Dado rails or not?
AR
7 years ago
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What colour in my hall - include dado rail and skirting?
Comments (6)Choices choices- its a real tough one. I would LOVE to do one whole colour but my partner draws the line there, he says it will look like a corridor. I really like picture 2 of yours Ki and the top colour in the 2nd one of yours Hampstead looks real nice (black?). I find it hard to tear myself away from dark blues and we have had a mid grey (City Break I think by Crown) in our last house. Im just torn. How about Off Black by Farrow and Ball- will that be too much? Would you keep skirting and dado rail white or paint them the dark colour too?...See MorePainting dado rails for two tone effect
Comments (4)Hi woodster1987, Traditional paint brands have paints for walls & ceilings as well as wood & metal. Paints for walls & ceilings are available in matt finish and sheen finish. Matt finish, depending on brand and range, could be non-wipeable, wipeable and washable. Those reflect little light, upto 8%. Sheen finishes (Soft Sheen, Silk, Eggshell) are best for kitchens and bathrooms as well as stairwells and hallways and light reflection upto 30%. Those are durable and washable finishes. Paints for wood & metal are "made for purpose", and come in Satin, Eggshell and Gloss durable finishes with a higher sheen. The least shiny is Satin, the most Gloss and High Gloss. Last decade those were mostly oil based, but today most are water based and low odour. There are some paint brands that provide matt finish for walls and wood, but those shouldn't really be used in kitchens and bathrooms and high traffic areas. Please note, whatever finish you choose, no matter what paint brand you use, the old woodwork must be sanded to add "key" - and undercoated before applying finish coats. Are you London based? If yes you could call PAINTFORME® for free consultation. Hopefully you find this helpfull. Kind Regards, Paintforme...See MoreDado rail with a fireplace?
Comments (3)Do you have a picture? Depends on the period of the house. If it’s a period home with original dado rail then I would try and find a similar one and fill the gap. If it’s a more modern, say 1980s onwards, house then you could remove it....See MoreDark Staircase with Dado Rail and Picture Rail
Comments (0)We are going to decorate our hall, stairs and landing which is quite dark with not a great deal of natural light. The HSL have a dado rail and a picture rail which give us 5 things to consider painting 1 ) the woodwork i.e. doorframes, skirting, dado and picture rails [the doors are pine] 2) Below the dado 3) Between dado and picture rail 4) Above picture rail 5) the ceiling The woodwork needs to be white, so my question is, what do you consider the best way of doing the wall and ceiling areas. Since it's a dark hallway, the colours have got to be on the lighter shades. Options are: 1) Darker colour under the dado, lighter shade between dado and picture rail and then white above picture rail and ceiling .... I'm not sure if this looks a bit dated and fussy these days with effectively three different colours on the wall. 2) Have the same colour above and below the dado rail and then white above picture rail and ceiling. 3) Have white under the dado rail, have a band of colour between dado and picture rail and then white above picture rail and ceiling 4) Same as 3, but having a very light off white under the dado and above picture rail and ceiling. Has anyone got any experience of having a dado and a picture rail and what did you decide to plump for? What is the modern way of looking at this? And the last question - I've been looking at some greys for this hallway, but I'm really not sure that my pine doors and grey paint make great bedfellows - again, opinions gratefully received. Many thanks....See MoreDaisy England
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