Should The Baseboard Match Wall Or Floor

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Should the baseboard match wall or floor.

Far from closing in a room the increased framing adds depth to the walls especially if it is painted the same color as the walls for a unified look. Special to the globe and mail. It gives a nice contrast and doesn t look like the floor is climbing the walls. Another option is to paint the baseboard and shoe molding before installation.

Published october 9 2010 updated october 9 2010. Currently they are painted the same color as the walls which i agree with as they seem to make the heaters blend into the wall. Quarter round should match the floor. In particular on my current project base is fir and floor is white oak.

The debate rages on. Just as crown molding hides the area where walls meet the ceiling baseboards hide the joint where walls meet the floor which might otherwise be unsightly. Fir is so soft for shoe but i like the look of shoe matching the base. My condo building was built in the 1970s and has baseboard heaters that run along the outside wall in each room.

I m not sure when it happened but at some point during the last century it seems a decorating law was passed that required the vast majority of all baseboards mouldings trim and doors to be painted white. Moving to southern climates lighter colored base is often the norm. I would paint the base and possible quarter round. Should shoe match floor or baseboard.

Webmaster s note re should baseboards match floor. This frees you to select a complementary color without worry about matching the flooring. Painting doors and trim white shines continue reading baseboards doors and trim. But baseboards also serve a very necessary function in protecting plaster walls from getting kicked or scuffed by shoes boots and vacuum attachments.

Open this photo in gallery. Should the baseboards match the floor. It didn t matter what white it had to be white. Match the floor or baseboard.

Colder northern climates often see dark base trim where many match the color of the floor. Should baseboards match the walls. Meg the best floor layers take the baseboard off and put the wood or laminate closer to the wall not all the way though as there has to be space for it to expand and contract and then they put the baseboard back on thus the baseboard itself covers the raw edge of the flooring and there s no need for quarter round. Should you paint them white.

My boyfriend and i are repainting the apartment and have come to a disagreement on what color to paint the heaters. Baseboards starting at the floor baseboards are the visual foundation for a room. This decision is more or a personal preference but leads to other related issues.