Architectural columns ornamented with fluting—those vertical channels that create an elegant interplay of light and shadow—have been around since Egyptian times. Fluting next made its way inside as high-style detailing on paneling and furniture: picture the tapered legs on a Louis XVI table. But it wasn’t on our radar as a design option until just the other month—which now feels like a lifetime ago—when we started noticing decorative grooves cropping up all over the house. We particularly admire the use of fluting in the kitchen as a textural and skinnifying element. Yes, a bit of extra dusting might be required; we’d be willing. Here, a look at some favorite fluted projects in wood, stone, and plaster.
![in an artist\2\17;s paris apartment, hélène pinaud and julien 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/heju-architecture-appartement-bolivar-paris-2-733x1100.jpg)
![uk kitchen design company devol offers this classic ceramic fluted sink made in 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/devol-sink-3-733x377.jpg)
![avenue design studio, a two woman interior design firm in the hague, introduced 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/avenue-design-studio-rotterdam-terrace-1-733x1100.jpg)
![piercy and co kitchen bella freud](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/piercy-and-co-kitchen-bella-freud-733x491.jpg)
![fluted oak cabinets meet terrazzo in a compact london kitchen by surman weston 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/foresso-makepeace-mansions-kitchen-london-733x550.jpg)
![henrybuilt fluted island](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/henrybuilt-fluted-island-733x489.jpg)
![wide and narrow fluting runs up the walls of the in house café at tech com 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ncr-headquarters-sydney-gray-puksand-design-robert-wals-733x968.jpg)
![at svinkløv badehotel, a reinvented resort on the north sea in denmark, th 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/svinklov-badehotel-praksis-denmark-north-sea-restaurant-733x493.jpg)
![amagansett refresh athena calderone live beautiful eyeswoon 14](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/amagansett-refresh-athena-calderone-live-beautiful-eyeswoon-14-733x1100.jpg)
![kate fitzgerald of \2\20;staunchly feminist architecture firm\2\2 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/house-b-by-kate-fitgerald-of-whispering-smith-scarborough-australia-733x489.jpg)
![in his bermondsey kitchen london restaurateur mark hix created an island out of 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mark-hix-bermondsey-kitchen-via-the-modern-house-733x488.jpg)
![kamp studios of brooklyn is a two woman workshop specializing in architectural 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/kamp-studios-brooklyn-hand-crafted-plaster-finish-samples-via-ig-733x733.jpg)
More finishes to consider:
- Remodeling 101: The Ultimate Guide to Shiplap, Beadboard, and V-Groove Paneling
- Expert Advice: How to Use Wood Paneling to Add Loftiness to a Room
- Rehab Diaries: DIY Beadboard Ceilings, Before and After
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