If you have large art work that would have better impact against a white background i d vote for below the rail.
Dining room wallpaper with chair rail.
Older homes with chair rails ballpark 1960 s and earlier if you have an older home you should be able to pull off a two colour or two tone palette.
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Also known as dado rail chair rail is a type of moulding fixed horizontally to the wall around the perimeter of a room this type of molding is perfect for dining rooms of any size and can be painted to fit your desired color scheme.
And finally the part with no paper.
Whether your dining room ideas include modern or traditional design chair rail molding can be an excellent fit.
If you had a dark colorful oriental rug i d vote for wallpaper above the rail.
And soft wool 24 1b on chair rail and below.
I think putting it above or below the chair rail would depend on your furniture art work and rug.
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Meteor dust 24 1c on wall.
When you have a chair rail it can be hard to figure out whether to use the same paint colour on the upper and lower portion of the walls or to do two different colours.
Decorative baskets hang from the walls of a well styled dining room boasting a gray painted lower wall lined with a white chair rail separating white and gray diamond print wallpaper.
Chic dining room features black and gray print wallpaper accented with a white chair rail lined with a shimmering metallic buffet cabinet topped with a black marble column lamp under a gold sunburst mirror.