Donna wrote...
I like the solid color above the rail.

Beautymist wrote...
so do i.

Bethany wrote...
I agree, solid color above the rail. It adds a nice separation.

Jessee M wrote...
i like the solid above the line. :) i cant remember, but isnt that technique used to make the room look taller? (im probably wrong)

Nicole Balch wrote...
It's used to make a room look shorter (bringing the ceiling down). ;)

Leslie Saito wrote...
I like the solid color above too -- the picture rail stops the eye, and it seems natural to have something different continue after the rail. Did that make any sense?

Jessee M wrote...
SEE, i was wrong :)

Kiona van Rhee- Wilson wrote...
Yes definitely the solid above the line!

megan samuels wrote...
i'm pretty certain that the molding was put there to hang framed pictures. the framed picture would have had a chain or a ribbon that was long enough to tack up onto the 'picture rail' so that no holes were put into the wall. personally, i like the continued wallpaper look.

Qlka wrote...
I like the second picture, it is not so heavy.

Belledame73 wrote...
#1 please.

Kiona van Rhee- Wilson wrote...
beachbount, you know now that you mention that I think you are right about that, there is a arts center neat me that has one of those picture rails running around the room and there are these special hooks you can buy to hang from it and adjust the height of the hook that holds the frame.

megan samuels wrote...
i'd love to see that paper in a green color way against that reddish wood.

Nicole Balch wrote...
Yes, the picture rail is there so that you hang hooks off of it for pictures instead of hammering into the plaster walls.

wrote...
I would view it as crown molding and paint it a solid color to extend the height of the ceiling. Currently, the ceiling looks too low.

Nicole Balch wrote...
What do you mean? Paint the picture rail the same as the ceiling? Or paint it white (or some other color)?

megan samuels wrote...
i had similar walls in my s.f. house. i painted the above rail and ceiling all one color. the area beneath i painted a different color. i used those, martha, aracquan (sp?) colors. it definitely heightened the ceilings.

connie wrote...
I have picture rails in my house and I have treated them both ways. A solid color above and below the rail is a nice look. It really helps to use picture clips to hang your pictures with, then it really seems to have a purpose.