What color of the laminate to choose

Often, when choosing finishing materials, people do not pay attention to their external design. There is a stereotype that the main thing in the decoration is quality, and even if there are some cosmetic flaws - this is a low price that you can pay to get a good repair. But not only the appearance of the finish combined with new furniture and new repairs, but also the quality can disappoint as a result - after all, the technological properties of the material sometimes depend on the appearance. This is especially true for those materials that are used to design surfaces that lend themselves to constant aggressive action - for example, flooring.

Why it is important to choose a good laminate

Laminate or laminated board is very popular in our time as a floor covering. This is a tiled material, which is made from the smallest fractions of sawdust. They are glued together and interlayed with special films. An important role is played by the uppermost layer - an acrylic or melamine film. Depending on what material is used, the quality of the laminate and its durability depend.

A melamine film is considered the best solution, since it is more durable and strong, protects not only the plate itself, but also its textured pattern from abrasion, while the acrylic erases much faster. Both materials have their own color palette and texture, therefore, these signs also need to be paid attention to when choosing a laminate.

The color and texture of the laminated board depends on the second layer - the decorative layer, which is located between the board and the protective film.

When choosing a laminate flooring in an apartment, you need to be guided by the following criteria:

• the stability of the protective film and the decorative layer;
• color compatibility with the background of walls, ceiling, furniture;
• harmony with the general idea of ​​the interior of the apartment;
• textured compatibility;
• practicality.

Modern manufacturers offer a wide range of color schemes. A drawing can be either single-lane or two-lane, or even three-lane - you should choose it based on the size of the room. A picture can have different textures - some of them even do not remotely resemble a tree, but can imitate stone, tile and marble.

Most of the palette, one way or another, lies in the color wheel of warm wood shades, although the laminate of light beige and white shades, which is used in rooms decorated in the Scandinavian style, is no less popular today.

Last but not least, users pay attention to how practical the design of the floor is in one way or another. There is a misconception that a light floor is less practical, but this is not so. On a dark floor dust, stains, garbage are clearly visible.

ATTENTION! The matte laminate creates an atmosphere of comfort and fits well into a room of any size, but with poor quality cleaning it quickly becomes clogged. The glossy surface visually expands the space, but requires very high-quality cleaning - as there is a risk that any spots and stains will be visible.

Color matching

In the process of selecting color combinations when designing a room, you always need to put the right accents. The proportions of the combination of 2 colors should not be equal, but distributed in a ratio of 60/40, or 30/70. If 3 colors are combined in a design - one of them is trendy, the second - puts emphasis, and the third is used to design bright details.

The most popular option is to use light colors in the design of the floor in combination with dark furniture. Such an interior turns out to be restrained and stylish, but you should carefully resort to such a performance in rooms that are located on the shady north side. Furniture and laminate should not strictly repeat each other in color. It is optimal that they differ by 1-2 tones in one direction or another. However, if you separate the floor and furniture with a contrasting spot - for example, a bright carpet, then this combination is acceptable.

No need to abuse textured laminate options. The room should not have a lot of textured accents. If you focus on the floor, then in the elements of decoration you need to adhere to minimalism.

1. White color will add conciseness and purity, this is the optimal basis for further experiments with the selection of furniture colors and finishes.
2. The gray color is very elegant, but you need to add other colors with caution. The best combination is purple, blue.
3. Yellow and beige wood colors are the most common. This floor has more practicality and versatility, combined with wooden furniture.
4. Dark breeds are more demanding - mahogany, cherry, walnut, etc. They are in harmony with bright accents - especially red and green, but you should enter them only in details.

The choice of color of the laminate in accordance with the design of the apartment

When choosing a laminate color, consider several interesting life hacks:

• a completely bright room - with a light floor, walls and ceiling, will look visually wider and larger;
• a dark laminate in combination with dark wallpaper and a light ceiling can increase the height of the room;
• a room with a dark laminate, light walls and a dark ceiling will look wider.

Following the recommendations will help to make the apartment stylish and cozy.