top half of the wall one color and the bottom half another. what would
be the height of the lower color from the floor? 9 foot ceilings.

thanks

Fogbank wrote:

top half of the wall one color and the bottom half another. what would
be the height of the lower color from the floor? 9 foot ceilings.

thanks

37 and three eighths inches from the top of the baseboard. But seriously
there is no standard. There is aesthetics. What "look" are you trying to
achieve? Make the tall ceiling look shorter, even taller? Light color
over dark, or vice versa? Simulate wainscoting without the chair rail?

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How are you separating it. Is it for a basement, hall or what. What is
the purpose.

you could always use the "perfect ratio" rule.

the perfect ratio is about 1:1.62
the 9 foot needs to be divided into two zones...
one of unit 1, the other of 1.62.
9' / 2.62 = ~3.44 so about 3 foot 5.25 inches

For lack of any other considerations. sounds as good a height as
any...

Other folks might have opinions.... like standard chair rail height.


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"Philip Lewis" wrote in message
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you could always use the "perfect ratio" rule.

the perfect ratio is about 1:1.62
the 9 foot needs to be divided into two zones...
one of unit 1, the other of 1.62.
9' / 2.62 = ~3.44 so about 3 foot 5.25 inches

For lack of any other considerations. sounds as good a height as
any...

Other folks might have opinions.... like standard chair rail height.

called the 'golden rule' or 'golden mean'

http://www.woodcentral.com/russ/russ2.shtml

Look at other visual cues like the height of the window sills.

On 17 Nov 2004 12:10:32 -0800, (Fogbank) wrote:

top half of the wall one color and the bottom half another. what would
be the height of the lower color from the floor? 9 foot ceilings.

The lower color would be at floor height, above that would give you
three colors.

Generally an exact split or 1/3 and 2/3 is most sensible to the eyes.

Jeff

Jeff Cochran wrote in message . ..
On 17 Nov 2004 12:10:32 -0800, (Fogbank) wrote:

top half of the wall one color and the bottom half another. what would
be the height of the lower color from the floor? 9 foot ceilings.

The lower color would be at floor height, above that would give you
three colors.

Generally an exact split or 1/3 and 2/3 is most sensible to the eyes.

Jeff

i applied the golden rule and am very pleased with the outcome. thanks

Well, you could use a chair back as a height guide but really, there's no
"rule". Go nuts......whatever looks good to you.
Me



"Fogbank" wrote in message
om...
top half of the wall one color and the bottom half another. what would
be the height of the lower color from the floor? 9 foot ceilings.

thanks

Fogbank wrote:
top half of the wall one color and the bottom half another. what would
be the height of the lower color from the floor? 9 foot ceilings.

thanks

Depends. Personal taste, size of room, light, colors and patterns used,
placement of windows/doors, room use, floor covering, view of/from
adjoining rooms, etc. When I installed a chair rail, I put it at the
level where chair backs would touch the wall, about 30".

Let us know a bit more about the room.