Dark laminate in the interior

Laminate, as a durable and aesthetically attractive material for arranging flooring, is gaining more and more popularity. Lightweight, durable, able to serve for a long time as intended, the product is affordable, does not require significant financial investments in styling and further care. A wide gamut of colors is offered to consumers to choose from, and among them dark colors occupy a significant place.

Pros and cons of using dark laminate in the interior of an apartment

Laminate of dark color significantly changes the visual perception of the space of an apartment or other room, perfectly in harmony with both the classic finish and its newfangled options. Such material allows you to create an unusual, original design, your own style, which has no analogues and therefore is already attractive.

The rich colors of the dark laminate make the apartment more warm, comfortable, cozy. And it will not be the primitive design of a simple rural house, it is a solid design, reminiscent of the fact that there is still good taste, a sense of beauty.

Other advantages of dark laminate include:

• universality of application, it will suit the styles of modern, high-tech, classic and Japanese traditions of visual home decoration will not be alien to him;
• the dark laminate is able to combine a large room into one common composition, to make it holistic and original.

The material undoubtedly has its drawbacks. In the list:

• on a dark laminate, dust, dirt, spots from spilled liquids, as well as the divergence of seams, dents and scratches are clearly visible;
• in small areas the use of such material is not recommended;
• design mistakes when working with a dark laminate can lead to the formation of inconvenience, unfriendly atmosphere.

How to combine dark laminate with a different finish

So that the dark laminate in the interior of the apartment, the photo of which is obtained exquisite, does not make it dark, deprived of light, uncomfortable, a number of rules should be followed. Among others, these are:

• refusal to use in the decoration of the room more than three types of dark laminate;
• combining warm and cold shades is not recommended, such attempts will not lead to the desired result, the floor, ceilings, walls and other parts of the room should be similar in color;
• against the background of a dark laminate, light, mainly white, doors and windows look favorably;
• the use of bright elements in emphasizing the combination of white and dark colors contributes to a more expressive composition;
• the texture of the door leaf and the laminate should be the same;
• the use of a material that is heterogeneous in color for finishing the floor should be accompanied by the selection of the door in the lightest shade.

The choice of dark laminate, based on the style of the room

Under each style of decorating the room, a laminate of shades of noble wood is suitable. Details from natural wood emphasize the solidity of design.

For the implementation of styles such as Provence or retro, a coating is necessary, in the manufacture of which they used the technology of aging, the colors of oak, cherry, teak.

Under a high-tech take either a dark gray laminate, or colors that mimic concrete, stone, tile.