Browse Forums Finishing Touch Re: Picture rails.......paint before or after the walls? 6Sep 09, 2009 4:00 pm Because its much easier to clean up than oil based enamel. I think a full gloss is too much over what is probably low-sheen finish walls Re: Picture rails.......paint before or after the walls? 7Sep 14, 2009 10:07 am Dukekamaya Because its much easier to clean up than oil based enamel. I think a full gloss is too much over what is probably low-sheen finish walls I didnt think of that! Nice one, thanks muchly! Re: Picture rails.......paint before or after the walls? 8Sep 14, 2009 9:31 pm We have picture rails throughout our house except for the kitchen and back room. We have just finished painting the whole house and we chose to paint the rails the same colour as the wall. Initially we thought we kind of had to paint it white because that seemed to be the norm...but our painter suggested that we keep it all the same because our house is old and the rails might actually be a bit crooked it would stand out with it a separate colour. Anyway we're really happy we decided to take his advise and have it all the one colour. Here's a pic so you can see how it looks. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hope this helps. Re: Picture rails.......paint before or after the walls? 9Sep 16, 2009 11:13 pm virginia8586 We have picture rails throughout our house except for the kitchen and back room. We have just finished painting the whole house and we chose to paint the rails the same colour as the wall. Initially we thought we kind of had to paint it white because that seemed to be the norm...but our painter suggested that we keep it all the same because our house is old and the rails might actually be a bit crooked it would stand out with it a separate colour. Anyway we're really happy we decided to take his advise and have it all the one colour. Here's a pic so you can see how it looks. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hope this helps. Thanks so much for your feedback! The picture rails do seem to look much better painted the same colour as the walls in your picture. I would have loved to do the same, however I have a feature wall in the lounge area, as well as one in each bedroom. So I dont think in such a circumstance painting the picture rail the same colour as the wall will look to good. However I could be wrong and hence my confusion I am in the same situation, would you be able to give some insights in to this? I am in SA 8 17251 Ardo That is so funny! I wonder how many people know who Larry Haun is these days. I have a couple of young guys we call Mo 1 & Mo 2 who run a crew of 6 boys and… 9 15638 Building a fence now will help limit people dumping rubbish and soil on your property. Many houses in suburbia on small lots have fences up before a build. I moved into a… 1 4440 |