So, as you saw in my weekend roundup post, I started installing wainscoting in my dining room. I've loved the look of chair rail molding for a while, though I was always hesitant to install it in my dining space given the shared walls with the living room (and not wanting to continue the molding all around both the living and dining rooms to keep some semblance of separation between the two). However, I finally found a solution (using the fireplace as a natural stop for the molding) and since I was home alone while Esposito was working on Sunday night, I took the plunge with some random molding we already had on hand!
Now that the process is underway, I've been looking back at some of my inspiration images. I'm not sure yet if I should keep just the chair rail molding:
add picture molding below the chair rail:
keep the same paint color on both halves of the wall:
or paint the entire bottom half white:
or paint the entire bottom half a totally different color:
Decisions, decisions! Maybe I should've thought this through more before starting? Which look do you prefer?
3 comments:
i've always loved wainscoting! i wanted to do it in our old apartments dining room too lol cos i didnt give a shit what our landlord thought. i always like the all white bottom but the picture molding with the same color on both halves is kinda sharp looking too. cant wait to see it when you're done!! :)
Pretty! I love this!
You need enough time to think and make your “Decisions, decisions!” Hehe. I’m with Tina about the picture molding, but I’ll go with keeping the same paint color on both halves of the wall. It looks more contemporary to me.
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