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Enhance Your Décor with Moulding

Project Overview

Looking to enhance your décor but don't know how? Turn your bare walls into your canvas. Here's how: use chair rails to create architectural panels on your painted walls. Use white paint on your walls and mouldings to create a full panel effect or play with different colours to create your own personalized look. Break free from plain without breaking your budget!

Cut the Panel Moulding
Install the Panel Moulding

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Step 1

Install the Chair Rail

Install chair rail at 36" from floor.

Step 2

Marking the Wall

With a block of wood, cut to the space size (3"), and a pencil, slide the block below the chair rail and the top of the baseboard marking the wall.

Step 3

Calculate the Height of the Panel

Calculate the overall height of the panel by measuring between the top and bottom markings.

Step 4

Calculate Spacing Between Panels

Measure overall width of the wall area to calculate the spacing between panels using the panel width of 16".

Step 5

Mark the Vertical Location of the Panels

Using a carpenter's square, mark the vertical location of the panels on the wall based on the spacing that was calculated (step 4).

Step 6

Cut the Panel Moulding

Cut horizontal panel moulding pieces at 16" and cut vertical panel moulding pieces at calculated panel height (step 3). All pieces are cut at a 45° angle to create picture frame panels.

Step 7

Install the Panel Moulding

Using adhesive and finishing nails, install the panel moulding following the markings on the wall.

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Project Details

Skill Level: Intermediate

Time: 5 hours

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