Laminate Vs Wallpaper

[spearhawk 1]

Hi all,

I am doing kinda a walk-in-wardrobe in the MBR, such that the wardrobe will be like partitioning the MBR with the back of the wardrobe facing the bed. The back of the wardrobe will be used to put my TV console etc.

Default wardrobe back does not come with any decoration, but just plain wood. I am thinking between using laminate (those with designs on it) versus using wallpaper to decorate the back of the wardrobe so that it looks like a feature wall.

any comments/advices which is better?

thanks!

Edited October 11, 2009 by spearhawk

[jaskel 2]

Hi all,

I am doing kinda a walk-in-wardrobe in the MBR, such that the wardrobe will be like partitioning the MBR with the back of the wardrobe facing the bed. The back of the wardrobe will be used to put my TV console etc.

Default wardrobe back does not come with any decoration, but just plain wood. I am thinking between using laminate (those with designs on it) versus using wallpaper to decorate the back of the wardrobe so that it looks like a feature wall.

any comments/advices which is better?

thanks!

Use laminate...is cheaper

[spearhawk 1]

btw, my contractor is giving me SNS laminate. anyone heard about this brand?

[spearhawk 1]

Use laminate...is cheaper

any rough gauge on how much psf for laminate?

thanks!

[firehorse 0]

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Edited November 1, 2009 by firehorse

[spearhawk 1]

assuming that you're custom-making the wardrobe, shouldn't the laminate already be included in the price of your wardrobe?

after all, it's just a couple of laminate on the backside...

it is a 8ft wardrobe, so the backside will require alot of laminate. plus we are planning to choose something very fanciful, therefore will be additional cost.

we want to make it look like a featured wall.

[Batman 0]

go for laminate if u can. cos wall paper's corners will tend to peel off after few years.

for me, in some area of my new home-to-be, i'll be going for something different.

NOT laminate, NOT wall-paper but something called "film". 3M DI-NOC film to be exact.

Please refer to link if you are wondering what is this about:

http://dinocfilm.com/faq.html

for me, 2 main reasons for choosing this 3M DI-NOC film are:

1) it is neither paper nor laminate, but PVC. this means it is not 'afraid' of water. i m intending

to apply this on some area in my kitchen and common bathroom.

2) it can be re-applied over should I get tired of the design after few years.

PS: it's not cheap and i m still negotiating with the supplier.

Edited October 17, 2009 by Batman