100 year old villa,painting ideas please

treens2, Nov 6, 4:59am
Have painted downstairs with colours like pavlova sisal, resene colours. Now onto the skirtings and architraves, am going to use 8 inch mdf for skirtings downstairs. Any thoughts on a colour for skirtings please. Would like to use same colour on architraves. Thanks

annies3, Nov 6, 5:21am
We replaced the skirtings with the original rimu and painted them the same colour as the walls, architraves are also rimu but natural with a satin finish, we like it, our ceilings are also original rimu T&G

budgel, Nov 6, 10:04pm
Too much contrast between walls and skirtings can sometimes look odd.
I have seen some villas where the skirting and architraves are the same base colour just a few shades darker, it can look very classy if done right.

lythande1, Aug 7, 12:06pm
Mine had rimu. It was left varnished.