Picture rail dilemma
We are wondering about putting a picture rail in our living room. the house is a heavily extended and modified Victorian cottage-we are trying to inject some character. i am unclear as to if a rail would work in this room (coving to go up too) as the windows sit quite
low and the mantle is tall!
my feeling is that a picture rail should not go above a window, but happy to be corrected. Bringing it to the top of the windows would leave.a short gap (about 65cm) between the mantle and rail and I’m not sure what you could put there. I wondered if curtains and a rail could make it work, but may just go with coving and some modern ceiling roses. Thoughts appreciated!
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