"David F. Eisan" asked:

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My main question is how to deal with this soffit for paint and "orange
peel" knocked down spray on texturing.

Different scenarios,

1) Treat the entire soffit as the ceiling and texture the side and bottom
of it, paint the entire soffit white like the ceiling.

2) Texture just the bottom of the soffit, paint it white like the ceiling
and paint vertical portion the same colour as the body of the room.

3) No texture on the soffit at all, paint the entire soffit the same
colour as the room.

Maybe it's just me, but textured finishes always make me think there's a
problem hidden underneath. Maybe the "problem" is just a low quality taping
job, but maybe it's a leak or cracking. Spec builders love the stuff.

You are doing a nice job, it seems. Nothing to hide. I'd give it a nice
crisp non-textured finish.

Just my $0.02
Keep up the good work!

-Dean