OK. So the final word on basement ceiling paint is acrylic? Is that the same as latex? I have no idea! Also, how does everyone think it would look to paint the ceiling the same color as the walls of my basement? I have an extremely pale butter yellow on the (previously horribly dark and shiny fake paneled) walls now. I'd really love to not paint the walls again, and I think taping them off will lead to huge amounts of paint coming off with the tape since the walls were so shiny and fake in the first place. It seems like this would be a good look that would also make the ceiling disappear, but since no one has mentioned I wasn't sure. If it helps, my basement has several small windows and gets fairly good light at certain times of the day, but needs brightening up.

Just be sure to wash the floor down first so you're not painting dust and dirt. Use flat latex concrete floor paint and don't worry about blending. Any slight variations will be virtually indiscernable..

For the walls, I would just use a gloss latex house paint. Gloss will be easier to clean and also make the room seem a bit larger. Brush on the first coat to make sure don't miss any surface imperfections, and you could roll on the second coat with a fairly thick (1/2") roller. For a small laundry room, I'd probably go with a single sheet of vinyl flooring, but the Allure looks like it'd do the job. This post was edited by randy427 on Wed, Oct 29, 14 at 23:15

I painted the concrete floor in our utility area with Muralo Quik-Tred about 20 years ago, then re-coated it maybe 7-10 years later. There are a handful of dime to nickel size worn spots in the main walk path I'd like to touch up, but other than that it looks great and I've been very happy with it. It's easy to vacuum & mop, I've even used an old electric scrubber on it. The laundry sink has overflowed & water went across the floor to the drain many times and the paint didn't budge. The local independent dealer I got it from is no longer in business so I'd have to drive about 45 minutes to get more, but it's worth it IMHO.