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If you live in a 1920/30s house - what are your skirting boards like? <boring thread alert>

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LindaBoughtAPeaShooter · 15/05/2017 23:00

And if you could go so far as to post a picture I would be very grateful.

Previous owners of our house weren't fans and had ripped out all original and replaced them with planks (stained dark brown) - coupled with lovely contrasting edging of retro-fitted laminate. We're starting again with the skirting and flooring but I'm not sure whether to just go very plain and simple or a bit fancier (more 'period'). We have reasonably high ceilings and picture rails if that's relevant (although they are not all the same from room to room).

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AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 17/05/2017 13:05

Ours are quite tall with a curved bevel effect. Our house is mid 30s.

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gingerhousecat · 17/05/2017 19:14

Lambs tail here

If you live in a 1920/30s house - what are your skirting boards like? <boring thread alert>
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gingerhousecat · 17/05/2017 19:26

Oops I mean lambs tounge !

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Chewbecca · 17/05/2017 20:57

About to take a pic but mine are exactly the same as witchmountain's. House was built late 1920s.

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TeddyBee · 17/05/2017 21:07

8 inch with a plain curved top - they're a bugger to match.

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lashy · 18/05/2017 22:59

In our old house most of the original skirting had been ripped out and replaced with something much shorter - which looked dreadful.
We found some of the original inside a cupboard and got it all re-instated. Looked so much better!
It was 9" Ogee.

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FanDabbyFloozy · 18/05/2017 23:02

Same as witchmountain's - 8 inches and curved.

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