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Black skirting boards can add contrast to a room. At Skirting 4 U, we have five ideas for you to incorporate black skirting in any space of your home.

What is Ogee skirting board? We take a closer look at the popular profile to help you decide whether it may be a good fit for your space. Learn more now.

Understand the different types of skirting board with our simple guide. We run through some of the most popular skirting board profiles for your home.

MDF or wood skirting, which will work for you? We explore the main differences between 3 different types of skirting board.

Widely used in the USA and Canada, many people in the UK have not heard of finger jointed pine. In this article we explore what finger jointed pine is, along with some of the benefits of using this material to manufacture skirting boards, architrave and other mouldings.

If you’ve recently bought skirting boards or are planning on buying some soon, it’s important to understand how to fit a skirting board. Whether you’re fitting modern or traditional skirting boards, our step-by-step guide will help you through the fitting process.

An architrave is an interior moulding that is fitted around a doorframe or a window. They allow you to hide messy door joints or rough surfaces by acting as trim where the joints meet the walls or floor. Architraves are typically available in a wide range of materials and finishes, most commonly MDF and Solid Oak, as well as styles such as traditional or modern. Read our complete guide to buying architrave.

For those in the middle of a renovation project, painting your walls is hardly enough if your skirting boards are old and scruffy. Freshly painted skirting will give your home or commercial premises a clean new look, but many people are often confused as to which paint to use on skirting boards. Whether you’ve ordered new skirting or you just want to revamp your old profiles, choosing a suitable paint will depend on the final look you wish to achieve and the material of your skirting boards.

Skirting boards don't always have to be white. In this blog we look at a few skirting board colour ideas that may inspire you to inject a splash of colour into your home!

An overview of how central heating pipes can be hidden from view using rebated skirting boards.