ᐅ Tiles with tile baseboards or skirting boards?

Created on: 25 Aug 2016 09:52
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Curly
Hello,

we are planning to have tiles installed almost everywhere on the ground floor, which will have a gray stone-concrete look. Now we are unsure whether wooden or laminate baseboards would look better with this, or if a tile baseboard would be more suitable.

When installing tiles with separate baseboards, are the tiles laid with a gap to the wall? Maybe you have some photos of your tiled rooms and can show how you handled this?

Best regards,
Sabine
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Curly
1 Sep 2016 15:24
Doc.Schnaggls schrieb:
@Curly: Are you referring to our tiles?

Exactly yours!

Best regards,
Sabine
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Sebastian79
1 Sep 2016 15:56
I had our baseboard tiles cut by the stonemason – it was cheaper than ready-made baseboards, but not by much.

At least the batch was consistent, so the color matches.
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Doc.Schnaggls
1 Sep 2016 16:04
@Curly:

Hello Sabine,

our tiles are from Villeroy & Boch, from the "Lucerna" series, matte gray.

In my opinion, they are not traditionally glazed but protected with a special sealant (I believe it’s called "vilbostone plus").

Overall, they are very durable – one tile has a small chip (someone dropped a heavy glass on it :mad ), but the damage is hardly noticeable since the material is truly dyed through.

Best regards,

Dirk
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matte
7 Sep 2017 16:33
We are using the same tile throughout the entire house.

- These are lighter tiles (manufacturer Castelvetro, Life series, color Beige),
- The bathroom walls will be tiled in white,
- Interior doors will be finished with a matte white paint,
- The baseboards will be flush with the plaster.

So far, we had planned to cut the baseboards from the floor tile since the top edge wouldn’t be visible due to the flush plaster finish anyway. Now I’m wondering if it might look more subtle/modern/better/whatever to make the baseboards from the white tiles instead?

Has anyone seen this before and can perhaps help me find images online? On the other hand, I’m concerned that it might look too patchy...
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Nordlys
7 Sep 2017 17:18
What color will the wall be?
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Nordlys
7 Sep 2017 18:01
Then lift the beige floor tile. Otherwise, it will be a white stripe on a white background. Not very effective.