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05.22.08, 13:58 PM General Topics
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decorator moms. long narrow hall with bedrooms off it. will putting in a chair rail help make it look wider or no? Any tricks or paint tips to make it seem wider. TIA [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.22.08, 01:58 PM Flag
 

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do you have molding up? try putting a chair rail and then painting the bottom half one color and the top the same color but cut 50% with white so they are the shade. then do the chair rail a white color. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 02:02 PM Flag
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DH is going to put up molding, but then we thought doing a chair rail may help with the two colors next to each other on a paint chip thing. so breaking up the wall won't make it look narrower? 8 doors in the hallway btw. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 02:04 PM Flag
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if you do a darker color on the bottom, a light chair rail, and a color a couple shades lighter above that, it will open it up a little [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 02:02 PM Flag
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that is what i mean. for example in our house we use a benjamin moore shade of green (one darker than tree moss) and then that cut 50% on top and white dove as the trim and chair rail. it just brightens up the room and makes it look very pretty. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 02:06 PM Flag
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thanks to both of you...do you think it would be weird to do a semi-gloss on the bottom and satin on top (only because we already have these colors in these finishes) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 02:06 PM Flag
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if you have kids i would do the finish that cleans off most. hallways tend to get marks on the walls from kids running down them and dragging toys through them. can't remember exactly which finish it is (maybe egg shell)... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 02:08 PM Flag
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flat is the easiest to touch up, though. Eggshell and other finishes are harder to touch up. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 02:11 PM Flag
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Only do chair rail if it really works with the overall style of your home. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 02:06 PM Flag
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our house has no style! 60 ranch with hollow doors, plain trim, etc. we're trying to lean toward traditional on the inside with moldings, furnishings, etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 02:07 PM Flag
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right...just saying, not a look that would work in a very contemporary place. Definitely more of a traditional look. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 02:09 PM Flag
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