Wood trim on your walls adds real value to your home. A chair rail is an obvious addition and is an easy first step to begin with. Here are the basics to help you get started on your first project.

Chair rail is a decorative touch not found in many homes, but do-it-yourselfers can easily add it to create a special flair in a dining room, living room, den or other room. Chair rail is a special ...

A chair rail is more than just an aesthetic addition to a roomit’s rooted in practicality. Traditionally, these horizontal moldings were strategically placed on walls to shield them from potential ...

Q–I am installing a chair rail molding along the walls in my dining room and a long adjoining hall. Since some walls are longer than any single length of available molding, I will have to join some ...

"How-To" literature abounds in the world of Do-It-Yourself. It's all very interesting and useful information, no question. However, I am a gal who doesn't really want ...

Chair rail molding has grown from having a purely functional purpose to a largely decorative one. Originally designed to protect walls from the marring of chairs placed against them, today chair rail ...

Part of doing up our new nursery involved installing a chair rail in said room. Installation went well and it looks great, however I have ran into a snag I didn't plan for.<BR><BR>Basically, I forgot ...

Summer is a great time to take on a DIY project. One way to spruce up your home is to add instant architectural detail to otherwise bland rooms. Architectural detail can come in various forms, from ...

Chair rails or dado rails are moldings that run horizontally along the walls. While centuries ago these were designed as a functional element to protect walls from potential damage by chairs, today ...