White laminate: pros and cons

In modern interiors, flooring plays a very important role. The quality and color of the material chosen for this purpose can be of great importance. The hue of the laminate can most clearly express its style decision and give the space a special atmosphere of comfort.

If you plan to change the interior of your home and make it more luxurious, then the bright floor for you is the most interesting option.

Today in the catalogs of well-known manufacturers of floor coverings you can see huge collections, including white laminate.

Among the main advantages of this product are:

• The white floor will make the room bright, unlike dark materials that require a lot of artificial lighting.
• This color will give the room lightness and peace. If you apply a combination of contrasting white shades, you can get a very catchy interior. And if you fill the room with silver or beige objects, it will become truly airy and unique.

• White covers will make the room even more spacious. This effect is obtained with the help of a special visual perception. The white-coated space looks broader visually, which is essential for miniature apartments.
• White floors and walls are the most suitable background for the use of original furniture sets. Laminate "white fresco" will perfectly look with furniture sets in wenge color, so you get a nice catchiness and contrast. This laminate can be combined with the finishing materials of light shades of the walls, which will help to choose the most versatile background for the placement of stylish elements in the room.

• With the help of such a product, many ordinary people interestingly decorate ceilings. Light laminate on top will make the room more voluminous and improve sound insulation.
• White floor perfectly fits into opposite interiors - from classic to urban minimalism.
• Laminate has a special top layer, because it will not absorb dirt. That is why the snow-white floor can not be considered so very stamped.

• High degree of light reflection. In rooms where there is white gloss on the floor, it is always much lighter. Therefore, if the room windows will go to the north side, the floor in it is best to cover the bright laminate.
• Excellent reflection of UV rays. Bright, glossy floors do not store heat. Therefore, in a room where the floors have a white tint, it will be pretty cool in the heat.
• White tone makes the room bigger. The narrow corridors of the snow-white color can help to visually redistribute the proportions. The same can be done with a small room.

This material has disadvantages:

• Laminate does not accept cleaning with an abundance of water, so the impracticality of this coating will immediately reveal itself where the pollution of the floor will be greatest - in the kitchen, corridor and hall. In these spaces, lay a white floor is not worth it.
• The snow-white product is very demanding to the light, when selecting it, you need to look at it with the same lighting that will be in the apartment itself.
• In the room where white laminate will be laid, there should not be too variegated furniture variety, otherwise the style will be seriously disturbed.
• You can not combine white laminate with dark shades, especially in small homes.

It is not necessary to lay white laminate in all spaces of your home. You can choose a single room, nursery or adult bedroom, where it will be most appropriate.

Pure snow-white laminate in the bedroom will help create a calm background, and in the kitchen a light floor will be a good addition to beautiful furniture. In the nursery, it can be a quality addition for bright accessories and toys. Laminated white wood often imitates different types of wood. When such a coating is released, a natural pattern is applied to it. The range of colors of white laminate is very extensive, which helps to choose the best option for decorating the floor. For example, white pine or white pear, white ash or white oak laminate is a classic choice in the world of elegant and high-quality materials.

A special appearance stands out laminate ash white. Bleached ash wood gives out characteristic rings that adorn the interior of the room and give it an uncharacteristic shade.The drawing itself gives a sensation of volume and looks good even in rooms with large footage.

Sometimes when choosing consumers choose not pure white laminate, but grayish or even soft cream shades material. These options are suitable for this type of pear laminate white. The elegance of this color is preserved to the greatest extent.

Low-key chic stands out white oak. It will make it easy to place in the house furniture of different colors and styles.

White lacquered finish is not suitable for all homes. Its appearance may depend on the specific style of the room. For example, for classic or baroque interiors, it is better to choose shaded floors, similar to expensive types of wood.

Light aged laminate suitable for rustic country style and daring high-tech. And when decorated in a chebbi-chic style, the white-washed floors look especially elegant. Laminate antique in our days is considered relevant and popular.

It is better to interpret white laminate with a pattern that looks like painted wood when you need to give the room an atmosphere of warm glamor and special coziness. White painted laminate with neat ornamentation looks extremely comfortable.

Basically, laminate is matte, but designers often prefer to use glossy to finish some rooms. This white coating is too catchy. This is all due to the reflection of light rays from the floor surface. Not so long ago, only the bravest designers chose glossy laminate.

The thickness of the laminate class 33 is usually in the range of 9-12 mm, which depends on the properties of the material itself. A PVC-based product, which is only called laminate, is, in fact, not being, available in 12 mm thickness. Moisture resistant boards, where all the locks will be saturated with wax (paraffin) will be 10 mm thick. The usual product with reinforced locks, but thinner than other models - 9 mm.

White laminate in harmony with both pastel tones, and with catchy and rich colors. The snow-white shade exists as if outside of time and is always fashionable, as well as black shade.

Such floors in the apartment will be a wonderful backdrop for furniture sets, released in heavy dark shades. In addition, with the help of such a floor it will be possible to simplify or “dissolve” white objects of the decor.

All this will help to apply all sorts of contrasting options (bright sofa, chairs and armchairs, dark wallpaper). If there is a need to make a discreet and sophisticated decor, then after installing the worn white product, you can choose materials for the decoration of inconspicuous light shades for the walls and purchase furniture in the color of wenge. It is very important to choose the right combination of laminate and door - the color of the floor can be completely different from the color of the doors or be a tone lighter. You can also beat their full color match.

The snow-white floor will look best in classic interiors and hi-tech style, in modern and minimalism, art deco and Scandinavian style. The owners of the premises in such styles of white laminate leave only rave reviews.

The white floor can be easily applied in different styles, choosing the right combination of colors and the appropriate number of lamps.

Today laminate with a seamless texture is one of the most popular types of coating. It does not require careful maintenance, gives the interior a complete look.

The method for laying white cover is often determined by the chosen style of decoration. If there are several windows in space, then it is better to choose a matte color rather than a gloss, since a large number of highlights will be annoying. Especially this factor applies to the bedrooms, where the light should be the most soft. When installing a light laminate, you need to pay attention to the baseboards and window frames: if the colors do not match, this will immediately be noticeable. Therefore, you need to think about the shades of all present and visible elements of the interior. The quality of installation of light laminate should be excellent, because on the snow-white floor all the mistakes and bad joints are perfectly noticeable.It is better to abandon the installation of lamellas with chamfers - dust is quickly clogged in them, and the joints immediately become visible.

There are several types of installation:

• At the wide walls. Often with this installation boards are perpendicular to the window. The floor will appear smooth and perfectly even.
• At the narrow wall. Boards are placed parallel to the window. The room looks shorter and rather wide.
• Diagonally. Best suited for rooms with the wrong layout. Laminate looks creative, original and helps to visually make the boundaries of the room wider.

How to lay a laminate with their own hands, see the next video.

• With a professional approach to the design of the room you can achieve the effect of airiness. Often white laminate oak is used for laying the floor in the nursery, turning it into a fantastic tale.
• To decorate the living room, a white ash laminate is chosen, but it will be necessary to choose the right decoration materials for the walls - 3 shades darker. This applies not only to wall coverings, but also to doors.
• In the bedroom, white laminate will give the room tenderness and spaciousness so that the design of this room can be called perfect.