Wainscoting & Chair Rail

by Wendy W

You can find more information for how we installed this chair rail & wainscoting in our entry on my blog at- http://designedtodwell.blogspot.com/2012/01/tips-for-installing-chair-rail.html

wainscoting amp chair rail, home decor, wall decor, We beefed up normal chair rail by adding a 4 inch base piece on first adding the chair rail on top of it Mark cut the ends at a 45 degree angle nailed them on Go to my blog to see how to cap it it s too many characters to fit

We beefed up normal chair rail by adding a 4 inch base piece on first & adding the chair rail on top of it. Mark cut the ends at a 45 degree angle & nailed them on. Go to my blog to see how to cap it, it's too many characters to fit!

We didn't make any boxes that were smaller than 6 1/2 inches wide.

wainscoting amp chair rail, home decor, wall decor, We measured each wall space made all the boxes in each section of wall the same size Basically measure divide by the number of boxes you want subtract the space between them We spaced everything 3 inches apart

We measured each wall space & made all the boxes in each section of wall the same size. Basically, measure & divide by the number of boxes you want & subtract the space between them. We spaced everything 3 inches apart.

On a triangular stairwell wall

Wainscoting up the stairs & landing.

For this section, we wrapped the wainscoting around the wall.

We decided not to make any boxes over 32 inches.

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Rhoda V on Jul 04, 2012
Beautiful! I love adding molding around a house to add architectural details. this is a wonderful way to do it.

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Wendy W on Jul 04, 2012
Thanks! Our home is newer & lacks character. This definitely helped kick it up a notch!

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