Unfortunately, the appearance of even the most modern heating devices does not always meet aesthetic requirements, and sometimes cannot fit perfectly into the interior of the room. The desire of the owners to eliminate this deficiency is quite natural.
Before closing the radiator, you should understand all the intricacies of the issue. Otherwise, home heating costs may increase significantly. In our material we will tell you how to do this without special financial costs and heat loss.
Requirements for the decoration of heating radiators
The availability of pipes and radiators is another important point in choosing decor after the requirements of heating engineering. It is well known that the heating radiator, namely the connection with the pipe, is the weakest point. In addition, the radiator itself, due to improper installation and operation, or for a number of other reasons, may leak.
In emergency cases, it may be necessary to remove the radiator for repair or replacement. From a plumbing point of view, the cover or screen should not have a fixed attachment, ideally the use of attached screens.
Even if you decide to ignore the advice of a plumber, still listen to the gloss of reason, which suggests that any weak point in the system is the connection nodes. The presence of an inspection (plastic door) can significantly simplify the task of servicing the radiator and heating system in the future.
The decorative grille should provide the easiest and fastest access to the battery or connection point for repair operations.
How to hide the battery
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I have prepared for you 14 practical ways to hide a nondescript radiator and at the same time transform the interior. Now, looking at the radiators in the house, I get aesthetic pleasure! The easiest way is to paint the battery. For this, use special paint that is resistant to elevated temperatures. The color must be selected to match the interior of the room. This option is best applied to modern aluminum batteries. Painted cast iron items will stand out a lot. But if you decorate them with various designs, that’s a completely different matter! This is especially true in a children's room or kitchen. If artistic skills are completely absent, you can use special stencils.
A very original idea! To implement it, you need to have several skeins of twine, 3 hours of time and perseverance.
You can cover the radiator using a cotton curtain. This option is only suitable for products installed in a niche. You can attach the curtain to the window sill using Velcro; the fabric should match the color of the wallpaper. As an alternative, blinds can be used.
And this idea is simply 2 in 1! We hide the batteries and get a new place for reading or pleasant gatherings.
Or you can hide them under special grilles or perforated screens. Such devices are made from a variety of materials and have a variety of shapes and designs.
Thanks to the screens, the battery can be used as an additional place for rest, as a shelf or stand for decorative elements.
How do you like this method?
Screens made of thick glass will successfully cover the unsightly battery. Such products look beautiful and very stylish. However, glass screens only cover the outside of the battery. They are secured using screw holders with elastic protective pads.
Another interesting idea is a nightstand with lattice doors. Practical and convenient, isn't it?
You can hide radiators using hanging grilles. Most often, such products are used for cast iron batteries located in a niche under the window sill. And a nice bonus is that everyone can handle the installation
All that is required is to hang the structure on the heating device.
Great idea for a children's room!
Please note that the choice of material from which the screen will be made must be approached no less scrupulously than the design of the product itself. After all, the material must be resistant to high temperatures.
Another great idea: a battery hidden in a box with a perforated panel
Stylish and tasteful!
And finally decoupage. Using ordinary napkins and PVA glue, you can also decorate a heating device. This is easy to do with your own hands; special skills and expensive materials are not required. It is enough to choose napkins to match, cut out the necessary elements and cover the radiator with them. You can apply a special heat-resistant varnish on top.
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I suggest you familiarize yourself with a simple and accessible master class on how to turn a heating radiator into a stylish art object for your home using the decoupage technique.
When wondering how to cover a radiator, you need to take care not only of the decorative side, but also of practicality. After all, no matter how beautifully and stylishly a heating radiator is designed, if it does not perform its main function (warming the air in the room), there is simply no point in it.
How to hide a battery - disguise ideas
A popular solution for masking batteries
The most common way to hide a battery is to cover the wall with plasterboard. This method has its advantages (quick, easy and inexpensive) and disadvantages (reducing the area of the room)
It is also necessary to pay attention to the fact that, without practical knowledge and experience in working with drywall, masking batteries can become a real pain. It should be remembered that it is not recommended to completely cover heating appliances with plasterboard.
To ensure proper air circulation, slits are made in the material, which are subsequently closed with special decorative screens. The use of such screens also helps to maintain radiators.
Another advantage of drywall is the ability to hide not only radiators, but also the pipes leading to it. Along with this, it is more expedient to cover the entire wall with material when renovating the entire room.
How to hide a battery - easy and simple!
An easier and less expensive way is to cover the batteries with a hanging screen. Today there are a huge number of different models:
- hinged screen with cover;
- screen boxes;
- metal screens;
- wooden screens;
- MDF screens;
- glass screens.
Hanging screens will help hide radiators when renovations in the room have long been completed. Installation of such models does not require special knowledge and effort; they are installed by hanging them on the battery. The hanging screen does not interfere with air circulation and heat exchange, performs a decorative function and greatly facilitates the process of maintaining the heating device. Such screens are produced with two options for pipe connections - one-sided and two-sided.
Box screens are most often used to mask batteries installed in hallways and along blank walls. Such models not only perform a decorative function, but also serve as an excellent piece of furniture. They can be used as small shelves on which you can put your favorite trinkets, and if you have a cat in your house, believe me, the surface of such a box will become its favorite resting place during cold weather. The boxes also differ in size, so if you have fairly low radiators, use small-sized products that can easily be turned into cozy and comfortable benches. Their finishing can also be done using various techniques, such as openwork carvings, decorative overlays, and the ability to apply any image to the front of the box, the main thing is that such a screen does not disturb your interior, but becomes a real addition to it.
Metal, wood and MDF screens for batteries can also be made in the form of a box or have a flat shape, which is ideal for masking batteries built into niches or hidden with drywall. The screens offered today have an original design - these are carvings, drawings and forged decorations, thanks to which you will not only hide radiators, but also preserve the interior of the room.
How to hide a battery - an original approach
Don't want to install screens and deal with drywall? Show your creative qualities - visually dissolve the battery in the interior. Paint the radiator in the color of the walls or, conversely, make the radiator the main highlight of your room. Today you can use the services of a printing company that will print the image you choose on self-adhesive paper - later you can easily place it on the radiator and make your interior unique. You can paint the batteries yourself - some draw with colored pencils, some give the batteries the color of their favorite animal, and some prefer to imprint their favorite flowers and patterns on it.
Crafters can experiment with different textures and shapes, giving the batteries an original look. Today you can easily find master classes on decorating heating devices with various covers in the shape of animals; you can also use the remaining yarn and wrap it around the radiator (it is not at all necessary that the yarn be of only one shade).
If you know how to work with beads and beads, prepare a frame according to the size of your battery and create an original bead curtain or curtain of woven beads, which you attach to the frame.
Everything is in your hands and depends entirely on your capabilities!
Decorative screen
If radiators look unaesthetic, violate symmetry, or interfere with the intended composition, decorative grilles come to the rescue.
It is better, of course, that it is not a cheap screen cover from a store, but a box made according to individual parameters in accordance with the features of a particular interior. By “juggling” sizes and colors, you can achieve the best result: create symmetry, balance an area, veil a structure or, conversely, make it a focal point.
