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You guys know I have been working on Carson's room with the built-ins and all, but what I haven't shown you is what I've been doing to the bottom half of his room. :-D I know, I know, I'm sneaky.....you're really gonna have to keep an eye on me in the future! lol :) I've been doing this to his room............ Installing board and batten on the cheap! When I say cheap, I mean the lattice strips were about 5 bucks for each 8' piece and I used 10, so $50.00 for the lattice and then the chair…

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Historically, chair rails were installed in homes to protect walls from the backs of moving chairs in small dining rooms. Because of this, you'll notice chair rails in older homes are almost always installed at around 30 inches from the floor, the height of a chair.

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Lauren Syrowik on Instagram: "You want to argue with me? The truth is, there is no standard dimension. That said, historically speaking, the chair rail, or wainscot cap started much lower. Why?  It was based off of the human form, and had NOTHING to do with chairs. Chairs were rare and expensive. Ever wonder why you go into old homes, and they just feel… good? It’s because the proportions were meant to compliment the human form!   The overall purpose of millwork is to help establish scale and proportion in a room, and with the chair rail being closer to us than base or crown, it MATTERS. You don’t want it too high because it will make the room feel smaller (this does not relate to the Tudor-Style or Arts and Crafts wall paneling you may have seen).   Instead, err on the shorter side. Looki Chair Rail In Hallway, Chair Rail In Living Room, Wallpaper And Chair Rail Dining Room, Updated Chair Rail Ideas, Chair Rail Ideas With Wallpaper, Wood Chair Rail Ideas, Wainscoting With Chair Rail, Living Room Chair Rail, Living Room With Chair Rail

Lauren Syrowik on Instagram: "You want to argue with me? The truth is, there is no standard dimension. That said, historically speaking, the chair rail, or wainscot cap started much lower. Why? It was based off of the human form, and had NOTHING to do with chairs. Chairs were rare and expensive. Ever wonder why you go into old homes, and they just feel… good? It’s because the proportions were meant to compliment the human form! The overall purpose of millwork is to help establish scale…

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