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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 Updated Chair Rail Ideas, Wallpaper And Chair Rail Dining Room, Chair Rail Molding Ideas, Chair Rail Ideas With Wallpaper, Wainscoting With Chair Rail, Living Room Chair Rail, Living Room With Chair Rail, Two Toned Walls With Chair Rail, Lauren Syrowik

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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We recently added some more faux wainscoting to the walls in our basement. This room definitely needed a little something extra down there to brighten it up and to add some more interesting details! Adding some DIY faux wainscoting is actually really easy to do. Today I want to share with you the step by

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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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'Should the walls above and below a chair rail be the same or different colors?' I get this question A LOT, particularly with the 1990s homes and the old

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