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Fluted tile feature walls

A fluted face gives one wall texture and shadow while the rest of the room stays calm. Here is how to use Pietra Vela Fluted behind a vanity, a bath or a shelf, what to pair it with, and how to see it in your own light first.

A bathroom vanity wall of vertical white fluted tiles in side light, the adjoining walls plain off-white, a wall-hung timber vanity with a round basin, brushed tap and round mirror.

Ways to use it

Pairings that work

A bathroom wall of large white marble-look panels with fine vertical fluting and soft grey veins, behind a wall-hung timber vanity with an oval white basin, a brass wall tap and a vase of olive branches, lit from a side window.
Styling idea · flute spacing shown is indicative
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Behind a vanity

Fluted on the vanity wall only, the other walls plain. The vertical ribs catch side light from a window or wall lights, so the wall changes through the day.

A freestanding white bath and a floor-mounted tap in front of a wall of large white marble-look panels with fine vertical fluting, a small timber stool with folded towels and a garden view through a corner window.
Styling idea · flute spacing shown is indicative
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Behind a bath, flat around it

Fluted on the wall behind the bath. Pietra Vela comes in two faces with the same white marble look and grey-green veins, so the flat tile on the walls around it carries the colour across without a join in tone.

A living-room wall of large white marble-look panels with fine vertical fluting and soft grey veins, with a cream curved armchair, a slim timber console holding a small vase, and sunlight across a pale floor.
Styling idea · flute spacing shown is indicative
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A living-room wall

One wall outside the bathroom, where light falls across it. The guide covers which way the flutes run, grout, corners and cleaning.

Pietra Vela Fluted Marble-Look Tile sample held in a hand.
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See the face in your hand

A small cut sample piece shows the depth of the fluting and the marble look better than a photo. Order one with the flat Pietra Vela to compare.

Styling idea

See a fluted wall go up

Every room starts as a drawing. In this styling idea a bathroom wall is laid in Pietra Vela Fluted, tile by tile — then compare a sample in your own light.

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Styling idea · an illustrated house, not a real project

Styling idea · an illustrated house, not a real project. Tiles shown: Pietra Vela Fluted and Studio Ink Wave Subway.

The tiles

The fluted face and what goes with it

Pietra Vela Fluted is a 600 × 1200 mm porcelain wall tile, 10 mm thick, two pieces and 1.44 m² to a box. The flat Pietra Vela shares the marble look; a slim white finger mosaic repeats the vertical line in a niche.

Textured tiles

Quantities

How much will you need?

Measure the feature wall on its own.

Open the full tile calculator

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A planning estimate from the stated coverage. Confirm layout, cuts and allowance with your tiler.

Sample sets

These three, sent together

Three small cut sample pieces, A$3 each, with free delivery anywhere in Australia.

Melbourne metro only · Check your postcode

Questions

What is a fluted tile?

A tile with a face of narrow vertical ribs. On Pietra Vela Fluted the white marble look carries across the fluted face, in the 600 × 1200 mm format.

Where does a fluted tile work best?

On one wall where light falls across it: behind a vanity, a bath or a shelf. The flat Pietra Vela keeps the surrounding walls in the same marble look.

Is it a floor tile?

The product page records a P2 slip rating. Use it as a wall tile and confirm any floor use with your tiler for the exact area.

How many boxes do I need?

Each box covers 1.44 m² (two pieces). Measure the feature wall, add your allowance for cuts, and divide by 1.44; the tile calculator does this for you.

How is a fluted wall laid?

Our guide Fluted tiles: what they are and how a fluted wall is laid covers direction, grout, corners and cleaning.

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