To make the interior look harmonious, it is important to choose the right colors for the floor, baseboards and doors when decorating an apartment.
A win-win option is white skirting boards with the same door and window frames. They can “make friends” even at first glance inappropriate colors among themselves, to revive the situation, to give it a solemn and elegant look.
- White skirting board can be used anywhere – living room and kitchen, bathroom or hallway.
- The skirting board can be wide or narrow, go in one line or in two.
- White plinth emphasizes the geometry of the room, highlights the planes of the walls and changes the perception of volume – the room seems lighter, more airy.
Consider several options for the combination of plinth, floor and doors when decorating an apartment, and their role in shaping the interior.
The door and the floor are dark, the skirting is light
In the event that you want to combine dark tones of flooring with dark door leaves, designers recommend choosing light tones for baseboards and platbands. This will visually lighten the room, make it more “transparent”.
The combination of the floor and doors of the same color will look harmonious, and the contrasting skirting board will avoid monotony. Please note that the width of the linear elements plays an important role in the visual perception of such a solution – both plinths and platbands, and cornices. In this case, it must be at least eight centimeters. This color scheme looks very elegant and fits any room in the apartment..
Door and skirting board – light, floor – dark
The light color of the floor, skirting boards and doors requires unremitting care and maintenance. Therefore, the floor is often made dark, but the doors and baseboards can be light. This option looks very solemn, and is suitable for different styles of interior decoration..
But there is one caveat: both doors and skirting boards will have to be washed quite often so that they do not lose their attractiveness. White is especially impractical in this regard, therefore, thinking about the color combination of the plinth, floor and doors, it is hardly worth including white there. It is better to choose light, but less easily soiled tones: beige, cream, ivory, light wood.
- A very good option is to combine a dark floor with light skirting boards in large rooms that are not cluttered with furniture. Small room, “stuffed” different things, not suitable for similar design.
- Another option for combining the floor and doors according to the dark-light principle involves painting the walls in light colors. This works especially well if the room is not too high. This color combination will visually allow a little “to lift” ceiling.
Light skirting, dark floor, bright door
The colors of the floor, skirting boards and doors can be chosen in such a way as to create an effective and original combination that serves as an independent interior decoration. For example, with a standard dark flooring and light wall finish, using a white skirting board and a bright color for the door leaf will create an interesting artistic look..
A rich color will allow you to focus on the entrance area, so this solution is usually chosen for decorating the interiors of kitchens, hallways, halls. Such a contrasting combination of plinth, floor and doors will look good in pop art style, as well as modern minimalist styles..
Plinth and floor – light, door – dark
If the doors have a dark color with light floors, then the plinth should be chosen in light shades. But for platbands there are no strict restrictions, they may well be as dark as the door.
Such a combination will be most harmoniously perceived in large rooms – living rooms, halls. A small room will “crushed” a large dark spot on the door, so for such rooms it is better to choose other color combinations of the floor and doors. Best of all, this design is suitable for the neoclassical style, if it is implemented in a country house..
