How To Build A Chair Rail

How To Build A Chair Rail – Boy! We've picked another “we'll get to it one day” DIY on our list! Since we moved into this house, we wanted to add a fireplace to the living room, but we planned to rent it out. So, guess what? We didn't hire him. We made it ourselves and I couldn't love it more! This is still one of my favorite DIYs (hence the 12 posts to post)! All you need to do is make a simple box! With 3 young children, the walls are very fast. Hand products are the real MVP of this project. They have a wide variety of pails, lids, and tools – big or small – that really help make things better! But more about paint later…

* If you don't have an air compressor you can rent one. Or, there's a combo tool with a nail gun!

How To Build A Chair Rail

First, select the number of boxes you want. I wanted an odd number and thought 5 was too tight so I chose a box 3 wide. In my opinion, small boxes, wide boxes give a modern look.

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156 (height of wall) – 20 (total of four 5″ spaces – space from wall to center of each box) = 136/3 (number of boxes) = 44

Now determine the height of your boxes. Let me be honest here- the size is easy but the length gave me problems. I tried using this method:

36 (Total length of trim) – 5 (Total length of rail plus length of base boxes) = 31

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31 (the number from the top) – 10 (the total distance between the box and the rail seat and the distance between the box and the box) = 21.

Well, I made a mistake because when I mocked up the tape, the length of 21″ didn't leave 5 inches between the trim and the rail as it was supposed to. Finally, I wanted the size since I knew it. At 44 inches .

If you are better at math than I am, you can see my mistake. Huh! If not, try the formula and see if it works for you. If not, use masking tape to determine the best fit – I recommend that the distance between the top cut and the bottom cut be the same but it's really up to you!

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* Step 1: Install your rail seat. Here's Joe's post on how to trim a rail seat to make it more comfortable if, like ours, you've joined two pieces together. Instead of neatly cutting and joining the pieces end-to-end, one technique is to cut the pieces at 45 degrees so that they meet each other.

After the two pieces are cut, you can use a laser level to make sure they are straight and then screw them to the wall. We use a small scale to make sure it's straight. Our wall leans a little so it's not perfect but you can't tell with the eye.

Step 2: Paint everything on the wall. (optional). I've read tutorials where people paint everything on the wall. You can do this or use tape. I worked with both. The drawing helps because if it's different in real life than on paper, you can change it before you start cutting it and attaching it to the wall. As long as your top pieces are on point and your cuts are on point, you'll be fine! *Technically this could be step 1 if you want to expand your seat. I know the 3 foot rail seat is comfortable/safe so I drag the boxes. If you're drawing up, be sure to use your measurements as a guide – for us that means 1 box is 5 inches from the frame and 4 inches from the rail. You can clearly see my ‘drawings' in the photo above.

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Step 3: Make the Cuts We want to make a nice box before we do all the cuts to make sure. But if you trust your cutting skills and your math skills, you can do both at the same time. We will use our first long section and our first short section as a template for the others, so make sure everything is the same. Once we have made the right box, we do everything else. The first thing we do is to change the angle of the saw table to 45 degrees. Another thing you need to know is to make sure that the angle of the cut goes in the right direction. (eg- know if it is “cut out” or “cut in”). We found the working side of the table to check for ourselves (ie “If this side works on wood, it will cut something up or out) – this idea makes sense as you cut.

Step 4: It's time to nail that wall. Make sure the surface is level (use a laser or a regular level – we use both). We've found it best to nail the top all the way through using small steps to make sure the top is straight – then use a nail on both sides to make adjustments to make sure the corners match. Hello. We didn't use glue but it probably won't hurt.

An article about PVC vs. I think trees are beautiful. PVC is easy and cheap to work with and looks great. It is easy to paint and has a sheen to it. We use a satin sheen but the trim looks great. I might use wood next time but the convenience and price of PVC is too hard to resist! Back to training.

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Step 7: Paint. It would have been better to paint the wall before cutting, but we had a special weekend to do this project and I couldn't match the paint beforehand. It's good though- Handy products make painting jobs a lot easier (no pun intended) and decluttering, and even if the wall(s) have to be painted in different colors and sizes and washes, it's really not that bad! Here are some tips-

* Use Color Paint to paint. An attractive machine for pails and ergonomics makes it much easier than packing in a large container or cup.

* Use less paint than usual when painting PVC. It's usually plastic and the color kind of ‘sticks' to the device if you use it a lot.

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* Use a small soft cup for your roller- a small circle is full size to fill the material.

* If you use different sheens, enter the sheens when not used. Don't mix it up! Oh and use leather gloves to keep your skin dry.

That's right! I love how it turned out. It's more traditional than we originally expected, but I think it adds a lot of character to this little Nuuk dish. Have you added hacks anywhere recently? Last week, I started a green sage that I made in the nursery. Wow! I love this piece of furniture because it really makes the whole room! But after installing it, the rest of the room was boring. I'm a big fan of adding wooden furniture to the walls to give any room a traditional and elegant feel. And that's exactly what I'm planning for our nursery.

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I added batten and batten in our hallway, modern wood paneling in the guest room, and recently added decorative moldings in the guest bathroom. Woodworking is fast and very fun. DIY projects like this are always fun and the payoff is worth the effort.

For the nursery, I decided to put a chair rail and a picture card at the bottom of the wall. I looked at all kinds of wood wall decor before deciding on a combo. I wanted this room to be traditional and the chair rail really gave off those vibes.

A chair rail is usually placed on the outer 1/3 of the wall and is often found in dining rooms. Our ceiling height is 96″ so if we followed the “rules” we would have placed the rail seat 32″ below the floor. We chose to go tall (45″ low) because that was the only option we wanted for this room. Director

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