Install MDF 8" x 3/4"
baseboard and MDF
chair rail base 6" x 3/4"
along the entire wall.

Calculate width of
spacer boards 
needed to make
panels fit nicely.

Attach first spacer
with adhesive caulk
then attach Spanish
Empire panel top.

Then attach next
spacer board, and
next Spanish Empire
panel top.

After the panel tops
and spacer boards 
are up, nail chair
rail and base
molding.

Then mitre and
attach inner cove
molding with
adhesive caulk.

Caulk and fill all
gaps, seams and
joints.  Spend
time to do the 
job right.

Add faux finish
or a stencil in
the middle for
a special look.

After Installation