Wall base

This invention relates generally to wall bases used along the base of a wall to protect the lowermost part of the wall adjacent the wall-floor intersection, and for decorative purposes. More particularly, this invention relates to a wall base which is easier to mount and which more tenaciously adheres to vertical wall surfaces as compared to conventional bases. The specification describes a wall base which is preferably provided by an elongate strip of carpeting with a pair of spaced-apart strips of double-sided adhesive tape on the back of the strip of carpeting covered by a release liner. For a 3 to 6 inch wide carpet strip, the strips of adhesive tape are preferably spaced apart by a distance of from about ¼ inch to about 2 inches, one being positioned close by adjacent the top edge of the carpet strip and the other spaced from the bottom edge.