Should skirting boards and architraves match?
In all cases, you should try to ensure that your architrave and skirting is a similar width. They definitely won’t match if this is not the case. While we might think these are peripheral features in a room, your eye will be continually drawn to any difference in dimensions.
How do I choose a skirting board profile?
As a very general rule, you should opt for skirting boards that are roughly 1/18 of the height of your room or choose skirting boards that are as tall as roughly double the width of your door architraves.
Should skirting boards be lighter or darker?
As a general rule, your skirting boards should follow the same colour tone as your walls. Darker skirting boards will give your space a more modern, contemporary feel, while lighter colours will help make small rooms appear larger. If you’re still unsure, play it safe and choose a crisp, pure white.
What is the best colour for skirting boards?
A secondary colour acts as a balance, and stop the primary, bold colour being too overbearing. White is a good primary or secondary colour to employ this technique with, and for this reason is why skirting boards are usually painted white. White will complement almost any other colour in your room.
What is the most modern skirting?
Grooved profiles are very on trend right now, and the most popular modern skirting board by far is Square Groove, which has the added advantage of allowing you to seamlessly transition from skirting board to architrave and create a continuous groove around the perimeter of the floor and doorway(s).
What is shadow line skirting?
Shadowline Skirting Intrim’s Shadowline system consists of modern, negative detail skirting and door jambs for commercial and residential construction. The original 800 Series Shadowline system is designed to be installed prior to flooring and plasterboard.
What colour should architraves be?
Which colour to use? The colour that springs to mind for your trim is usually a white. Contemporary decorating generally sees us painting our skirting boards and architraves a white as in the image below. If you have white walls you can use an even brighter white or the same white in a different finish to your walls.
Should skirting and architrave be same width?
We would normally recommend that the skirting is approximately double the width of the architrave. For example if your architrave is 90mm wide the skirting should be at least 180mm high. Darker skirting will be more noticeable than white painted so this should be considered when choosing the height.
Should architrave be smaller than skirting?
You’ll always need to choose the same thickness (or thicker) as your skirtings for your architraves. This is so the architraves don’t sit back from the skirting boards. If you’re using plinth blocks between the skirting and architrave, the architrave just needs to be thinner than the plinth block.
Should skirting boards be the same colour throughout the house?
If you are still undecided, paint brand Dulux advices that you should choose a crisp, pure white colour although, as a rule of thumb, your skirting boards should follow the same colour tone as your walls.
What is the best Colour for skirting boards?
What is shadow gap skirting?
Shadow Gap and Skirting Flat. AluBase® Aluminium Skirting Board is a modern alternative to traditional timber skirting boards. Available in shadowline (shadow gap) and skirting flat, AluBase is equipped to suit modern finishes in apartments, homes and commercial environments.
What are the different types of modern skirting?
Chamfer skirting board is very commonly used and for good reason- the way it tapers towards the top edge creates very clean lines, a feature of modern interiors. Edge skirting board is similar to a chamfer, and particularly suited to smaller heights.
What Colour should I paint my skirting boards?
Pick your colour. As a general rule, your skirting boards should follow the same colour tone as your walls. Darker skirting boards will give your space a more modern, contemporary feel, while lighter colours will help make small rooms appear larger. If you’re still unsure, play it safe and choose a crisp, pure white.
Do you need architraves around doors?
Architraves are not structurally necessary as they do not support the frame of a window or a door, and they do not hold any of the building materials together. What an architrave does is give your home a finished look. Windows and doors without architraves can look dull, bare, and exposed.