Traditionally coving is painted white, but you can experiment with different colours if you're going for a more contemporary look. Usually your coving or cornice will be painted a different colour to the wall to create contrast.

Do you paint ceiling coving?

Coving, along with the ceiling, is an often neglected part of decorating a room, usually being left for much longer than interior walls before being painted. Coving as it acts as a joint between the wall and ceiling is almost always painted in the same colour as the ceiling.

Do you paint coving before walls?

If your room has coving, paint this with a good quality brush after you have painted the ceiling with your roller. Assuming it is going to be the same colour as the ceiling, paint it before you paint the walls. The same rule applies to ceiling roses and any other decorative plasterwork.