Why do rooms have skirting boards

Thank you for this and the images, which really help. We are just about to paint our little dining area with Little Greene paint with a dark feature wall and the other three broken up with lots of window and doors lighter. When we decorated 14 years ago we left them naked pine. The living room is light colour. Would painting them the dark feature wall colour both sides or just one side dining room side work?

Or would it be odd in the living room?! Very interesting article, thank you. If I paint it white they will merge with the walls.

Do I dare introduce a different colour considering rooms are small? Ant thoughts very appreciated. Hi, sounds like you have some really great plans in the offing. Good luck with it all!! Hi Melissa, I would suggest you do paint the skirting and door frames the same colour and the picture rail too. But if you are feeling very adventurous you could go for a contrasting colour. I guess it just depends on the feel you are going for.

I think the time of white skirting boards has long passed! Thank you for the inspiring selection of images! In my own place at least and free to paint whatever I like, within reason I do have a partner to get it past , and sooo keen to get started. Not-white skirting boards are high on the list. I too live in a property that used to to be rented out and has many many layers of white gloss on all the skirting and door frames.

I tried sanding and paint strippers, but in the end a decent heat gun did the job in a fraction of the time. In places the paint was 10mm thick! Great article. Then using gold accessories alongside it. A quick question about process… Would you buy separate paint for the wooden skirting boards as you would the walls, just in the same shade?

Also, do you have any tips on stripping the existing white gloss? Hi Dan, I personally have no experience of painting skirting boards but I have friends who are very experienced DIYers so I consulted them to find out for you. It is a matt sheen, not as matt as the farrow and ball chalk finish, but in no way shiny. Painted once in Richmond cream colour on ceiling and same on wood trims in satinwood, grey on walls elephant breath , looks very good.

I think clients tested 20 colours to find perfect. Absolutely wonderful idea. I fall under the group of those who use Matt white now, and wood, in the past. I may add a stripe of an even darker shade to give it depth.

These look so funky! I quite like our white skirting boards, but these do look fabulous. I think if you have very strong colours in the room, it looks less jarring to have them coloured, and it really fits well with a more modern decor too. Any good proposal on how to decorate a living room with black swarowski tiles, without making it too bling bling? I never thought to do them in black though with white walls — I am loving that one! Such a lovely, well-written post!

Painting skirtboards in a colour is a great idea for people like me who are a bit afraid of using colour! I love the images in this post Stacey! Anyone got any ideas on what I should have? Thanks in advance Rob. Moisture or not, you need an expansion gap. It's up to you, but are you expecting the floor layer to finish each cut edge neat enough for show?

Even if he manages that, it will almost certainly not all expand at the same rate, so the cut edges will not remain nice and straight for very long. ThePubLandlord 26 Posts. It's a floating floor and you're not planning to cover the edges?

Mind you I wouldn't put laminate in a cottage. Thanks Wealdroam you have answered my question as i want beading not skirting boards to cover the edges. No, use shadow beads. Though you may already be to late, as they go in before the plastering is done. Both the plasterer and the floor layer will curse as it is a pain in the!!!! Furts Forumite 4. What is the point of skirting boards?

Skirting Boards : The Main Function. Should I put skirting boards on before carpet? With carpet the skirting boards are usually flush with the base floor. Before carpet , they are a lot easier to paint that way. For carpet the skirting should always go on first, when the carpet is installed it is tucked into the gap between the smooth edge and the skirting with a spatula type tool.

How do you fill the gap between skirting board and carpet? Silicone sealant or caulk. How high should skirting boards be carpet? Skirting down to floor, grippers 8 to 15mm away from skirting depending on carpet and underlay thickness. Look at other people's fitted carpets and majority stop at the skirting after being rolled and tucked down after gripper.

Do I need carpet grippers? It's highly recommended to use new carpet grippers when replacing an old carpet. It's also not recommended to transfer the rods from one room to another. If you have just laid your flooring and are looking to change it, then you should be fine to reuse the one you already have down. How much gap do you leave under skirting? How do you fix skirting boards on a brick wall?

To do this, place the skirting board into position and drive a nail or screw through the face of the skirting board until it hits and marks the brick wall. Remove the skirting board , then where the nail or screw left marks on the brickwork , use a drill with a 5mm masonry drill bit to make a hole in the wall. Should you remove skirting boards before plastering? Remove old skirting boards before plastering — most plasterers will find it easier to plaster down to an inch or two above the floor than to skim down to the top of skirting.