victorian skirting

Well, here it is. I'm renovating my living room - I just moved in! :) Things I want to do: 1. Replace flooring with herringbone 2. Move electrics from skirting boards 3. Replace skirting boards - I'm scared to do this, has anyone done this before? They are massive skirting boards 4. Repaint...

Hi all, we've just moved to an old victorian house with very high ceilings. We're going for really basic wallpaper and nothing too elaborate, but when it comes to the skirting board I need something big that doesn't look lost. Is it as simple as choosing 'victorian skirting' like this one...