Unusual and Fresh Designer Reception - wall decoration with laminate. Why not? This material is beautiful, easy to install, requires minimal care. At the same time, it allows you to create unusual style accents in the interior.
Thus, the laminate on the wall looks great in the "male" interior, it is good at the design of common areas of the living room area, and in the office the rigor of the laminate finish can become simply indispensable to create a clear business atmosphere. It makes sense to consider more than the possibility of traditional sexual coating when using non-standard way.
Despite the external similarity with the tree, the material is not adapted for places with high humidity. Therefore, it should not be used as finishing on the walls in the so-called "wet zones". These are bathrooms, and even more so bath, saunas and other similar rooms.
On the advantages
Most recently, the peak of popularity was the MDF panels, plastic and wooden "lining". Today, they comes to shift the wall design of a gender laminated board. And this is explained by his many advantages. Unlike other materials for the sheath of walls, laminate is different:
- Durability. This is a strong, protected from mechanical damage coating, a sufficiently moisture resistant, having a resistant top layer, not subject to erasing and burnout;
- affordable price. MDF and lining panels are more expensive than laminated boards, especially if you choose a low-class budget laminate;
- Ecology. Since the basis of the material is paper and wood, the laminate can be considered environmentally safe;
- A variety of choice of color solution and texture.
How to choose a material for finishing walls?
Since the coating on the wall is practically not subject to wear and abrasion, you can not spend money on the purchase of expensive species, limit ourselves to the fiscal low class, especially since the externally cheap laminate is not inferior to expensive options.Another question, if the design of the room suggests that the wall design will be continuing the flooring. In this case, you will have to take the panels of the same class as for the floor.
Moreover, acquiring this material, pay attention to the labeling on the packaging, so that not only the color is completely coincided, but the release date, and, most importantly, the goods party. Otherwise, invisible at the first sight of the discrepancy in the shades will manifest in the final finish.
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Options for using laminate on the wall
There are many ways to apply this universal material for decoration. A large selection of colors and textured variety make it very attractive for interior stylists. In principle, he will fit into any style and in any room of the dwelling, if they harmonize with all the other stylistic decision.
For example, the laminate can be used as the walls of the walls, but the best effect gives a combination of decorative panels, which will complement the remaining materials in the design and become a stylish accent of the entire interior.
Laminate in the bedroom. The photo shows how the laminate panel can be used to create an elegant headboard near the bed. At the same time, the wall can be as if the continuation of the floor, or maybe, on the contrary, contrast with it, if applying light and dark laminates of one class or similar shades for registration.
Living room in style HI—tech. No less successfully, the panel of laminate will fit into the design of the living room in the style of Hi-Tech or even ethnic style. An excellent idea is a laminate cover with one of the walls in order to zoning space. At the same time, a large room will be filled with a new meaning if part of the room under a seating area with a TV and reception of guests to highlight with this modern energetic material.
A successful solution for the design of small apartments of the studio type can be the selection of part of the room with a laminate. By combining the floor, ceiling and walls with one material, you can visually make a separate room, without building bulky walls in a limited space.
Finishing hallway. The traditional and admitted by many receiving the entry of the hallway "clap" can be made in a more modern style. The zone where people undress, leave shoes, needs special strength, protection against dust, dirt, so laminate on the walls there will be appropriate. And if you arrange it in two colors - bright and dark, then it will become a highlight of the entire interior.
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Laminate in the kitchen. Sometimes the decoration of the laminate wall in the kitchen is disputes, as it is customary to belong to the discharge of "wet areas." Nevertheless, if you use the material of the moisture-resistant class, then from this material you can do even the aprons over the sink. By the way, designers may pick up an interesting combination of laminate with kitchen facades. And, of course, a good solution will be the design of them the dining area, especially if all the kitchen or dining room is inserted in the style of Provence or Country style.
Cabinet and laminate. This union can be considered a win-win, because the severity of the lines of laminate and its imitation of the tree perfectly emphasize the business and respectable style of the interior in the tough, "male" tones. Finishing from the laminated board sets the desired pace and dynamism of the interior of the entire office space.
Bathroom and laminate - controversial neighborhood. The most ambiguous is the design of the laminate of the bathrooms and bathrooms.
His ability to swell from constant humidity says that it is possible to use such a material only in a well-ventilated place. And although manufacturers of laminate recommend using laminated panels of high resistance even directly near the water, it seems, this is not the best option.
Whatever the protection layer was not covered on top of the laminate, it still remains moisture-absorbing cardboard. Therefore, it is better not to use this coating not only on the floor, but also on the walls of the wet room.
Balcony and loggia. For the same reason, with caution, you should use laminate on the balcony (optional balcony design in the photo). Interesting formulative decisions can be invented there only, provided that the balcony is dry, and even better insulated. Laminate is afraid of not only dampness, but also temperature drops, therefore can freeze and breed.
A little about designer receptions
Laminated boards are suitable for vertical, horizontal and even diagonal location. The laminate placement is more often used horizontally - it is beautiful, easy, especially if you do not cut the panel, but to mount the whole, allows you to quickly arrange a large area.In addition, a small fragment with such a layout is easy to assemble directly on the floor, and then fix on the wall. Effectively apply the horizontal location of the panels in narrow and high rooms that require a visual extension due to the horizontal direction of the drawing on the laminate (the photo shows the sample of the room design with horizontally laid panels).
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On the contrary, the vertical panels are visually "elongated" the room, visually raise a low ceiling and as a whole will increase the sensations of space.
Finally, the diagonal location will suit amateurs of extravagant interior, or those who want to make a special focus in the design.
How to install laminate on the wall?
The decoration of walls with laminate with their own hands is the case, in general, not particularly difficult. Especially if you need to make a small fragment of the wall.
The easiest way is to stick the boards on the aligned wall with liquid nails. The so-called adhesive method requires compliance with certain technological procedures. So, glue the laminate is completely contraindicated on plaster and on plasterboard. Both the other base will not stand the weight of the panels.
Next, you need to achieve an almost perfectly smooth surface with a maximum of drops of 3 mm. In addition, there are features of installation. So, it is recommended to start laying from the upper or lower left corner (depending on how the top of the laminated fragment is decorated). This requirement is true in relation to any method of laying.
The second way is the laying on the crate. The method is good also because it allows you to solve not only decorative tasks, but also insulate the wall. In addition, it allows you to make a laminate design on an uneven wall. The essence of the frame mounting is to fix the laminate panels using kleimers, fasteners, which are usually applied when installing MDF and "lining".
The field of adjoining panels to the wall is drawn up in both cases by plastic or wooden plinths to the main coating.
In the photo you can see the mounting methods directly on the wall and on the crate.
Each method has its advantages and can carry an additional designer load. In the photo we offer several options for designer solutions using adhesive and frame mounting.
By the way, given the interest in laminate as a material for the design of walls, the manufacturer has begun to produce a special class of laminate, which is equipped with a different fastener system.