This is the colour you should paint skirting boards instead of 'uninspired' white, according to experts

terracotta painted room with a tin of paint and person with paint brush to illustrate painting skirting boards same colour as walls

There's no definitive answer when asking whether or not you should paint skirting boards the same colour as the walls, but one thing all experts can agree on is that skirting boards shouldn't be painted bright white because it looks 'stark' and 'uninspired'.

Gone are the days when woodwork is always painted white by default. Homeowners are becoming bolder and breaking away from such constrictive conventions by daring to paint skirting boards in alternative colours instead.