Do skirting boards have to match the architraves?

Once you have chosen the skirting board, the subsequent decision is about the architraves. While most people will choose the same profile (in a smaller height), mixing and matching profiles to achieve a fascinating and beautiful look is possible. Following are some recommendations that will help in getting the mix right:

1) Architrave sizes for different door heights recommendations:

2) Skirting and architrave combination recommendations:

The most commonly used combinations are:

• 135mm skirting with 90mm architrave
• 185mm skirting with 90mm architrave