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I remembered a very funny moment that happened in one of the large flooring stores. We then finished laying the laminate and went to pick up the plinth ...
Our house consists of two floors and it was decided to make the floors different: on the second floor - light, on the first - dark. This was my first experience with laminate flooring and I started installation, starting from the top floor - so as not to drag dirt along the first floor in the future.
When buying a laminate, the seller "pushed" us a light plinth just under the laminate for the second floor, and with a dark one - there were no shades available, so the question was postponed.
This is how the skirting board looks like, matched to the color of the finish:
In the daughter's room, like this:
My son, like this:
After the completion of the first floor, my wife and I took a piece of dark laminate and rushed to the building stores. The final stop is a huge store "World of Floor Coverings", in which they hovered for about 20 minutes, going through all kinds of options. Just after that time the seller got free and I heard behind my back:
- Can I help you?
- Yes, of course, we can’t match the skirting board to the floor!
The seller saw a piece of laminate and a flurry of questions fell upon us with reproach:
- Why did you come with the floor? Who chooses skirting boards for floors? What a bad taste - the room will look like a trough. But, if you have photos of the premises, then I will help you with the choice ...
I was a little dumbfounded, but reined in the inadequate seller. Further, in the course of the conversation, already in a normal quiet mode, I found out that this person is both a seller and an interior designer in one person, but the character - you can't drive up on a goat :-)))
First, I asked what a trough was. It turns out that this is their jargon and this word is applicable to the baseboard and floor of the same shade, i.e. when there is no clear separation between floor and wall. Therefore, my repair on the second floor is just labeled - "trough", and, they say, this should not be done according to experts:
Of course, I will not redo the second floor. The money is spent. As for the first floor, the designer asked if we have a staircase and what color the interior doors will be.
And, it's good that the doors had already been bought from us, they were lying in one of the rooms. I returned home, threw a long platband into the car, and upon arrival at the store handed it to the seller.
"This is what I understand - the approach"- answered the designer and began to select the product.
The skirting board was not matched to the color of the floor, but to the color of the doors. This is how it looks indoors:
Now there is a striking separation of wall and floor, which in my opinion, of course, is more beautiful.
From the author
Of course, there are no rigid frameworks and standards and the decision is made by the owner, he should live in the house. But, it is a well-chosen skirting board that brings boundaries to the interior and adds depth to the rooms. It can be highlighted, separated, or hidden in the colors of the walls. But, in most cases, it is the plinth that acts as an accent to emphasize the interior concept.
It can be in the color of the stairs, in the color of the window frames, in the color of the doors, in the color of the walls or a tone darker than the walls, but never in the color of the floor - I clearly understood this rule.
I hope you enjoyed the article and was useful.
Thanks for attention!
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