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We Love These Blurred Lines

Reeded glass is having a moment.

Late Checkout and Kelsey Mulvey
Oct 22, 2025
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Reed between the lines: hotels are seeing the light with this new design trend.

With the exception of tiles and those seriously sexy countertops, glass is probably one of the most underrated materials you’ll find in interior design. Windows? Virtually invisible shower doors? Glass bricks? We’ve seen ‘em all. Usually glass fades into the background.

Photo credit: @reverybarparklane

But reeded glass (sometimes called fluted glass) is flipping the script by giving blurred lines we all want. With its ribbed, fluted finish, some of the most stylish hotels from

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Kelsey Mulvey is a New York-born, San Francisco-based freelance journalist with over a decade of experience in print and digital media. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Forbes, and many more.
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