Wayne Boatwright wrote:
On Wed 19 Mar 2008 07:23:07a, told us...

I am trying to achieve a modern, minimalist look in a carpeted
bedroom. The builder has recommended having no baseboard molding at
all, with the carpet just running right up to the wall.

In the other rooms in the apartment, I've got hardwoods with stained
quarter round, and stone tiles with 4" tile as a border, so really no
other painted moldings to speak of.

Is having no baseboards at all a viable option, and will it look
strange?


We havev no baseboards at all in the carpeted areas of our house. The
kitchen and baths have sheet vinyl flooring was a small painted wood
baseboard but no quarteround.

It is a lot harder on the carpet guy and the painter/drywall guy. Hard
to get a clean straight edge on the joint. If you really wanna do this,
recommend you have the drywall guy hold the wallboard off the subfloor
half an inch or so, and use J-channel on the bottom. That will give a
crisp edge, and provide a crevice for the carpet guy to tuck his loose
ends in. Expect to pay extra- this is fussy detail work. And unless you
flush in the door casings and have a no-trim inset for the window, the
effect will be a little jarring, making the room look half-finished.

Also note- the bottom edge of wall will be hard to keep clean and
undented. Carpet guy with kicker, vacuum cleaner, furniture, etc. will
all be prone to leaving marks.

Personally, I'd go with thin square-section baseboard and door casing,
with eased edges, in the same hardwood as the rest of the apartment. No
quarter round.

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