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What height are your baseboards?

I'm redoing floors, I read they should be 7% of ceiling height ( 10 ft ceiling= 7 inch). My LR has cathedral ceiling so I'm fine with them tall there but my FR/ kitchen is 10 feet and I'm concerned they will look too tall.

 

 

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Re: What height are your baseboards?

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In the article below it says 5-7 inches for a 10 foot wall.

 

There is other interesting info that might help.

 

Can Baseboards Be Too Tall? The Sizing Rule to Live By (interiorsplace.com)

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Re: What height are your baseboards?

7/10 of a foot is 8.4 inches

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Re: What height are your baseboards?

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I have 9' walls with 6" flat baseboards. When we built this cottage I wanted the look to be very cottagy. Hence my tall, flat, white baseboards. 

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Re: What height are your baseboards?

8 foot ceiling  Baseboard is 9 inches.  7 inch flat, plus 2 inch moulding that matches the crown molding on top. 

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Re: What height are your baseboards?

I have white 6 inch baseboards

 

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Re: What height are your baseboards?

My ceilings are 10 ft., baseboard is 7.5".