(1714–1830) The Georgian period is defined by architectural symmetry, drawing on the classical proportions of Roman and Greek design. Georgian mouldings are unfussy and bulkier than the Victorian and Edwardian profiles that followed them, with skirting and dado rails doing much of the decorative work rather than ornate coving. The dado rail itself has a practical origin here — it became fashionable in Georgian dining rooms specifically to protect walls from chair backs, since it was customary to push chairs against the wall between courses. Our range covers the mouldings, skirting and panelling needed to recreate that proportion and order in a period property or a new-build designed to emulate one.

Symmetry and restraint are the defining traits — plainer, heavier profiles than Regency or Rococo detailing, with an emphasis on proportion over ornament. Dado rails, skirting and door architraves tend to be the focal mouldings, rather than elaborate coving or ceiling roses.

For architects and joinery companies working on period restorations or new-builds designed in a Georgian idiom, our dado rail and skirting profiles are built to the bulkier proportions the style calls for. Order a sample before committing to a full room quantity, and get in touch for volume pricing and specification support on larger projects.