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Skirting Board Sizes There are many things to consider when choosing what skirting board to go for in your home. One important aspect is to consider size and ratio within your rooms. Tall skirting boards are better placed in large rooms with high ceilings. Another way to look at it is to choose skirting boards […]
Why Choose Skirting Boards? Skirting boards are something that has been present in interior design for years. The primary purpose of them is to cover up uneven joints and gaps where your wall meets your floor. However other than practicality, skirting boards can elevate a room to a new dimension, all you have to do […]
New year, new decor? As we continue into the year of 2020 and head towards spring cleaning time, many may be considering a fresh lick of paint on the walls, a few new pieces of furniture and perhaps even some new skirting boards to refresh the rooms throughout your house. To help with the decision, […]
There are many different finishes of skirting boards. The team at Skirting Boards Direct are able to advise you on which finish is best for the type of skirting boards you have, whether it be MDF, HDF or normal wooden skirting boards. We can assist you in making the right choices when ordering your skirting […]
Skirting boards are often overlooked, but essential part of designing a room. They form the junctions between materials and can be great for covering untidy or uneven joins. They also help protect the wall from marks and damage caused by moving furniture and vacuuming. You can’t take a ‘one size fits all’ approach when it […]
This blog post is designed to give you some advice and information about these two things. During the course of the post, we will mention a real-life case which you mind find unbelievable, but it certainly will give you some pause for thought before you start thinking of changing the skirting (or anything for that […]
Skirting boards are a common sight in UK and worldwide homes. We are so used to seeing them, and they have become such part and parcel of our rooms and design process, that we have forgotten how these features originated in the first place! In this article we take a step back in time and […]
Christmas decorations have long gone, we are still in the midst of winter, and maybe you are getting fed up with the bare feeling that seems to surround the rooms in the house at this time of year? The thing to remember is a mini makeover (enhancement) of your room is not as difficult to […]
It is all too easy to forget skirting boards. After-all, they sit on top of the floor and blend in with the rest of the room. If your room is well designed and decorated then this is the ‘atmosphere’ you absorb from the room, and it is even less likely that the skirting boards will […]
With a lot of technical terms, names and meanings, it can be difficult to know ‘what is what,’ and our industry is no exception. In this guide, we provide a simple explanation around skirting boards and architraves and look at what each of these terms means. Skirting boards and architraves are different, we have established […]