chair rail
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chair rail
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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“I used peel-and-stick wallpaper, Tempaper & Co. paintable wallpaper and a faux flexible chair rail to transform this space. The floors are black-and-white checkered peel-and-stick vinyl. I wanted it to feel over the top.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
A skimpy stained chair rail can look unsubstantial and dated.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2022
Elsewhere, he hung a small print under the chair rail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2015
Install them floor to ceiling or only halfway up as a wainscot, then cap it with a wood chair rail.
From Time ● Mar. 12, 2015
These were dabbed about everywhere—in panels above the chair rail, in screens and silver frames, on the writing-table, and loose and unframed on the mantel-shelf.
From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.
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