Within minutes to hours after death, the skin is discolored by livor mortis, or what embalmers call postmortem stain, the purple-red discoloration from blood accumulating in the lowermost (dependent) blood vessels.
Common Chair Rail Height. Again, the most common heights for a chair rail are 32/36 inches. Another rule of thumb is that they should be 1/3rd the height of the room.
The Chair rail height refers to the length of the molding which is attached to the wall. There is a great controversy that surrounds at what typically should be the height. The range is around 32 inches to 38 inches. But in smaller height rooms, it can be as less as 28 inches.