Different material / paint above & below chair rail / ledge / mantle?

[4ndrew]

I'd like to apply a few different materials above & below a chair rail in our dining room, and above and below a ledge shelf / mantle that divides our wall horizontally.

 

Is there a way to do this without creating new geometry?

 

thanks

[AllenStoker]

look at your options for wainscot, it should do what you need, and allow you to texture and color independently.

[solver]

Wall Covering or a Pony Wall

[4ndrew]

Hi Allen,

 

I don't have wainscoting, just a chair rail with different paint above & below.

 

I'm looking to see if there is a way to "split" a wall with a horizontal divider of some sort, like a room divider... but on walls

[4ndrew]

11 minutes ago, solver said:

Wall Covering or a Pony Wall

Pony wall it is. I don't like the extra geometry, but hey, it works.

[solver]

A Wall Covering is ideal for what you asked about. Did you consider it?

[4ndrew]

7 minutes ago, solver said:

A Wall Covering is ideal for what you asked about. Did you consider it?

 

Not yet - seemed fast to split walls, convert the target wall to a pony, change bottom to interior type, set heights, and paint.

 

I'll try it out, though.