Chair Rail Wallpaper And Paint

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.

Chair rail wallpaper and paint. The wainscoting and chair rail made it difficult to easily and quickly paint. 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. 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. Here s what i did to make things easier first i knew that i wanted below the chair rail to be white.

August 19 2011 at 5 39 am. Jan 4 2019 explore chair rail s board chair rail on pinterest. As you can see this room has a decorative chair rail that was used to frame wallpaper to be oversized art. A flat wall without a lot of trim is so much easier.

Look through 2 tone paint with chair rail photos in. Oct 28 2015 explore bobbi jo thompson s board chair rail ideas on pinterest. The combination of white and yellow really warm up the room. Chair rail design doesn t have to be empty with plain color.

Wallpaper is likely to be at least several times more expensive than paint per square foot. Protect the chair rail baseboard and any other trim on the wall with painter s tape before you begin rolling color on the walls. Always paint the walls first and the chair rail and other trim last. 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 original purpose of chair rail molding specifically dining room chair rail was to protect walls from being damaged by chair backs. See more ideas about chair rail home moldings and trim. What if i put beadboard above the chair rail and then paint below. You can treat the rail like a frame of an art.

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. It will make the room more to feel energetic than before.