Fluted walls have become a common feature adorning homes and business premises in Kenya.
Also known as slatted wall panels, their trendy design has made them a popular home addition.
It comprises engineered wood fibres with polyethene densities that mimic natural wood.
The benefits include:
Beautiful aesthetics. With an artistic look, fluted wall panels are attractive and appealing.
The grooves in the fluted walls help reduce sound waves that reflect off walls.
Material used to assemble the walls are also durable and low maintenance. This makes it an economically friendly addition to homes.
Fluted panels can as well be used to block out light. Additionally, they have a calm tone making them relaxing to the eye.
The grooves are also made of environmentally-friendly material, thus being good for the environment.
Fluted panels can help define a room by style and function, such as a kitchen, sitting room, gazebo, or office.
They can be used as a divider to partition rooms. In open floor plan offices or houses, they aid in creating special spaces in the space.
Interior designers further say fluted panels can be repainted to suit different choices and preferences. They can help define rooms in homes and offices once redesigned.
However, one major disadvantage is that dust can accumulate between the ridges. This makes them difficult to clean. The ridges also make hanging picture frames or paintings on the walls hard.
