Laminate in the interior: 60 modern photos and ideas

In which rooms to use laminate flooring?

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

Look first how to choose the right quality laminate.

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

• Bedroom and nursery. Aesthetically pleasing coatings are suitable here, while performance is not so important. Only materials marked with the environmental symbol are recommended for use in living rooms.

• Hallway. Laminate flooring in the interior of the hallway, on the other hand, must be durable and withstand heavy loads - this is the most "walk-through" place in the house.

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

Laminate color and design

The use of various colors of the finishing coating allows you to get interesting interior effects, and at the same time, at the same time, correct certain imperfections of the room.

• White laminate in the interior. Allows you to make the space brighter and visually spacious. Suitable for shaded rooms and rooms with a lack of natural light.

• Black laminate in the interior it is used in cases when they want to achieve graphic quality, 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 environment. Against this background, bright colored accents look advantageous.

To the colors listed above, two more very popular shades must be added.

• Interior with brown laminate has such a quality as tradition. It suits most styles of room decoration, is perceived as neutral, and, depending on the saturation and hue, can either increase the visual space or slightly reduce it.

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

Laminate in the interior of the apartment: types of surfaces

When choosing a coating for decoration, first of all, they are guided by the appearance. In the production of finishing material, it is possible to give it any pattern, imitate the surface of stone, wood, metal, leather, and apply any pattern. Another important selection criterion is the surface of the plates.The appearance, its "naturalness" and expressiveness depends on it. There are the following types of surface:

• Wood. The smooth surface has small bumps and depressions that imitate the pores of natural wood.
• Aged tree... On the surface, they reproduce the unevenness 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 varnished floors.
• Wax. The matt sheen of the wood, as if treated with wax and then well polished.
• Natural texture... The surface reproduces the surface of a natural material that is imitated. It can be wood, stone, leather.

Laminate "oak" in the interior

The appearance of the material, and, ultimately, of the interior, depends on its color and texture, as well as on what material was chosen as the "initial" and taken as a sample for imitation.

Of all the wood species, oak is the most attractive in terms of quality and durability, so 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 design imagination are provided in interiors by a light oak laminate. It creates a favorable backdrop for any experimentation. Furniture of contrasting shades or bright colors looks spectacular on it.

Laminate "white oak" in the interior goes well with walls of snow-white shades, the interior with laminate "gray oak" can be either neutral or quite bright - for example, when combining a gray floor with colored walls or a large pattern on the wallpaper. Laminate "bleached oak" in Scandinavian-style interiors can be used both as flooring and for wall decoration.

Non-standard finishing surfaces: walls and ceilings

Laminate flooring allows you to get a floor covering for an interior in any style on a modest budget, from classic to modern "techno". But this is by no means the only option for using this material in finishing work.

Interior with laminate on the walls

In any interior, a light laminate, "passed" from the floor to the wall, will expand the space, it will seem lighter. The use of dark laminate in the interior will help to highlight certain parts of the walls, for example, by the fireplace or near the TV panel.

On the walls of the living room, he will highlight functional areas, in the kitchen it will serve as an apron over the work surface, in the bedroom he will place an accent on the wall near the head of the bed, in the hallway he will close the wall that gets dirty from contact with outerwear.

Laminate ceiling in the interior

The first obvious advantage of such a ceiling finish is its originality. Few people dare to try this option, although in fact it has only one minus: a rather high cost. There are more pluses. Firstly, the appearance of such a ceiling is not worse than the appearance of a Euro-lining ceiling, and the cost is lower. Secondly, such a ceiling increases sound insulation.

Laying options for laminate

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

Standard installation methods for laminate flooring:

• Straight. Laying in a straight line emphasizes the direction in which the flooring is carried out. The proportions of a long, narrow room can be corrected by placing 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 rooms. Also, laying the laminate diagonally in the interior is used in order to emphasize the zoning.

• Curly. Herringbone or squares can give the illusion of parquet, but it requires a special laminate with small planks and special latches for right-angle grip.

Laminate laying patterns

Types of locks for stacking

The plates are supplied with locks so that they can be fastened together during laying. There are three types of locks:

• Lock... A protrusion on one plate is connected to a recess on the other, which coincides with the protrusion in shape. The main disadvantage is that the mount wears out quickly. It is impossible to disassemble 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 break. The cover can be disassembled, moved to another place and reassembled.
• Uniclic. Assembly is faster and easier than with other types of locks. The quick step laminate made using this technology looks very dignified in the interior of any room. The coating is absolutely even, 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 cracks less noticeable and to protect the wood from chips. Beveled laminate in the interior looks more like natural wood.

Photos of interiors with laminate of various colors

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

Photo 1. The dark brown flooring unites the kitchen and living room spaces.

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

Photo 3. The light tone of the floor perfectly matches the darker tone of the same material on one of the walls.

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

Photo 5. Laminate floors, walls and ceilings match in color and form the basis of the original interior of the living room.

Photo 6. The bright and cheerful interior is based on a combination of yellow tones in wall decoration, green tones in furniture and rich warm shades of mahogany flooring.

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

Photo 8. The noble combination of the natural wood color of the flooring with the deep blue of the textile elements adds a touch of luxury to the ambience.

Photo 9. The "straight" stacking of the plates emphasizes the line of the kitchen work surface, while its natural shade adds warmth to the interior.