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Also, if you really don’t like the style once you’ve painted it, you can always just remove the paint and set the radiator back to its original condition.
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If you're anything like me (well the old me), your radiators are a bone of contention when it comes to your interior decoration. There’s not much you can do with them; they just sit there on the wall, ruining the ambiance…even though we are grateful for the warmth! Well, it doesn't have to be that way. There are plenty of techniques that you can use to spruce up your radiators so that they complement, rather than hinder, your décor. • Here, we’re going to explore three key ways that people change the appearance of their radiators, and make them more of a focal point that they usually are.
Radiator cover: this is something that I never actually thought about until I moved into our new house. This house is an old Victorian terrace, and as such, it has some old features. One thing that the people before us did was install radiator covers. These are thick, wooden, covers that you place in front of the radiator. They're ornate and decorative. Personally, I love mine. The only issue is that I think we might lose some of the efficiency of the radiators, because the cover absorbs some heat. Oh well, they look great. We only have one in the middle room now, so we don’t lose too much heat. • Painted radiator: another thing that you can do is paint the radiators. If you do a quick Google search, you'll see how awesome some of these designs are. Again, I personally feel that they only work in certain instances. For me, the best radiators to paint are cast iron radiators.
When you first entertain the idea, you can feel put off because it feels as if you’re ruining the radiator – cast iron radiators are somewhat antique and special, so to paint them can feel like a violation. However, look at some of the awesome designs online, and you'll see that they can work very well. My particular favourite is one where they’ve painted a tree, with the angled valves as the roots – definitely cool and imaginative. • Also, if you really don’t like the style once you’ve painted it, you can always just remove the paint and set the radiator back to its original condition.
Designer radiator: finally, instead of doing something to your existing radiators, you can just buy new radiators instead. There are so many cool art-installation style radiators around nowadays that you’re truly spoiled for choice. Here are some of my favourites: • Lego radiators: Lego gives me feelings of nostalgia, and so I love it. It’s not particularly arty, but it does look cool. • Stacked pebbles: there's a radiator that looks like a stack of giant pebbles. It doubles as a statue/art installation, and you probably wouldn’t think it was a radiator to look at it. It’s definitely cool. • Giant paperclips: I don’t know what it is about this style, but I love it. Some people would say it was kitsch and therefore not very good, but I think they’re great.
