilume offers two great choices for matching your old grid to your new tiles:

Available in all Ceilume colors and finishes, self-adhesive, and easy to trim with household scissors, these ceiling grid covers will make your suspended ceiling tile grid system disappear, leaving nothing to detract from your new, designer ceiling tiles.

Painting Your Drop Ceiling Grid System to Match Your Tiles

Painting your drop ceiling grid can be a good option in major remodels where masking and drop-cloths will already be required for other aspects of the project.

However, BEFORE painting your full grid be sure to do these three things:

  1. Get your actual tile order in hand, don't proceed with just a sample.
    Regardless of the manufacture or material type, some color shift is always possible between samples and the actual product. You will avoid extra work and surprises by always paint-matching to the ACTUAL product you will install.
  2. Have your hardware/paint store match your paint to the product itself.
    Don't just buy the pre-mixed paint number and assume that the match will be perfect, and don't match to the sample tile or color swatch you received; match to the ACTUAL tiles you will be installing.
  3. Test first, then paint.
    Once your tile order is in hand and your paint is mixed, paint a small portion of the grid (a few squares). Let the paint dry overnight then install a few of your actual tiles in those sections to make sure that the match meets your standards. If it doesn't, you will need to go back to the paint store and have them adjust the color to get it just right.

One final note: as with any painting project, always be sure to properly prepare the grid surface, itself, per the instructions on the paint can, to make sure you get the best adhesion and finish; and always be sure to wear appropriate personal safety equipment.