This year is all about curved shapes and lines, everything soft and rounded, reeded and fluted, and this trend for softness is not going anywhere. That means that it’s high time to refresh your interiors with something of that: curved furniture, curved cabinets, arched doorways and fluted glass inserts or just glass, the latter being the easiest way to make a trendy injection to your interiors.
What Is Fluted Glass?
Fluted glass refers to panels of glass with vertical grooves. It’s also known as textured glass, privacy glass or ribbed glass and is popular amongst interior designers for its textured appearance, ability to diffuse light and its undeniable modern vibe.
A beautiful matte black kitchen with flat panel and fluted glass upper cabinets plus butcherblock countertops is a chic space.
A black bathroom clad with marble, with a fluted glass space divider, brass touches for a more elegant and chic look.
A black kitchen with fluted glass cabinets and lights inside that are great to display dishes and glasses is a chic idea.
A chic contemporary kitchen with a taupe kitchen island, a large storage unit with fluted glass doors is a lovely and cool space.
A chic dining room with blue fluted glass cabinets, a stained table and bright upholstery chairs plus a chic chandelier.
A chic modern kitchen with white flat panel and reeded glass cabinets, navy frame fluted glass doors and white stone countertops.
A contemporary bathroom with a bright terrazzo floor, a floating vanity with black sinks, a shower space with a ribbed glass space divider.
A contemporary bathroom with a reeded glass sliding door, an oval tub, a wooden cbainet is a refined and clean space.
A contemporary bathroom with white hex tiles and granite floors, a white oval tub, a black metal and fluted glass space divider.
A contemporary refined bathroom with a shower space with fluted glass doors with black framing is a very chic and exquisite one.
How To Achieve A Fluted Glass Look?
Even if you don’t have real fluted glass, you can still get some easily. The idea is about adding reeded glass film to usual glass, there are lots of tutorials on that, so you can get the look on a budget. Now let’s consider some pros and cons of fluted glass.
A contemporary shower space with framed fluted glass doors that give it an edgy and cool feel separating the shower and the bathroom.
A farmhouse bathroom with niche shelves, a reeded glass shower screen and a printed tile floor is amazing.
A fluted glass space divider is a beautiful idea for a refined space, it brings ultimate elegance and separates the spaces.
A folding fluted glass door lets enterign the kitchen, lets some light inside and connects the spaces more.
A gold barn door with fluted glass is a fresh take on a usual barn door that looks more lightweight and beautiful.
A lovely creamy kitchen with shaker and reeded glass cabinets, brass fixtures and a white stone countertop is a chic space.
A mid-century modern dining room with a fluted glass partition and a stained table and chairs, pendant lamps and some dried branches.
A mini built-in pantry with fluted glass black frame cabinets, black and gold pendant bulbs and a brass kitchen island.
A modern bathroom with dusty pink tiles and grey ones, a graphic rug, a bathtub and a reeded glass space divider and a large mirror.
A modern classic greige kitchen with grey stone countertops and dark green fluted glass cabinets with sliding doors.
What Are Fluted Glass Pros?
Fluted glass allows light transmission without distorting the perspective. It simply allows the light to bounce off the ribbed lines and easily disperses it without being too bright for the space.
If you happen to have a low ceiling, the fluted glass ribbed panel can give your space the illusion of height; making it appear taller than it normally is. Or it can also make your space look wider, depending on the glass’ orientation.
And finally in terms of aesthetics, because it has such a pristine and sleek look, it gives off a hazy look of clarity and consistency as though water were running down consistently. It can also break the monotony of a severe space by simply positioning it as either a door, a divider, or even an accent.
A modern contrasting kitchen with fluted glass and navy fluted cabinets, a white beadboard backsplash and white stone countertops.
A modern farmhouse bathroom clad with white tiles, a greige vanity, fluted glass space dividers and black fixtures.
A modern kitchen with flat panel and fluted glass cabinets, grey granite countertops, black framing and white square tiles.
A modern laconic bathroom with neutral stone tiles, a shower space with a fluted glass space divider, a floating vanity and a window with much light.
A navy kitchen with ornated and fluted glass cabinets, a white skinny tile backsplash and white stone countertops is a chic space.
A neutral bathroom with a shower space enclosed in glass, with fluted glass doors and black framing is a chic and lovely idea.
A neutral bathroom with stone tiles, a shower space with a fluted glass space divider, a wall-mounted sink and a mirror with a shelf.
A neutral contemporary bathroom with grey granite tiles, a bathtub and a shower space with a fluted glass space divider, a large window.
A neutral contemporary interior with white marble slabs and a gold framed fluted glass sliding door is a very chic and cool space.
A neutral modern farmhouse kitchen with shaker style and reeded glass cabinets plus a beadboard backsplash is awesome.
What Are Fluted Glass Cons?
However, when one thinks about the cons of fluted glass, one needs to consider that fluted glass can be quite costly; with prices ranging from 200-300% more than the price of regular glass. Still, if you are going to achieve the look with film, it won’t be expensive.
It can also prove to be difficult to clean especially for the concave and convex spaces on the glass. It is important to invest in a supplier who provides easy instructions for aftercare or a cleaning service that can clean and maintain your glass.
And most importantly, although the thickness is a lot more than a regular one, it lacks the equivalent strength due to irregular surfaces caused by the ribbing. To put it simply, it may be thick, but it isn’t a guarantee that it will be strong enough to withstand certain elements. Again, it doesn’t go to usual glass spruce up with film.
A refined contemporary kitchen with dark-stained cabinets and black fluted glass ones, open shelves and matte black fixtures.
A serene neutral bathroom with a terrazzo floor, skinny tiles, an oval tub and a fluted glass shower screen.
A sophisticated bathroom with a printed tile floor, a fluted glass shower screen, a green marble vanity and skinny tiles on the walls.
A sophisticated black kitchen with flat panel cabinets and ribbed glass ones, a window backsplash and white countertops is pure elegance.
A sophisticated midnight blue kitchen with shaker cabinets and a fluted glass one, with gold fixtures and a white stone countertop.
A sophisticated neutral bathroom with a shower with fluted glass and gold framing, white marble and mother of pearl tiles.
A sophisticated neutral space with a lit up fluted glass wardrobe, a black desk and a grey chair is a chic and lovely space.
An exquisite white kitchen with flat panel and fluted glass cabinets, a white kitchen island, white stone countertops and a backsplash.
Beautiful black frame arched fluted glass doors will instantly elevate the space to a new level and will highlight its refined look.
Refined beige frame fluted glass doors with curved touches perfectly finish off the space and make it refined and beautiful.