Designer Radiators - Make one the focus of your home

That’s right, I said focus. I also said radiators. Does this sound unlikely? Suspend your disbelief for a few moments and learn a little about the world of designer radiators. Trendy or classical, avant-garde or contemporary, minimalist or intricate, industrial design in these areas has quietly been taken to new heights. Home heating is a given but you need not limit yourself to the traditional model which is large, horizontal and flat or grilled across the front. Instead, imagine that all shapes, sizes and materials are possible. By shapes, I mean free form or slim-line, tubes, coils, boxes, ladders, ovals or rounds. Small, unobtrusive sizes are available, some no bigger or deeper than a picture hanging on a wall. Many designer radiators are available in a range of sizes, so you can base your sizing decision on preferred location or energy efficiency, without limiting your options. Some of the architectural models are best admired at the larger sizes, serving the dual role of adornment and provider of warmth.

When you realise the array of materials and finishes that designers utilise, you will want to see more. Chrome, aluminium, stainless steel, brass, copper and every single colour in the spectrum are available. Not just highly polished either but brushed, etched and painted finishes are all easily obtainable. For an entire online catalogue of designer radiators, visit www.radiatorfactory.net , which allows you to explore by company or by design feature, such as architectural, tubular or low-level. Even mirrored options are available, which once you see them, seems so obvious that you wonder why they weren’t designed decades ago. Some big name companies that specialise in superb, cutting-edge and inventive design are Biasi, Aeon, Acova or MHS. These models are not constrained by the floor space you have available to devote to them. Rather, they can be wall-mounted or angled to adapt to the contours of your walls.

There are other models that are free-standing and can be moved easily because they resemble a traditional lamp with a post and stand. Here, the heating elements are focused mainly in the middle, curving attractively around the main post. In bathrooms, designers have done us a favour and created space and shelving for towels. The most appreciable benefit, particularly if you just came in from a cold, wet, winter night, is that many are towel warmers. A towel rack style is not just horizontal metal bars. If you look at the ‘Altima Spa’ model, the ‘Stax’ and the ‘Coil’, you see three very disparate designs that do not sacrifice in favour of practicality. No matter which radiators you choose, nor which room they adorn, these beauties are surprisingly eye-catching. By exploring texture and colour, you can create a focal point in your room that is worthy of spotlighting. Designers have enabled the flexibility to be as extreme or as restrained as you choose. Great care and forethought have gone into all of these modern designer radiators and you will benefit from this for years to come.