How Do You Make A Chair Rail Using Place Mats?
Looking for a cheap way to make a chair rail? To protect your walls from dents, abrasions, scratches, and other marks, chair rails are a necessity. However, if your walls are already marred, these scuffs can easily be covered up without re-painting or performing any real maintenance on the wall. Using inexpensive place mats to make a chair rail can provide a fresh look to the room and protect the walls from new blemishes. Measure the portion of wall where the chair rail will be built. Measure the place mats to determine how many will be needed to cover the area. Try placing them side to side, end to end, side to end, or directly behind chairs. Measure up from the floor 32 inches to begin placement. This is the traditional chair rail height. However, if you have taller or shorter chairs, measure accordingly. Use a soft lead pencil to trace the outlines of the place mats on the wall in the proper place, and in your chosen design. Leave a few inches in between each one, if desired, to add
