Sentences with phrase «skirting board»
A skirting board is a long, flat board that is usually placed along the bottom part of a wall, where it meets the floor. It is used for decoration and to protect the wall from scuffs or damage. Full definition
There was a small piece of skirting board in there, which I turned into a Greenshank using a thin - bladed Stanley knife.
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I've currently got skirting boards in my house that have only been primed.
Frame the space with painted skirting boards or re-create a dado effect in paint — then take the design all the way around the room, doors included, for extra impact.
Fake your own rustic features with clapboard - effect wallpaper and Shaker - style rails made from skirting boards and towelling pegs.
Choose a cheery shade of paint for skirting boards, then carry on the theme by painting the door frame and adding a wide border all round — you could even paint chair legs, too.
Almost invisible to grown ups, camouflaged against skirting boards, this tiny door looks just like a plug socket from a distance.
air leakage under skirting boards and through poorly sealed sockets, switches etc. in dry lined masonry cavity walls; and
If you are lucky enough to have original period features in your entrance hall such as architectural mouldings, high skirting boards and sweeping banisters, enhance them with a coat of paint that ties in with your wallpaper choice or be brave and choose a bold colour that will highlight them within the room.
Get your fairies feeling festive with this snowy skirting board sticker, but be careful kids — the scouting elves are watching you!
Rats and mice look great on skirting boards!
But it was nice to stretch our legs after all that wine and food, plus I found these cute little wooden toys for the Sprogs in one of the few open stores (you roll them backwards, then let them go and they shoot across the floor and leave dents in the in - laws new skirting boards, fabulous).
The low surface temperature of the radiant skirting board makes it an incredibly child friendly option.
The wooden skirting board, the wallpaper, chimney and bronze light fittings all reflect exactly the decorative tastes of that time.
Green skirting boards hidden behind the sofa and a rug to hide a multitude of sins... what's your guilty decorating secret?
Finish with a simple rebated dado rail and skirting board then paint in eggshell for a durable finish.»
If you are staining a wood skirting board, remember to protect the joining wall with tape too.
Specified in Double Deco and Urban LT profiles in Cricket White, the low surface temperature radiant panel skirting boards free up valuable wall space that would have been taken up by radiators.
In the case of skirting boards products such as office storage cubes can used.
Admire the original polished jarrah floor boards, stained glass doors, jarrah wash stands, timber dados, period skirting boards, high ceilings, decorative cornices and ceiling roses of a past era, while enjoying the convenience of modern appointments such as reverse - cycle air conditioning, television, video recorder, microwave oven and Internet / E-mail access.
It's a space with character: old floorboards, a collection of mismatched skirting boards and a winding staircase that takes you from the first gallery, in which Canadian artist Tamara Henderson's work is installed up to the second, which features Turkish artist Banu Cennetoglu's exhibition Gentle Madness.
The thermal bridging from the ground where the walls «bypassed» the floor insulation was ameliorated by adding insulation at the base of the walls to form oversized skirting boards, lengthening the cold bridge path though the brickwork as much as possible to minimise heat loss.
Thermal bridging: Party wall returns with insulation to 1m, and internal walls with insulated skirting board details.
Simple cream tongue and groove contrasts beautifully with the darkwood skirting boards and cupboard door in this bathroom.
This raises the level of the floor, which in turn affects skirting boards and means doors will have to be rehung.
Some designs are only 15 mm deep, negating the need to alter skirting boards, door frames and stairs.
Symptoms include decayed skirting boards and floors, stained plaster, and peeling paint and wallpaper.
It sits best alongside our bevelled skirting board and plain capping rail, as shown.
The paintwork is my «through the house» colour of pale cream which goes with everything, hence doing all the doors, skirting boards etc the same colour.
Satinwood or semi-gloss — These paints are commonly used on woodwork, such as skirting boards.
Decorated in ornate flowers, glittery butterflies, a happy fairy and finished in pastel paint and sprinkled with tonnes of glitter — this is the perfect addition to a little girl's bedroom skirting board to allow the fairies to flutter in and out at night time.
Painting items such as picture frames, tables, shelves and even skirting boards in red is a great way of trying out different tones without making the room close in.
Yellow dominates the walls but also flows over onto the ceiling while purple skirting boards mark the beginning of the purple floor.
48 per cent of people avoid cleaning skirting boards 4.
An extra wide skirting board and chair rail particularly suit high - ceilinged rooms and give this hallway a classic feel.
Always clean walls and skirting boards before you start painting, vacuuming rather than sweeping, as any dust floating around will stick to wet paint and ruin your hard work.
so we finally decided to have Laminate Oak that we have in the hallway and matching skirting boards.
Tape measure and ruler Wooden battens Drill Masonry and wood bits Cable and pipe detector Spirit level Rawlplugs and screws to fix the battens Metal clips or panel pins Pin hammer Fine pin punch Wood filler Craft knife Handsaw or jigsaw Grip - and - grab adhesive Nails Wooden beading Skirting board
White floorboards and skirting boards create maximum contrast, while black furniture almost blends into the background.
Satinwood and eggshell finishes work beautifully on woodwork, particularly skirting boards and doors that need a little extra coverage.
Innocently ask if the person operating the machinery has vacuumed the stairs and skirting board if you really want to up the ante.
The funky «tea» wooden letters were made from left - over skirting board.
He showed hundreds of photographs, mounted all the way from skirting board to ceiling.
A folding front passenger seat is an option, enabling a total load length of 2.4 m, handy for skirting boards or other DIY detritus.
They can also be propped up against skirting board or door frames to stop them getting chewed and even wrapped around furniture legs to protect them.
So she picked up a piece of skirting board from her shed and turned into into a Greenshank.
Skirting boards in stone to match the floor complete the look and we can cut and finish the edges with bevels or curves, honed or polished to your specification.
From how to paint skirting boards to using primer, we talk you through how best to avoid making a mistake.
There are Tudor and Georgian features throughout the home, including high moulded beamed ceilings, open fireplaces, panelled walls, high skirting boards and sash windows.