A molding project and more!

I have been wanting to add some architectural detail below the chair rail in my dining room and was considering several options. It seems many have had success with beadboard or beadboard wallpaper, board and batten, and molding. I wanted to try the beadboard wallpaper because I am intimidated  by measuring and cutting. However, when I looked at the roll of wallpaper available at Lowes, I was disappointed. It just looked striped to me.

Anyway, to cut to the chase I have been swooning over Thrifty Decor Chicks molding skills for quite sometime and she just makes it seem so darn easy! So, that is what I decided to try.

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The molding is already white for $4 per 8ft. at Lowes.That and a can of white paint was in my budget. See all the gaps? Yes, this took a lot of tweaking...

View of dining room before (sort of)

After
And it's official. I should avoid all projects requiring measuring and cutting. Lets just say the other blogs I studied up on are right. A little caulk and paint goes a long way! 


I definitely think it opens the room, brightens it, and helps break up all of the brown and wood tones in the room. It does give a lot of impact for little money.





Before

After


I was also inspired by photos like this in the new Pottery Barn catalog with the pictures layered on a wire or tacked together to create a display.

We have a ton of old family photos that are fantastic in black and white that I have really wanted to use in our decor. So, this is what I came up with. I think I like it although I will eye them if we ever do use the fireplace... What do you think?

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