I have a chair rail should the walls above and below it be the same colour or a different colour this is a question i get a lot particularly with the 1990 s homes and the old gals referring to homes not women.
Chair rail wallpaper and paint.
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What if i put beadboard above the chair rail and then paint below.
A flat wall without a lot of trim is so much easier.
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The chair rail and trim was already white so i went with a matching white for the wall.
Always paint the walls first and the chair rail and other trim last.
Oct 28 2015 explore bobbi jo thompson s board chair rail ideas on pinterest.
As you can see this room has a decorative chair rail that was used to frame wallpaper to be oversized art.
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Today this chair rail molding is a fast way to stylishly define a dining room living room or entry hall especially when used to separate wallpaper from paint or between two different colors of paint.
The combination of white and yellow really warm up the room.
Here s what i did to make things easier first i knew that i wanted below the chair rail to be white.
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The biggest challenge i face is that i ve never painted drywall sheetrock much less removed 20 year old wallpaper so i got to thinking.
You can treat the rail like a frame of an art.
Protect the chair rail baseboard and any other trim on the wall with painter s tape before you begin rolling color on the walls.
The original purpose of chair rail molding specifically dining room chair rail was to protect walls from being damaged by chair backs.
The chair rail was once a sign of a fancy schmancy home but nowadays can just look dated in a home where the goal is to update and modernize.
It will make the room more to feel energetic than before.
If you fall in love with an expensive wallpaper but have a limited budget consider using the wallpaper only on one accent wall only above or below a chair rail only in a small room or to decorate a piece of furniture.
The wainscoting and chair rail made it difficult to easily and quickly paint.