Decorating Interior Walls In 2020
Home is where the heart is, unless you’re in the house flipping game.
Damaged and unkempt interiors aren’t only an eyesore, but can also devalue your property. Even if you don’t plan on selling your home, decorating is a great way to breath life back into your abode.
Treating Your Walls
Dents, chips and cracks can leave a wall looking dated and untidy, sounding familiar? Then it may be time to start fresh – especially if you’re planning to sell your home! If a wall has just a few small areas that need patching up; filler can work wonders and is relatively inexpensive. However, if your wall is badly chipped, dented or cracked then hiring a professional plasterer will save you much time and aggravation. Whilst DIY plastering is possible, it is very much an art form and difficult for the average person to get good results.
Should I Paint Before or After Installing Skirting Boards?
If your walls are nice and smooth, ready for a lick of paint; consider installing skirting boards before painting them. Although the skirting boards lie on-top of your wall, the effort of painting the walls could be undone if scuffed or scratched in the installation process. You can always use masking tape to cover the skirting board and architrave edges when painting your walls.
Skirting Boards
Skirting boards offer protection to your plastered walls, hide imperfect joins where the wall meets the floor, and add a stylish trim to your interior. Here at My Skirting Boards, we offer a wide range of moisture resistant skirting board designs, to accommodate for any home. The moisture-resistant quality that comes as standard with all of our skirting boards and architraves guarantees longer life, preventing warping and cracking over time. Due to their moisture resistant property, our skirting boards can be fitted anywhere in the house, even in humid environments such as bathrooms and conservatories.
Architraves
Rooms have doors and doors need architraves! Just like skirting boards; architraves add a finishing trim and offer protection to the plaster surrounding your doors and windows. For continuity in your rooms, consider using matching skirting boards and architraves, at My Skirting Boards we offer architraves that compliment the skirting boards and also come moisture resistant for longer life.
Painting your walls
If you plan on increasing the value of your home for resale, there are two routes to consider when choosing colours:
Staying neutral – Having a blank canvas is the safest option for adding value to your property, using neutral colours like white, beige, ivory and light shades of grey will brighten up your living space and is less ‘offensive’ to potential buyers.
Being on-trend – If you’re confident that you have a great colour scheme and want to appeal to a certain taste; this option could work in your favour. Adding colour to your home will leave less to the imagination for potential buyers, though finding the right colour scheme is paramount. Luckily, the internet is full of good recommendations, check out this Pinterest board for some great inspiration.
Alternatively, you’re not selling your home and just want to spruce things up! Again, looking online for colour schemes is a brilliant way to spark creativity.
Plugs and Switches
Much like skirting boards and architraves, plugs and switches are available in a wide range of designs. Installing these electrical components can be dangerous, ensure that the mains supply has been suitably isolated before starting the installation. If you’re in doubt about installing electronic components, don’t hesitate to call an electrician.
Summary
We’ve learnt that decorating your interior walls can add value to your home, also; skirting boards and architrave will add stylish protection to the plaster on your walls!
If you need more information regarding skirting boards, architraves or even dado rails; you can get in touch with our friendly team for advice by calling us on 0333 366 0082 or emailing sales@myskirtingboards.co.uk!