How to choose a skirting board for the floor?
If you started a repair and are approaching its final phase - finishing the floor, then most likely you are faced with the problem of choosing not only the floor covering, but also the baseboard. And he, as you know, plays an important role in creating a single and harmonious picture in the room. So, a plinth for a floor hides the joints of wall and floor coverings, visually expands or increases the space in height. And all this can be achieved by simply choosing the right shade of panels in relation to the primary colors in the room.
About how to choose a plinth, what color and size to buy panels, what combination would be better, and what is the price of the material, we understand this material.
Types of skirting boards
All decorative panels for flooring can be divided into three types according to the type of material used in the production:
- Wooden skirting boards;
- plastic panels;
- Aluminum slats.
- Solid wood plinth, as well as veneered strips and MDF panels are gradually fading into the background. Since the tree, although it has a noble appearance, is an environmentally friendly material, it is still combined only with parquet or parquet board. It's not hard to choose here. In addition, the price of wooden finishing strips is quite high (from $ 2 per linear meter, depending on the type of wood and the country of origin).
- In second place in popularity is pvc plinth. These slats are distinguished by a variety of sizes, shades, designs and models (it is not difficult to choose). The dimensions of the plastic strips in width vary from 14 to 40 mm, that is, they can be located close to or further from the wall along their lower point. In height, the dimensions of plastic strips reach from 40 to 150 mm. In this case, the length dimensions, as a rule, do not change and amount to 250 mm. The main advantages of PVC panels include their antistatic properties, ease of installation and maintenance, the ability to hide wires and cables in the room, as well as the ability to choose the shade of the strips relative to doors, windows, the shade of walls or flooring. In addition, the price of PVC panels is affordable and starts from $1 per linear meter.
- Aluminum skirting board- a fairly light construction, designed for edging carpet, floor tiles or linoleum. The aluminum profile is thin (about 16 mm slats). At the same time, the height of the plinth reaches 60 or 80 mm. A distinctive feature of such panels is the ease of their installation on liquid nails or double-sided mounting tape, as well as the ability to select and bend skirting boards without subsequent arbitrary change in the geometry of the planks. That is, the aluminum plinth behaves perfectly when finishing rounded walls. The price of such a profile starts from $ 3.5 per linear meter and depends on the manufacturer. Prifilpast is considered the most popular on the Russian market.
How to choose the right skirting board
If you wondered "what color to buy a plinth", then this material will be of interest to you. The fact is that today the habit of sticking to a combination of colors for flooring and plinth fades into the background. The combination of finishing panels with window frames, door frames or walls dominates more and more. Let's consider in detail all the options.
- So, if you have already chosen interior doors and you really liked their color, and the color scheme in the room is somewhat out of the picture, then you can save yourself through the baseboard. That will be even better. By purchasing decorative strips of the same color as the doors, you can quite easily integrate the doors you like into the overall interior. A vivid example of this is the blue wallpaper on the walls and red interior doors. Here, the color of the plinth will smoothly meet at the door with the cashier and create a harmonious contrast. Another example of such an implementation of a white skirting board and door against a background of dark wallpaper or paint on the wall in combination with dark parquet or laminate. You can't imagine better.
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- If you choose PVC panels, then, as a rule, manufacturers offer to combine it in color and texture with a laminate on the floor. This solution looks good in a large spacious room. If the room is small, then at least give preference to light shades of coating and planks. So you can visually expand the room and make it taller.
- If desired, you can paint both the walls and the baseboard in the same color. Here, planks made of solid wood for painting are suitable. This solution is original and fits perfectly into such interiors as modern, classic or high-tech. In addition, here you can play on the contrast. In this case, the color of the skirting board should be one tone darker than the shade of the walls. At the same time, it is excellent and even better if the ceiling cornices are the same color as the baseboard. Specialized stores will help you choose the paint.
Important: it is better to choose paint from the same series, but in accordance with the palette provided by the manufacturer. You need to choose once, but for sure.
Photo of skirting boards and walls of the same shade:
- If the soul wants something unusual, then use the contrast. Here you can very well combine the shade of window frames and baseboards. At the same time, the color of the doors or the cashier should be neutral, and the curtains should not hide the shade of the window frames. Ideally, it is better to match the color and shade of the doors. That is, both windows and panels should be conspicuous with a line of the same shade.
- If the room has carved stucco, it will be better if the color of the plinth and stucco are identical. Thus, sharp boundaries are erased, and all protruding decorative elements are not striking.
Carved panels and skirting boards Photo:
- When half-wall panels are used as wall material, skirting boards of the same shade can be used as an addition. Thus, a single panel structure can be created, which gives the room solidity. For greater "persuasiveness" of that de color, cornices can also be mounted. Interesting and original. And most importantly - the geometry of the room is clearly outlined.
Photo of the original panel solution: 
- If there is a lot of metal in the design of the room, you can use an aluminum plinth. The cold shade of the panels will give the room a kind of prostration. Fortunately, the types of aluminum skirting boards allow you to choose to create a bright design.
Photo with aluminum skirting boards: 
If there is a lot of metal in the design of the room, you can use an aluminum plinth
