in a dining room? under the window sill or above? should the color match the wood flooring or the crown molding?
2007-04-22 07:08:22 · 4 answers · asked by rfxdwg01 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Both first 2 are correct. I'm adding bead board to my home at the moment and have no real concern about chairs damaging walls. Mine is 36 inches off floor level with a cap molding for aesthetics.
Wainscoate is primarily used decoratively lately.
The height is NOT standard, and at your discretion you can divide the walls as you wish. Certainly a balance is important, IE: a chair rail too low will look obviously strange.
If you happen to have 8 ft ceilings divide them equally, or do the molding for the purpose in its original design, depending on the height of any furniture that will bump the walls. Every home has windows that differ from the home across town. The window isn't the object of the installation however. Too high will look awkward as well.
Color Choice: No right or wrong answers will be given here. It's a personal choice, much like religion or politics. Personally I don't always add a 3rd color to a wall with molding. I do this often in my work and usually carry the lower wall color to the molding, allowing especially that it may be darker than the color that runs to the ceiling. The truth is that whatever FITS into YOUR plan, and allows a comfort zone, is how you should proceed. Certainly too there are obvious factors to consider, such as complimentary colors butting against each other,,,OR MILD TO WILD if the ROOM dictates that. The room,,,in any case, should be a place you feel OK in, and not strictly be distracted by a "rainbow" of variations. That doesn't say you have to be BLAH.
Steven Wolf
Design and its effectiveness are in the eye of the beholder,,,not always though, in the eye of any critic.
2007-04-22 08:52:18 · answer #1 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The origination of chair rail was to keep the chairs from rubbing the wall in small dining areas. This has changed over time and chair rail is a decorative addition to rooms. This now allows the homeowner to decide what "looks" best in their home. Color should accent the rooms colors and not necessarily "match" anything.
2007-04-22 07:41:19 · answer #2 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Measure from the floor 38" to center of rail.
2016-03-18 05:27:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Measure the height of your chairs and put it there. Make it the color that you like, but i would match the existing moulding.
2007-04-22 07:14:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋