Quarter round is a fine solution. Color can be same as floor or the baseboard, make a sample of each and do what looks best. Also, you might want to consider a shoe moulding, its taller and has a cleaner look (quarter round can look bulky)
http://blog.townfloors.com/2011/10/12/shoe-molding-vs-quarter-round/

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same color as the baseboard. will look thicker ,better attraction

When I had laminate installed in my last place, open concept main floor, they used white quarter round, except around the kitchen cabinets. There they stained the colour of the cabinets. So glad they did it that way. White around the cabinets would be way too much contrast.

I definitely like the shoe molding over the quarter round. It does seem very bulky in comparison.

Also, same color as baseboard makes sense! I see the two being debated over on forums often. When installing the quarter round or shoe molding with laminate flooring would you be nailing the molding to the baseboard?

Yes nail to baseboard. If that is a picture of your baseboard I suggest painting shoemould same color as baseboard.

It's not :) But! The paint is similar. The flooring I'm looking at is a bit lighter.
Thank you for your help!

Just put baseboard only. In white, made out of wood. quarter round is outdated, but very cheap.

same as baseboard

I always put quarter round in and match the floor color as in your photo. Don't know if this outdated but that quarter round helps protect the base from dings by vacs and chairs. 1 ding on a painted base and that molding is ruined.

I like the look in the photo. It looks "high end" vs. "white". It looks as if the flooring professional took the time and the effort to offer a higher level of detail to the finished product.

Removing baseboards always involves repainting the walls they are attached to...this is often a job many homeowners choose not to go ahead with. If a baseboard needs to be removed (owner's request...or requirement from flooring company) this painting/extra work should be discussed and a solution found. Solution means: who pays and who does the work.

With cork floating flooring, we always suggest the baseboards come off - the expansion gap for cork can be as much as 1/2" (same width as the floor is thick). This can be too much of a gap for quarter round/shoe moulding all by itself. The baseboard is the product that will cover the gap most effectively.

It all comes down to personal choice (of the owner), price the owner is willing to pay (in time, mess, install, repaint/touch ups) the flooring product and the end result the owner expects. Expectations often need to be adjusted if the "want" doesn't match the budget.

Floors are horizontal so quarter round should match the vertical baseboards. Floor finishers don't want to paint so they usually stain the q-r the color of the floors which doesn't look right. I'd paint the q-r white to match baseboards.

You mentioned your flooring is laminate. I have that also. Laminate flooring must have a space all around it for expansion/contraction. Therefore, quarter round is necessary to cover that space. That said, I would probably paint the quarter round to match the woodwork, not the floor.

Thank you everyone for your input! it is greatly appreciated