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What paint to use on skirting boards – decorating experts reveal the best and worst type of paint to use

A green-painted hallway with framed artworks, a console table and two chairs

If you’ve got your technique for painting walls down and are now moving on to your skirting boards, you may have realised they are a whole different animal. Whether you just want to touch them up or paint them a whole new colour, the first thing you need to consider is what paint to use on skirting boards before you even start thinking about how to paint skirting boards.

This narrow floor-level area is prone to a lot of contact and scuffs, which is why choosing a hard-wearing type of paint is crucial. But which of the paints are hard-wearing and which are not? That’s where the help of our decorating pros comes to play to answer all of your burning skirting board questions.

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