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Wendy W
Wendy W Milford, OH on Jul 04, 2012
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Wainscoting & Chair Rail

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/...
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    We decided not to make any boxes over 32 inches.
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    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....
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    We didn't make any boxes that were smaller than 6 1/2 inches wide.
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    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 & s...
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    On a triangular stairwell wall
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    Wainscoting up the stairs & landing.
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    For this section, we wrapped the wainscoting around the wall.
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  • Rhoda V Kennesaw, GA
    Beautiful! I love adding molding around a house to add architectural details. this is a wonderful way to do it.
    on Jul 04, 2012 · Like 0
  • Wendy W Milford, OH
    Thanks! Our home is newer & lacks character. This definitely helped kick it up a notch!
    on Jul 04, 2012 · Like 0

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