Chair Rail Moulding
Chair rail moulding is placed horizontally part way up a wall to protect the surface from chair-backs, and used simply as decoration.
The chair rail moulding is usually part of the wainscot and, although the purpose of the chair rail is mainly aesthetic, the chair rail may provide the wall with protection from furniture and other contact. Traditionally, the height of the dado rail is derived from the height of the pedestal of a column of classical order, classically 24 inches from the floor or about one-fifth the height of the room. Modern trends have been towards 36 inches, based on the theory that its purpose is to protect the wall from chair backs. The term ‘chair rail’ is also used for this reason.
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