said by biggbrother:I've done some Googling and it seems that Joint Compound can be used, and it can be mixed with white paint to create the patch. Does this sound accurate?
That is sort of what I did when I ripped out the partial wall between the dining room and the kitchen at our old house. I patched the 6' long section of the ceiling with drywall, then built up layers of joint compound until the patch matched the depth of the ceiling, and then finished up with a stipple brush to match the swirl texture. I didn't mix with paint since we were going to paint the entire ceiling in both rooms.
Have you considered painting the entire ceiling?