Boxy and boring! Our dining room needed all the help it could get! We added ceiling interest with a faux tray and chandelier moulding here. And a new chandelier. Added a chair rail. Then came picture frame moulding to change everything. Adding picture frame moulding is a quick and relatively inexpensive way to add architectural […]
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How to Install a Chair Rail
Installing a chair rail was a step in giving our boxy plain dining room some architectural character. Here’s what we did: You can purchase 12, 10 or 8 foot lengths of moulding and trim. Before buying, measure the room and take note of windows and doors. Determine the longest unbroken run and that will determine […]
Choosing and installing crown moulding
Adding crown molding to our boxy room was part of the Great Dining Room Makeover. Love the extra charm and detail! It makes the room look surprisingly bigger and the white against the deep colored wall really pops!! Best of all, it was easy to do. The hardest part was making decisions beforehand. You, too, […]
How to create a faux tray ceiling and give your room character
How to create a faux tray ceiling – and take very bad photos in rainy weather when trying to show it! That’s really what the title of this post should be! Have you ever tried to take a picture of your ceiling? Did you know that chandeliers look very different when you are lying on […]
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