White plinth in the interior of the apartment: ideas and advice

Recently, a new fashion trend has emerged - white skirting boards in the interior. Ceilings and window slopes are often decorated with white. Therefore, there is nothing surprising in the fact that the floor plinth will be made in a similar shade. This combination of all surfaces looks very advantageous in any interior. The design turns out to be stylish and effective. The walls of such a room can be painted in any bright or calm color.

White skirting boards give the interior a very fresh look

Choosing the right skirting board

How to use white skirting boards wisely in your interior?  First of all, you need to pay attention to the material from which the main flooring is made. If solid oak is used for the floor, the best option would be to install wooden profiles, painted white.

White plinth in the interior

A wide white skirting board is great for a large, spacious room. Designers use polyurethane products for such purposes. Such an interior always looks impressive. Often, rooms are additionally decorated with columns, molding, baguettes. The wide polyurethane skirting board is not only a beautiful element, it also perfectly protects the lower part of the wall.

Wide white skirting board in the interior

The white skirting board in the interior in combination with laminate looks quite stylish in any photo. Wherein

laminate can be not only light, but also dark. With light, the design looks very harmonious, with dark - spectacular. For such a design, it is quite enough to have some white element in the room, for example, a door, window or fireplace.

White skirting board in the interior in combination with laminate

Today there are different types of skirting boards. They have different features and differ in price. Each buyer chooses the desired option based on their own preferences.

White plinth made of wood in the interior

The most popular types of skirting boards:

made of wood;

made of aluminum;

from ceramics;

made of plastic.

White ceramic skirting board in the interior

Features of white plastic skirting board in the interior

When the repair comes to an end, a new challenge arises - the need to hide the wires. The ideal solution for this would be the use of a PVC frame with a cable channel. These skirting boards will perfectly hide all the wires. They have a diverse range of colors, but mostly white plastic skirting boards prevail in the photo in interiors.

White skirting board combined with bright walls

Previously, designers chose planks based on the shade of the floor. Now it is no longer relevant. White plastic can be easily combined with dark wood. This combination will only emphasize all the advantages of the interior.

White plastic skirting board in the interior

Plastic skirting board has little flexibility, has soft edges and a snug fit. It can be used for walls with slight surface irregularities.

Floor plinth for painting in the interior

Also, plastic skirting boards are often used for non-rectangular non-standard rooms.

Installation of a plastic skirting board is easy. First of all, you need to know the perimeter of the room. This is necessary in order to acquire the correct amount of material. Skirting boards are attached to the wall surface using dowels, secret clips or special glue.

Using a white baseboard in a living room with a fireplace

You need to cut off the plastic with a fine-toothed hacksaw or with a very sharp knife. But the jigsaw cannot be used for such a purpose. It can cause cracking of the plastic product. Before installation, you need to align the corners so that in the future the skirting boards are not skewed or poorly fixed.

Fine-toothed hacksaw for cutting plastic

What is the simplicity of installing plastic skirting boards? In this case, the most important thing is to calculate everything correctly from the beginning and accurately adjust. If you coped with this task correctly, then installation will be as easy as shelling pears. It remains only to install the plinth to the wall surface and fix it with connecting elements.

Despite the wide range, most buyers still prefer white plastic skirting boards in the interior. Why it happens? The answer is obvious: such skirting boards have a lot of advantages that attract buyers. Among the main advantages are:

Floor skirting board installation diagram

easy installation;

the ability to hide wires in a built-in special cable channel;

low cost;

non-toxic material;

the ability to withstand certain loads (physical and temperature);

compliance with fire safety standards;

stylish appearance;

perfect combination with almost any

interior.

White plinth in the interior of the hallway

White plastic skirting boards have plenty of advantages. But they also have disadvantages. And do not forget about them when buying. First, it is soiled. White color requires careful attitude and constant maintenance of cleanliness. Even minor dust and dirt are always visible on such a surface. Secondly, you will have to buy additional elements to connect. They should be exactly white. The third disadvantage is the fragility of plastic. Especially you need to be careful and accurate during installation. Plastic is afraid of physical exertion and scratches.

Installing a white plastic floor skirting board

White doors and skirting boards in the interior: combination with other elements

White doors and skirting boards in the interior are effectively combined with bright walls. The color can be any: purple, red, yellow, orange, green, etc. This technique is often used for different styles. The white shade is universal, it is easy to combine it with any color.

A successful combination of white skirting boards with the interior of the kitchen

The texture of the skirting board can be different, for example, like wood, stone and tiles. Skirting boards with a wood grain texture will look very harmonious in a room with wooden floors. This type of decoration is used for different interiors, most often in country style: Provence, Japanese, chalets. Wood planks can be painted in various shades of white. And there are really a lot of them. Depending on the desired result, the desired color is selected: classic white, ivory, pale beige, etc.NS.

Wood grain skirting board

In some cases, white wooden planks are decorated with gilding, silver or mother-of-pearl. Most often this is used for the classical style, as well as for the baroque, empire, rococo. Photos of a white floor plinth in the interior always make a good impression. And additional decor adds luxury and beauty to the design.

Wide white skirting boards decorated with gilding

For the kitchen, bathroom or toilet, tiles are often laid on the floor. In rare cases, designers use laminate flooring, which is an imitation of stone. This type of floor requires appropriate skirting boards. Usually the profiles are chosen in the same shade color as the floor tiles. But some styles, on the contrary, provide for contrasts in color.

The use of ceramic white skirting in the bathroom interior

In this case, the color of the floor and the skirting board may differ. For the kitchen and bathroom, you can choose profiles not only from ceramics. Plastic is also relevant for these rooms. White plastic skirting boards go well with a beige floor, all light shades are appropriate here: sand, gray, blue, etc.

Cutting scheme for two adjacent skirting boards

In what styles are white skirting boards and doors most often used?? First of all, it is

minimalism. White color increases the space of the room, gives the room a neat look. Regardless of other shades, white details always look advantageous in such an interior. Also, this color is very appropriate in the Scandinavian style. This design prefers soothing colors, and any white elements will always be needed here.

The use of white plinth in the interior in the style of minimalism

Combinations of white and blue are often used for Mediterranean-style interiors. These 2 shades are ideally combined with each other; tones such as blue, sand, green, yellow, beige are also added to them.