Most often, the premises of a separate bathroom or bathroom, combined with a toilet, are decorated with tiles. However, if you want to create a more unusual and interesting interior, you can use the laminate. It is perfect for both flooring and walls in the restroom. You will learn more about how to properly use the material for finishing the toilet from our article.
Advantages and disadvantages
There is a wide selection of laminate flooring in today's market. However, exclusively waterproof models are suitable for finishing the bathroom. Consider their advantages.
- A wide variety of design options. It is easy to choose the shade and texture of the material for every taste. Moreover, such material will complement any stylistic decision.
- Low cost. Compared to tiles and natural wood or stone, laminate has a lower price. It will become a practical, durable and economical solution.
- Ease of installation. Laminate can be laid independently. The material is made with special locks that are easily connected. Moreover, its installation is a very fast process.
- Laminate is a warm material. It retains heat for a long time and is great for warm floors.
- Moisture resistant models have a long service life. Moreover, they retain their original appearance for a long time.
- The process of dismantling the material is also quite simple and quick.
Of course, this material also has disadvantages.
- It is a natural and environmentally friendly material, but under regular exposure to moisture it can become hazardous to health. With improper care, mold or fungus can start in it.
- Compared to tiles, this material has a lower level of resistance to moisture.
- Laminate is rather slippery, and therefore traumatic. But this minus is not essential for wall decoration.
- This material is afraid of high temperatures, it can crack under their influence.
Thus, it is important to take into account all the pros and cons of using this material and only then proceed with the design of the toilet room.
What is important to consider?
If you decide to use a laminate, it is important to consider all its features, which are directly related to moisture resistance.
- For finishing a separate bathroom, this option is ideal. You can choose both moisture resistant models and standard options.
- When designing small-sized rooms, it is better to give preference to cold and light shades. Too warm tones visually narrow the space.
- In small rooms dark options will look good. They will help to create a contrasting and stylish interior, as well as visually expand it.
As for the installation, even walls are made out using special glue, and an uneven surface requires the installation of a special frame to which the laminate is attached. The laminate can be laid on the floor without glue, but the joints must be wiped with a waterproof sealant. For installation, it is better to use a special hermetic composition, which will protect the joints as much as possible from moisture.
Laminate is easy to combine with various finishing materials. It goes well with wallpaper, tile, Venetian plaster. This solution will help you create an unusual and stylish interior.
Beautiful examples
Dark laminate can be used to decorate walls and floors in the toilet. Such a solution will look elegant and elegant due to the unusual wooden texture. Moreover, white plumbing and metal accessories go well with dark colors.
The light laminate flooring can be combined with wood-like tiles.
A warm shade laminate can finish one of the walls in the room. Such a shade will blend well with dark tiles and make the room more gentle and comfortable.
The walls, decorated with a dark laminate with a clear texture, combine perfectly with bright tiles in blue and white colors.
Unusually looks wall, which is trimmed with a small laminate of various textures. In order not to overload the space, the walls should be decorated in white.
A non-standard solution is to create a wide strip of laminate from the back of the toilet. The floor can be finished with a similar coating.
The combination of laminate with the texture of natural wood and natural stone tiles looks stylish and expensive.
An unusual solution for decoration will be the use of a laminate, which completely repeats the texture of the tree. The combination of a snow-white floor with white plumbing and imitation of natural wood will make the interior more vibrant and juicy.
Another original combination is the use of laminate flooring and imitation of masonry.
For how to lay a laminate on a wall, see the next video.
