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Standard Specification vs Decorative Timber Mouldings
At Intrim, we understand the value of quality. In the manufacture of premium timber mouldings, yes, but also in the final impression they leave...
Choosing the Right Size Mouldings for Your Home
Playing with designs & styles are always the fun part of building or renovating, but once you’ve decided on your style, how do you...
New Build Skirting Board Essentials
Republished with permission from Oak & Orange. Skirting boards play a pivotal role in grounding the aesthetic of a room. These simple yet elegant...
How to Design the Perfect Hamptons Style Kitchen
Create a Hamptons-style kitchen with our Michelin-starred quality design ideas and products. Find your creative spark for the ultimate household eating area.
Let’s clear up the confusion about nominal wood sizes
Do you know what nominal sizing means in relation to timber? If you’re a little confused, you’re not alone. The longstanding practice in the...
How to choose the right skirting board and architrave
With so many choices and profiles, the decision on which skirting boards and architraves to choose can be daunting. We have put together some...
Coffered Ceilings In Luxury Homes: 5 Things You Need to Know
Written for Intrim Mouldings by Rachael Turner of Front Porch Properties. See more of this beautiful project on our Cape Cod Project Gallery. Coffered...
Cleaning Skirting Boards: An Essential Guide
Clean skirting boards can instantly make a room fresher and brighter. Like any other piece of furniture in your home, Intrim skirting boards require...
How High From The Floor Should The Dado Rail Be?
Clever installation of your dado rail will help you create the interior of your dreams. Stick to the lower third of the wall to...
Naomi Findlay on Intrim in Carrington House Series
Naomi takes us through each room of Carrington House and tells us the Intrim products she’s used, how she has applied them and why...
Do Your Skirting Boards and Architraves Have to Match?
For a simple answer, it’s true that architraves and skirtings ‘should’ match, but matching is more relevant to proportional sizes and not design. Find...
How to Install Intrim Pre Coated Bump Rail
WATCH how to install Intrim’s Bump Rail using our unique aluminium wall mount installation system. This system eliminates the need for cutting or coating...
How To Install Intrim IHR10 Timber Hospital Handrail
WATCH how to install Intrim’s IHR10 Hospital Handrail using our unique fixing system.
10 Tips for Choosing Your Perfect Architectural Mouldings
Mouldings, including skirting boards, architraves and wall panelling are those details that seem so small, but make one of the biggest impacts in a...
How to Measure Up For & Install Glue-On Wainscoting
Decorative wall panelling is a beautiful addition to any home. It has gained in popularity over the last few years and is now the...
How to Create a Hamptons Look with Three Birds Renovations
Bonnie from Three Birds Renovations shows you how to replicate their signature Hamptons style in your home.
How to Measure a Room for Mouldings
One of the most important steps in your mouldings journey is knowing how many lineal metres you will need of each product for budgeting...
How to Install a Window Architrave
Watch our video demonstration on installing a window architrave, and print out our instructions below to help with your own window installation. Tools required...
Getting your Proportions Right
Our favourite interiors blogger, Jen Bishop, gives her tips on how to work with proportions and getting the most out of the space you...
Do you leave a gap between skirting boards and floor boards
You’ve decided on timber flooring and are scratching your head to decide on the best way to install your skirting. Swelling and contraction of...
How to Install Skirting Boards with Scribes to Internal Mitre Joints
When you purchase beautiful mouldings for your project, you want them to be installed right. To ensure you achieve the best look and a...
Choosing between MDF & FJ Pine Mouldings
There is no ‘one size fits all’ choice when choosing timber mouldings, so it is important to understand the different properties between your timber...
How to Replace a Door Architrave
Replacing your own architraves is relatively simple and we have created some easy steps to follow so your DIY doesn’t turn into a DI-whoops.
How to Create & Install Wainscoting Wall Panelling?
Wainscoting lifts any room and gives it greater architectural beauty. If you are wanting to achieve this look, we have created this easy to...
Epoxy Adhesive Application for Connecta Rail 90o Return Bends
Follow our instructions for gluing stainless steel Connecta Rail 90 degree bends, being used as wall returns, to timber dowel handrail ends to eliminate...
Problems to Avoid when Fitting Architraves
Fitting architraves can be a relatively easy process but there are some tips to be mindful of to ensure you installation runs smoothly and...
Surviving a Renovation
Sometimes the best laid plans can or need to change during your reno… see how Bonnie deals with her #bonniesdreamhome mid reno room shuffle...
How to Install Intrim IHR10 Hospital Handrail
Many designers, architects, builders and developers alike are impressed not only with the beautiful, homely look our timber handrail gives their health facilities, but...
Creating a continuous Shadowline detail with Intrim SK342 Skirting
So you’ve fallen in love with the look of our Shadowline skirting boards and architraves but can’t install them as the plaster is already...
How to Install a Curved Architrave
Installing a curved architrave can seem like a daunting task! We have prepared this easy to follow step by step guide to help you...
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