Our bathroom has that white spray-on crunchy stuff that's on almost
every ceiling nowadays. I don't know what it's called, but it looks like
cottage cheese. Anyhow, just above the shower, there's a spot where the
previous owners apparently "repaired" some missing bits, but they did a
poor job of it and it's all coming off again. The humidity from the
shower seems to be part of the problem.
Under the crunchy stuff is regular old sheetrock. We'd like to just
scrape all the crunchy stuff off and repaint the ceiling, but I don't know
if that's a good idea or not. Are we liable to cause more problems doing
this? Should we have something over the sheetrock or a special kind of
paint, since it's likely to get wet from humidity and/or splashing water
from the shower?
Thanks again, guys. You've been a big help, this is our first house and
it's been quite a learning experience.

Stacia