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Coloured Skirting Boards?
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I have only ever had white painted skirting boards but really fancy a change.
Has anyone opted for a different colour and either hated or loved it?
Was thinking of going quite dark, maybe grey or midnight blue, the walls are white.
Any opinions welcome.
Has anyone opted for a different colour and either hated or loved it?
Was thinking of going quite dark, maybe grey or midnight blue, the walls are white.
Any opinions welcome.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.We did our hall, stairs and landings last year with a subtle grey to the walls, off white (not cream) doors and balusters and then black skirtings, architraves, newel posts and handrails. We think it looks really, really, good; your focus of attention is reversed and together with black framed paintings on the walls makes a lovely difference.
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Cheeky!
I don't want a high gloss finish so i'll most likely use a black satin finish for the woodwork with one exception; i'll be aplying a grey undercoat before the black, but on the inner architraves, i will apply two coats of grey undercoat and leave it as is. I find the grey undercoat a very versatile colour and it will serve to soften the contrast between the black and whatever colour i decide for the doors - like yours, they will not be brilliant white.
Cheeky!
I don't want a high gloss finish so i'll most likely use a black satin finish for the woodwork with one exception; i'll be aplying a grey undercoat before the black, but on the inner architraves, i will apply two coats of grey undercoat and leave it as is. I find the grey undercoat a very versatile colour and it will serve to soften the contrast between the black and whatever colour i decide for the doors - like yours, they will not be brilliant white.
I had deep plum skirting and architrave once with a Laura Ashley cream,plum and sage green wallpaper. Door and window frames were cream though. One day hung I have seen that looked better than it sounds covering the shootings with wood effect sticky back plastic ( the heavier duty one designed for kitchen cabinets) in a deep mahogany. Combined with mahogany framed mirrors and dusty blue paint it looked interesting and quite striking.