Should The Baseboard Match Wall Or Floor

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Should the baseboard match wall or floor. Match the floor or baseboard. My condo building was built in the 1970s and has baseboard heaters that run along the outside wall in each room. Fir is so soft for shoe but i like the look of shoe matching the base. My boyfriend and i are repainting the apartment and have come to a disagreement on what color to paint the heaters.

Dee dee taylor hannah. Should shoe match floor or baseboard. This frees you to select a complementary color without worry about matching the flooring. 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.

I would paint the base and possible quarter round. Should you paint them white. Quarter round should match the floor. 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. This decision is more or a personal preference but leads to other related issues. It didn t matter what white it had to be white.

Moving to southern climates lighter colored base is often the norm. The numerous emails i ve had over the years indicates varying methods. Baseboards starting at the floor baseboards are the visual foundation for a room. In particular on my current project base is fir and floor is white oak.

Should baseboards match the walls. 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. 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. Published october 9 2010 updated october 9 2010.

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. The debate rages on. Open this photo in gallery. Painting doors and trim white shines continue reading baseboards doors and trim.

Should the baseboards match the floor. Colder northern climates often see dark base trim where many match the color of the floor. But baseboards also serve a very necessary function in protecting plaster walls from getting kicked or scuffed by shoes boots and vacuum attachments.