Chair rails have a practical use in the function of protecting the wall from being damaged by the backs of chairs as people move them about generally getting up and down from the dinner table.
Dining room chair rail wainscoting.
In such cases you need to bring the wainscoting down.
The chair rail can either be a horizontal piece with a specified profile or it can even be a small solid crown moulding.
Jul 13 2019 explore anne long s board dining room chair rail wainscotting on pinterest.
There s an image coming later of all of the mouldings i used to make our wainscoting in our old home so please hang on and no fair looking ahead.
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Measure the height of one of the dining room chairs and determine how high off the floor the chair rail should be.
While these walls weren t originally chair rail alone you can see how the horizontal moulding would act as the beginning point for a gorgeous wall installation that can be as simple or as detailed as your budget skills allow.
With both the base molding and chair rail lines drawn measure the length of the walls to determine the size of the panels.
What is chair rail the term chair rail is orginially derived from the latin root word chair which means.
I did the latter in my home and loved it.
Measure up the wall in one location and use a level to mark the second horizontal line image 2.
Classic wainscoting panels are often painted white.
Installing wainscoting baseboards and chair rail add texture depth and architectural interest to any room with beadboard panels and decorative molding.
But they won t work on average or rather low ceilings.
White wainscoting and decorative molding are paired with chocolate brown walls for a sophisticated dining room.
Sep 6 2013 explore destefano remodeling s board chair rail and wainscoting on pinterest.
Some prefer the wooden tone to keep the dining room traditional.