Beautiful Baseboards

A good friend of mine is trying to find a home as well as just recently invited me to inspect out a prospective place. It was a cute, three-bedroom Victorian with bright, spacious spaces as well as warm hardwood flooring, however one thing struck me as especially strange: all the baseboards in the living as well as dining spaces had been removed, leaving an unsightly space between the drywall as well as the floor. Basically, it appeared like a deal with without any eyebrows — something was absolutely missing. It got me believing of the myriad methods that my friend, who doesn’t like a great deal of fuss, might utilize baseboards to add character to the house. right here are five options:

Sometimes basic is best, like the painted white square-cut baseboards in Bonnie Brooks’ downplayed metropolitan loft.

Similarly very little however much warmer, designer Ashley Botten as well as her professional photographer other half Christopher Wahl recessed hardwood baseboards into the wall for a clean however laid-back look in their home. The expose above the baseboards is especially sharp.

The unfinished baseboards in the Georgian Bay cottage of Juli Daoust as well as John Baker — the couple who run Toronto’s Mjölk — have a rustic charm.

Traditional, unpainted wood mouldings will never go out of style.

Stylist Sasha Seymour dealt with her kitchen area cupboard toekicks in brass, doubling as vintage-looking baseboards. I like exactly how the metal shimmers against the herringbone floors.

See our painted Trim picture gallery for even a lot more inspiration.

Photo credits:1. home & house November 2011 issue, photography by Virginia Macdonald2. home & house June 2011 issue, photography by Christopher Wahl3. home & house June 2011 issue, photography by Stacey Brandford4. home & house may 2012 issue, photography by Angus Fergusson5. home & house September 2011 issue, photography by Michael Graydon