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Skirtings

The skirting mistake that cheapens a room.

Why tiled skirtings cheapen a room, and how a white or off-white skirting board separates floor and wall, in a Ballito home renovation.

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And the original skirtings were the same material as the tile, and it's something that I see quite a lot in a lot of homes, where people just extend the tile up into the wall as the skirting.

And I think it's something to keep in mind as a very easy update if you want to just elevate the overall look of the place: to have a different material for your flooring and then have a lovely white or off-white skirting board, because it just helps to create a separation between the floor and the wall, and just the perfect framework when you want to add in your furniture, which we're going to be doing later on down the line.

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