Laminate in a modern interior: types, color, design, photos in the interior

Laminate in the interior performs not only the main function - it serves as a finishing coating for the surface, but also decorative - depending on what type, color and method of fastening between each individual plates will be used. Also important is the method of laying - from this ultimately depends on the appearance of the interior.

Which rooms to use laminate?

This finishing material can be used in the bedroom, in the living room, in the “walk-through” areas of the apartment, and in areas with difficult operating conditions. The main thing - to choose the right kind.

Living room. The main purpose of the laminate in the interior of the living room is decorative: it should emphasize the overall style and, perhaps, highlight certain areas, for example, for reading, relaxing or watching TV.

Bedroom and nursery. Here is suitable coating with aesthetically attractive properties, while performance is not so important. Only materials marked with the symbol of environmental safety are recommended for use in living rooms.

The hallway. Laminate in the interior of the hallway, on the contrary, must be durable and withstand a large load - this is the most "passage" place in the house.

Kitchen. Resistance to elevated temperature, the action of acids and other aggressive substances - these are the qualities that laminate for the kitchen interior should have, since the conditions in this room are very specific.

Laminate color and design

The use of different colors of the finishing coating allows you to get interesting interior effects, and at the same time correct some or other disadvantages of the room.

White laminate in the interior. Allows you to make the space more bright and visually spacious. Suitable for shaded rooms and rooms with a lack of natural lighting.

Black laminate in the interior is used in cases when they want to achieve graphic, effective presentation of furniture and decorative elements. Suitable for modern interior styles - techno, pop, loft.

Gray laminate in the interior allows you to create a neutral background for furniture and other active elements of the situation. Against such a background, bright colored accents look advantageous.

To the above colors you need to add two more very popular shades.

The interior with brown laminate has such a quality as traditionalism. It fits into most styles of interior design, is perceived as neutral, and, depending on the saturation and hue, can either increase the room visually or reduce it somewhat.

Recently, wenge is also popular - laminate in the interior of such a tone is similar in properties to black, but has an expressive pattern of natural wood.

Laminate in the interior of the apartment: types of surface

Choosing a coating for finishing, primarily focus on appearance. By production of finishing material there is an opportunity to give it any drawing, to imitate a surface of a stone, a tree, metal, skin, and also to put any pattern. Another important selection criterion is the surface of the plates. Appearance depends on it, its “naturalness” and expressiveness. There are the following types of surface:

Tree. The smooth surface has small protuberances and hollows imitating the pores of natural wood.
Aged tree. On the surface, they produce irregularities characteristic of boards that have been in use for a long time.
Butter. Imitates wood treated with linseed oil - the surface is smooth and even.
Gloss. Glossy laminate in the interior is similar to lacquered floors.
Wax. Matt wood gloss, as if waxed and then well polished.
Natural texture. The surface reproduces the surface of a natural material that is simulated. It can be wood, stone, leather.

Laminate "under the oak" in the interior

The appearance of the material, and, ultimately, the interior, depends on its color and texture, as well as what material was chosen as the “original” material and was taken as a model for imitation.

Of all the wood species, oak is the most attractive in quality and durability, therefore its imitations are in great demand. Natural oak has many shades, which allows you to choose the material for any interior.

The greatest opportunities for designer fantasy are provided in the interiors of laminate to light oak. It creates a favorable background for any experiments. On it the furniture of contrasting shades or bright tones effectively looks.

Laminate "white oak" in the interior is perfectly combined with the walls of snow-white shades, the interior with the laminate "gray oak" can be both neutral and quite bright - for example, when combining the gray floor with colored walls or large pattern on the wallpaper. Laminate "bleached oak" in the interior of the Scandinavian type can be used as a floor covering and for wall decoration.

Non-standard surfaces for decoration: walls and ceilings

Laminate on the floor allows for a modest budget to get a floor covering for the interior in any style, ranging from classic to modern "techno". But this is not the only way to use this material for finishing work.

Interior with laminate on the walls

In any interior, a light laminate flooring “passed over” from the floor to the wall will contribute to the expansion of space, it will seem brighter. The use of dark laminate in the interior will help to highlight certain sections of the walls, for example, by the fireplace or near the TV panel.

On the walls of the living room, he will allocate functional areas, in the kitchen he will serve as an apron over the work surface, in the bedroom he will focus on the wall near the head of the bed, in the hallway he will close the wall, which becomes dirty from contact with outer clothing.

Laminated ceiling in the interior

The first obvious advantage of such a ceiling finish is its originality. Few people decide to try this option, although in fact it has only one minus: a rather high cost. Plus more. First, the look of such a ceiling is not worse than the look of the ceiling from eurolining, and the cost is lower. Secondly, such a ceiling increases noise insulation.

Laying options for laminate

The way in which the plates are laid in relation to each other depends on the perception of the room and the interior as a whole.

Standard methods for laying laminate:

Straight. Laying "in a straight line" underlines the direction in which the flooring is conducted. The proportions of a long narrow room can be corrected if we put the plates perpendicular to the long wall.

Diagonal The direction of laying at an angle to the direction of one of the walls is usually used in non-standard shaped rooms. Also laying laminate diagonally in the interior is used to emphasize zoning.

Figured. Laying "Christmas tree" or squares allows you to create the illusion of parquet, but it requires a special laminate with small slats and special locks for coupling at a right angle.

Laying layouts for laminate

Types of locks for stacking

Plates are supplied with locks so that they can be stapled when stacked among themselves. There are three types of locks:

Lock. The protrusion on one plate connects with a notch on the other, coinciding with the protrusion in shape. The main drawback - the mount quickly wears out. You cannot disassemble it and assemble it in another place.
Click. The design of the lock allows you to "snap" it by connecting the plates at an angle. Over time, the lock does not disperse. The coating can be disassembled, transferred to another place and reassembled.
Uniclic. Assembly is faster and easier than with other types of locks. The laminated quick step produced by such technology in the interior of any room looks very worthy. The coating is absolutely flat, suitable for disassembly and installation in a new place.

Laminate is also distinguished by the presence or absence of a chamfer - a beveled edge along the plate. Chamfers are used when constructing wooden floors in order to make gaps less visible and to protect the wood from chipping. Laminate with a chamfer in the interior is more like a natural wood.

Photos of interiors with a laminate of various colors

Below are examples of the use of laminate of different types in the decoration of apartments.

Photo 1. Dark brown floor covering combines kitchen and living space.

Photo 2. Hue "bleached oak" allows you to create a light, "transparent" interior.

Photo 3. The light tone of the floor perfectly combines with a darker shade of the same material on one of the walls.

Photo 4. The flooring in the bedroom looks indistinguishable from the natural wood.

Photo 5. Laminate flooring, walls and ceiling is matched in color and is the basis of the original living room interior.

Photo 6. Bright and cheerful interior is based on a combination of yellow tones in the decoration of the walls, green - in furniture and rich warm shades of mahogany flooring.

Photo 7. Covering the old boards brings elements of Scandinavian style into the interior of the hallway.

Photo 8. The noble combination of natural wood color of the floor covering with deep blue in the textile elements brings a touch of luxury to the decor.