Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen advises


12.03.2008

Three paint pots and brush

Painting around a picture rail

Q 'My room has coving round the top, a picture rail 18 inches beneath and then a dado. Should the lower wall be darker, and how should I paint the area between the coving and the picture rail?'

Moira Zernovs, by email

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