Generally speaking, skirting board is required during decoration. However, with the popularity of minimalism , skirting boards are more likely to be ignored. Some people think that the space will appear short after installing it, while others think that there is no skirting board in the pictures of tall and high-end homes abroad. It is simple, neat and beautiful! Is the skirting board outdated?
. Skirting function
1. Prevent walls from being impacted and daily cleaning and maintenance.
protects the corner
2, in order to hide the line layout.
shielding line
3. In order to give wooden floors a space for thermal expansion and contraction, gaps are generally left at the junction of the floor and the wall, and the skirting line can cover these gaps.
4, plays a unified decorative role in some design styles.
2. Skirting material
Currently, there are many skirting material on the market, including wood, stone, metal, PVC.
Wood material
Solid wood: Solid wood skirting line is natural, high in price, and is prone to moisture.
Composite wood: synthetic material, cheap, insufficient texture.
Natural stone
Marble: High grade, high cost, with radioactive substance .
Artificial stone : Strong plasticity, many colors, good visual effect, non-toxic and harmless, and the texture is not as good as marble.
Metal material
There are two types of stainless steel and aluminum alloy.
aluminum alloy can be made of various shapes and textures, such as wood grain, wire drawing, etc., with soft visual effects, low cost, and good details.
PVC material
is cheap, has a variety of colors, and can imitate various materials, but it is easy to deform or crack, and cannot stand the test of time.
Generally speaking, the materials used in different spaces are different according to the design requirements.
3. Substitution of skirting
While modern houses are extremely simplified, skirting slabs have become a headache whether to install them. So how to deal with floor gaps without skirting slabs and ensuring the beautiful space?
, edge strip
You can choose a narrower edge strip to replace the skirting line. It is not as strong as the skirting line, and it can also cover the gap. It is made of wood, metal and other materials.
Metal edge strips
, Glass glue edge
Use glass glue to block the gap, because the glass glue is elastic and only covers the surface of the gap, so it does not affect the expansion and contraction of the floor at all.
, decorative panel edge
You can chisel the gap along the corner of the wall, and when laying the floor, the floor is stuffed into the corner of the wall.
can also use decorative panels to thicken the wall to press the gap on the ground. This wall panel process can also add hidden lights to the gaps to enhance the sense of spatial hierarchy. The disadvantage is that the wall panel is very expensive.
4, micro-cement material
Replace wooden floors or ceramic tile floors with micro-cement floors.
4. How to match the skirting line
In different styles of design, the skirting line needs to be designed according to different factors such as walls, floors, door covers, etc.
, floor matching
Choose the same style and color as the floor, which is commonly found in Nordic style and Japanese style.
, wall matching
, style matching
In traditional Chinese and European style design, the skirting board should form a unified visual effect with the door cover and ceiling.
In summary, I personally recommend using skirting boards to close the floor and walls. After all, compared with other alternatives, skirting boards are affordable first, and the decoration effect after reasonable matching is also very good.
