Loft in the style of "loft"

When creating a design room, experts always pay close attention to the flooring. Loft in the style of "loft" should not only be in harmony with the ceiling and walls, but also create a finished look of the interior, using its color and texture features.

Style features

Translated from the English word "loft" means "attic." If earlier this word could be used to describe the architectural style of plants, today it is already an interior version, firmly incorporated into the design of apartments and country houses. The main feature of the style is clarity, geometrical and roughness of details. The rooms decorated in the "loft" design have:

full-length panoramic windows;
deliberately rough floor;

high ceilings;
unclosed communications on the ceiling;
maximum free space and almost no partitions between rooms;
Untreated brick trim.

In order to embody “loft” space in your apartment, you must observe two main conditions:

the room should look like a studio, with minimal partitioning.Zoning is done with the help of light, color palette and furniture arrangement;
To create the necessary atmosphere inherent in the “loft” style, it is necessary to take a serious look at the choice of finishing materials: imitation of careless plaster of walls, tiles imitating brick, synthesis of old and modern elements.

Types of laminate

Today in the market laminate is represented in a huge range - over 120 options. To make it easier to navigate the choice of material, experts classified it into three categories, depending on the characteristics.

By type of surface laminate is:

single sideband - it is better to lay in spacious rooms;
two-way - imitates a traditional floor from a tree;
three-way - best suited for small spaces.

As a rule, one laminated board has dimensions of 1282x193 mm.

According to the surface structure, the board can be:

classic - the film imitating varnished wood;
relief - has a deep color, tactilely felt tree structure;

laminated - made of acrylic and corundum, covered with a layer of gloss;
with chamfer - has recesses that create the illusion of the joint boards.

And finally, laminate can have a different wear resistance class:

21-24 class used for laying in apartments. Best for dry rooms;
27-32 class different average degree of strength. It tolerates long-term moisture (up to 70%) and furniture rearrangement;
33 class - the most reliable among the presented types of a laminate. He is able to undergo a long contact with water and a large load.

How to choose?

The first thing you should pay attention to when choosing a laminate in the style of "loft" - the overall design of the room, the main color spots and textures. All these components must be combined with each other. Laminate should be in harmony with the ceiling and walls.

The appearance of the flooring should have a pronounced texture, give the impression of used, worn and aged board, and not the new material just purchased from the store.

It will look very impressive laminate, imitating the old parquet with characteristic gaps, scratches, scuffs, as well as laminate under bleached oak or pine.

The color palette of the laminate in the style of "loft" is quite wide: from snow-white to dark gray, brown, blue. Mostly cold colors are used.

The floor of light shades will favorably emphasize the design of walls and furniture, visually expand the space of the room. In addition, if the room is bright, the laminate of a dark shade takes a lot of worries - every speck of dust will be visible on it. Light gray or white laminate is recommended to be used in dark interiors, otherwise the whole look of the room will simply become gloomy and boring.

To divide an apartment into an area with the help of contrasting shades of laminate is possible only in spacious dwellings. For small apartments it is better to choose a monochrome laminate without joints and thresholds. Due to this, the space will increase visually.

It is important to mix the color of the laminate and doors. By mahogany (reddish) door leaves should match the floor to match, otherwise the difference in shades is very attractive and destroys the beauty of the style of the room.

If the doors are presented in such color shades as beige, light yellow, gray, brown, wenge, then the laminate can be chosen one or one and a half tones darker.