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Hello Sandra Firstly: your chair rails question - Personally, I don't think it necessary that you treat all the chair rails in the house the same way - so long as there is some cut-off point (a doorway for example) between the different rooms. It sounds as if your home will have a pretty similar color scheme throughout all the rooms, which will give a nice unified feeling throughout, while slightly different treatments within this overall scheme will still give a level of interest. The living room color scheme sounds good - I love that light coffee color! In the dining room, I think that will also work well - it is good to keep lighter colors towards the top half of the wall (above the chair rail) - especially if you have lower ceilings. As far as the chair rail itself is concerned, antique white would work well (it is often easier to work with pale whites and creams on wood mouldings like this) but if you fancy using the latte color, personally I would go for a slightly darker shade of the latte color, so that it doesn't look like you're just trying to paint it in wall paint - however, this will make a greater feeling of 'division' in your wall (which may adversly affect the feeling of low ceilings). In the breakfast area there is of course no right or wrong answer regarding the colors. Some things you might want to consider, though, are that you get a greater feeling of light and space using pale colors, and particularly using pale colors above a chair rail. Using one color throughout will also make the room appear more spacious. Many people also prefer the look of their wood panelling in white or off-white shades, rather than distintive colors - although this is, of course, only their personal preference. I would definitely paint the chair rail in there the same color as the wood panelling though, whatever you decide. Secondly: the crown mouldings - I think you should be able to get away with adding crown moulding to the above rooms, even with low ceilings and the chair rail. Keep the crown moulding to antique white, or even plain white - and keep the ceilings in white too. The crown moulding can add a finished touch to your room, and can appear a little more elegant than the abrupt change from wall to ceiling that you get otherwise! Using pale colors high up (the crown moulding) will help your ceilings to appear more lofty! Definitely don't go for anything too wide or fancy though - stick to a plain, simple, streamlined design and a maximum of around 2 - 3 inches height, and it should work fine. Hope some of this information is useful for you. Good luck with your home makeover - hope it all works out well. Charlotte

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