The combination of color laminate and doors

Working with color combinations always implies nuances. There is a fine line between harmony and sloppiness. Therefore, when repairing, it is important, at the initial stages, to think over all the details sequentially and thoroughly: the texture and color of the walls will affect the furniture, ceiling and floor. Decor and accessories will depend on furniture, and interior doors on the floor. Thus, modeling one part entails a projection of another, and so on. It even helps a lot to build an overall interior design for many. But now is not about that. Doors and flooring create a background to the room after walls and furniture, of course. And the impression of this very second background is just as important as the first (walls and furniture). Therefore, it is important to build a competent combination of interior doors and flooring.

So, we will talk about the combination of color doors and laminate. Why laminate flooring? Because this is the most popular flooring option. It perfectly imitates a tree, while not so moody in care. Also, the laminate is characterized by ease of installation, high wear resistance, durability and affordable prices.

Although experts do not recommend using this coating where traffic is most intense. The fact is that the laminate consists of a board and a top decorative film, which is not so stable. But it is she who dictates the entire appearance of the floor and its compatibility. And there are several options for drawing on a decorative laminate film.

1. Wood imitation. This is the most common option due to its neutrality. Wood or its imitations are suitable for almost any interior and design. So, the coating of such a laminate can be represented as a tree after tinting, staining and any other treatments. By the way, do not forget that the service life of a quality laminate is about 15 years, this suggests that its color in the room will have one of the basic values.
2. Imitation stone. In addition to the texture of wood, a laminate can have a pattern for wild stone, granite, marble, basalt, and so on. True, this option is chosen less often due to the fact that it is not always possible to easily combine it with the situation.

And now, based on which laminate you have chosen (pattern, color, texture) and the doors will be selected. As a rule, all interior doors should have a common color scheme, as well as texture (doors of the hallway, toilet, and bathroom are an exception). So, the color of the laminate can radically differ from the color of the doors or be a tone lighter, or there will be a full color match.

But how to choose the right color combination? And in which room will this or that union be appropriate? Professionals have some tips.

Full color matching of the door and the laminate is appropriate for:

1. the kitchen
2. hallway
3. small rooms
4. little lit room. Here, a light golden color is more suitable for both the laminate and the door to visually increase the space.

If you buy an expensive laminate of good quality that will last for many years, it is better if its color is universal. This will avoid problems if you want to change the design, and the laminate is still in good condition.

Universal colors:

1. acacia;
2. honey birch;
3. light oak;
4. light alder;
5. ash.

These colors will not be difficult to choose the color of the walls, furniture and, accordingly, the doors.

The color of the laminate and doors, as mentioned above, creates a second background, which has an important effect on the atmosphere of the room, therefore:

Laminate with a matte finish, having a pronounced structure, will create a warm and comfortable atmosphere;

The glossy coating of the laminate will give the room elegance, but will deprive of comfort;

The reddish shade of the laminate looks dull. To do this, add some bright spots to the interior;

For a dark or pure black laminate, mainly doors of either the same color or light (white) are suitable.

Choosing the color of the baseboard, you also need to know a few subtleties.

1. A dark laminate plus a light door give us a light baseboard (combination with a door).
2. Light laminate and dark door already suggest both versions of the skirting board, both light and dark.

This is a combination of radically different colors: a light laminate and a dark door and vice versa. In order for this union to look beautiful and spectacular, you need to choose the general temperature belonging of the flowers and the laminate and the door. That is, either they both belong to the cold range, or to the warm one. In this regard, you can consult with specialists.

This is an option when the laminate is lighter than the door by one tone. At the same time, it will be interesting to see when a part of the picture of both the door and the floor has the same color. There should also be a common color temperature. Even if you allow a slight coincidence in the shade, the combination of warm and cold colors and vice versa will look messy.

There should be a maximum match in color and, preferably, the texture of both the floor and the door. To do this, when choosing a laminate, you can check with the seller or in the instructions the surface of which wood imitates this laminate, and choose a door from the same breed or its imitation. It is not necessary to achieve complete coincidence, it is enough that the gamma, tone and wood pattern are the same.

So, we have already decided that the color of the door will depend on the color of the laminate. And each shade has its own characteristics. Consider the color combinations proposed by designers.

This is a neutral shade, which is not very demanding on the selection of the tone of the door. That is, for this laminate, a door of almost any light shade is suitable - acacia, light oak, honey birch, ash and so on. But reddish tones do not fit here.

Shades of gray from milky to smoky are allowed here. For a laminate of this color, you need to select the color of the door as close as possible in tone. Despite the fact that gray is a universal color (since it is a mixture of white and black) and goes well with any cool shade, its presence in the interior in several versions does not make it possible to easily introduce other colors. To make it more clear, more than three shades of gray in the interior should not be. That is why it is better if the color of the door matches the laminate.

Such a laminate despite its brightness creates a feeling of warmth and comfort. But picking a door color for him is not so simple. It goes well with such a laminate door in warm colors: terracotta, greenish, orange and so on. A contrast option is not excluded, for example, red-brown shades of the door.

The door is also white for white laminate. But there must be a coincidence in temperature. It is known that white can be expressed in both cold and warm colors, and so, if the laminate is made in cold white tones, then the door should be in the same cold tones and vice versa. Another caveat: if the window frames are not presented in white, then you can use a combination with doors of a light golden beige and milky gray hue. But if the windows are white no options other than white are not suitable.

For a dark laminate, nothing else suits, like the same dark doors. A coincidence in structure and pattern is desirable.

This type of flooring has a combination of several shades and patterns. You can pick up a door to this laminate whose color will be combined with at least one of the shades of the laminate. For greater balance, you can choose a skirting board for the color of the door.

There are many tips, opinions, and judgments about the compatibility of colors and the application of these combinations. But much still depends on the vision of the owners themselves, if you don’t like something, but it’s something trendy, you should not run after the fashion, surround yourself only with what will please you. Each is given his own life and his own attitude towards it.