It is quite easy to design with laminate flooring. If you can dream up a pattern, there is usually a way to install it. The pieces will all be the same size and shape from the same manufacturer, and the tongues and grooves will all fit together. You can accent a hallway or entrance by changing the pattern. Stay with a simple pattern and light colors to make a room seem brighter and more open. Prominent patterns and darker colors, on the other hand, tend to make a large space seem smaller and more intimate. Something you won't find in natural wood, stone or tile flooring is that there will be pattern repeats in a laminate, especially in patterns that look like real wood or stone.

PLACING THE PLANKS

Laminate planks are generally laid parallel to incoming sources of light. Hallways and other narrow areas usually look best with planks that are oriented along the length of the space. An interior designer or someone else may give you a new perspective on how to lay the planks -based on room shape, length of walls and focal point.

There are two distinct manufacturing methods: high-pressure and direct pressure lamination.
High-pressure lamination Bottom and top layers are separately heated and pressurized into a laminate structure. These layers are then fused to the core under heat and pressure.
Direct-pressure lamination The layers are assembled all at once, then filled with hardening melamine resins using heat and pressure.
High-pressure lamination, the original method, is more impact- and dent-resistant while direct-pressure laminates are more economical and offer very good quality overall.