Decor of a heating battery do it yourself +50 photo

It is difficult to find a more boring item in the house than a radiator. It is absolutely unimportant in what style the interior of the room is sustained, if the view is spoiled by awkward constructions placed in each room of the dwelling. They can be covered with decorative elements, but in the presence of imagination, it is really possible to come up with an interesting design of an essential attribute of an apartment. With a stable financial position, you can purchase elegant radiators of popular brands that will be designed in any suitable interior style (retro, art deco, hi-tech, modern, Provence). If the soul asks for something unusual, you can create a decor of the radiator with your own hands.

Making a place to read over the battery by the window

To disguise the unsightly radiator is a bench for reading. She will be a stylish piece of bedroom. The best way to decorate a battery is to install a special neat grille right under the window. Thus, the heating element will absolutely not be visible: a neat decorative grill will flaunt instead.

The advantage of this design solution is an aesthetic moment and practical: thanks to the battery under the windowsill, you can not worry about the cold seat in the winter. The radiator will warm up the place to rest, so you can comfortably spend time with a book in your hands. The grid is chosen in tune to the overall color of the interior. The most successful will look white.

Decorative screen

The decor of the heating battery implies the use of various screens. It is important not to block the flow of warm air and use materials that do not lose their basic qualities due to the constant exposure to high temperatures. Designs can be mounted and supported on the floor covering. A spectacular design solution is the use of a screen-box in the form of a cabinet with doors. It can become a kind of table. A decorative screen is needed for the reason that the room looked aesthetically pleasing.

Most of the available radiators do not shine aesthetics and have some problems due to functional features. A radiator is a product that has a complex structure and is necessary to ensure high heat transfer rates between the battery case and the environment. This element of the interior has two significant drawbacks. The first - sharp corners, which can get hurt, tear clothing, curtains, expensive curtains. The second is an uncomfortable design, constantly clogged with dust. Because of this, it is difficult to clean the radiator, and with an impressive accumulation of cobwebs, it looks ugly. There are two criteria according to which they can be divided into the following: according to the type of construction and the material from which they are made.

If you pay attention to the principles of division into categories, you get the following:

By design screens are:

The materials of the screen are made of plastic, metal, MDF, wood, and glass:

• plastic - affordable designs that are not environmentally friendly. During operation, the material will constantly emit harmful compounds. After passing a certain time period, the design will lose its original shape. In addition to other characteristics, the screen will change color to more faded, unattractive. White will turn yellow over time. This contributes to the heating of the entire structure. The only positive points regarding the acquisition of this element of decor, are the availability, resistance to moisture. Without fear, wet items can be dried on this construction after washing.
• metal - the advantages of this material include lightness, rigidity, strength, environmental friendliness, durability. Screens are suitable for people with average incomes. They are made of special stainless steel. If desired, you can give any desired color. They can be dried wet clothes. Of the significant drawbacks: if the protective coating is damaged, the structure will start to rust quickly, lose its former attractive appearance.
• MDF - from it you can create any interesting forms that will be an interesting addition to the interior. Material is cheap. Includes glue. When heated, the toxic substance will evaporate and get into the air in the room. MDF is afraid of moisture, so over time it can be deformed.
• wood - screens have a spectacular design, but they are short-lived. This applies to cheap designs. Cons: wood cannot come in contact with a wet environment.
• glass - designs look spectacular. Due to the fact that they are hardened, the probability of being cut is reduced. Among the drawbacks of such screens is fragility.

When deciding to create a screen for the battery with your own hands, you should not forget that plastic is not the best option. It is a poor conductor of heat, tends to change its original shape from the effects of high temperature regimes.

DIY painting ideas

Updating the decor of the radiator is carried out in compliance with the style of the interior. Structures painted in the color of the walls look impressive. With proper design, you can divert attention from the shortcomings of the interior. As for the ideas of coloring, they use multicolored sections, making the piano look like a radiator, and applying a modular pattern. The main thing is that the type of staining fit perfectly into the overall concept of the room. To paint the radiator "under the piano" you need to think over everything so that the resulting picture resembles the keys of a popular musical instrument. It will take two colors of paint: black, white.

Decoupage - step by step master class

It will help give the radiator a certain chic. Decoupage consists in the choice of drawings, their subsequent gluing on the restored surface. The resulting image is fixed varnish. Today in stores you can buy special multi-layered napkins with a pattern. Step-by-step master class:

1. The battery is cleaned with detergent formulations. Plots with peeling paint cleaned with sandpaper. The radiator is painted.
2. It is necessary to proceed to drawing the picture after the complete drying of the coloring composition.
3. Prepared napkins unfold, cut out the necessary fragments. Extra layers of paper are completely removed. The image is coated with PVA glue, superimposed on the radiator sections. Gently pressed the napkin to the battery. Air bubbles are removed. After the paper has dried, you can draw the missing elements with your own hands.
4. Completely dried image is covered with two layers of varnish.

Decorative grille - master class

To manufacture a screen for a niche radiator design, you need to take a few steps:

1. Making a template in the form of a picture of unwanted plywood.
2. Pass through the pattern jigsaw.
3. It is necessary to process it with a router. It is important to achieve perfect transitions between the details of the ornament.
4. To close the niche with the battery you need to prepare several templates. Depending on the width of the niche, choose your number of fragments.
5. They need to sand, cover with special enamel. It is important to make special holes for mounting.
6. After the enamel is completely dry, the parts are sanded and painted with the necessary shade of paint.
7. Details are fixed with fasteners.

False fireplace - master class

This option is suitable for masking a radiator located in the center of the room. The manufacture of the fireplace is as follows:

1. It is necessary to prepare a furniture board, plywood 1 cm thick, bars of the desired size, wooden layout.
2. You should create an approximate layout of the fireplace, covering the battery. This should be a special square with a window in the center. The design of the structure depends on the preferences of the artist.
3. The box is fixed on the wall. Screw the shelves on the fireplace, pre-made of furniture panels. The whole construction can be decorated with special polyurethane plinths.
4. The joints with screws go through putty. Scrub too much, paint the surface of the fireplace with acrylic paint.

In the furnace you can install a lamp that will serve as an imitation of fire. If desired, on top of a niche, you can install a garden trellis. The battery should be closed by imitation stone.

Plasterboard finish

With the help of drywall, you can easily hide an ugly battery. It is necessary to possess the minimum skills of repair and construction works. The method allows you to completely close the radiator and a niche. To mask the battery you need to make a box of drywall, fastened to the metal profiles. It is attached to the wall, all the holes from the screwdriver thoroughly putty, sanding. The construction is covered with a primer, and then with a layer of paint. You need to leave the windows for ventilation, through which warm air will circulate in the room.

Pipe decoration

If to paint walls, batteries, pipes in one color, then visually they will merge into one plane. You can use one ornament for the design that will allow the latter to get lost in the background. For painting you can use special stencils (vinyl), which can get the desired shape. There are a large number of finishing options: it all depends on the style. If the interior is made in oriental style, you can use a bamboo trunk, which allows you to hide sections of the radiator. It is necessary to vertically cut the trunk of the bamboo, open it, insert the pipe there. You can wind the pipes with a beautiful rope - you get an interesting composition.

Application in the interior

Below are the most interesting ideas:

• Living room. You can decorate the radiator with the help of a decorative false fireplace, a special box made of plasterboard. It all depends on the imagination, the stylistic direction of the interior.
• Kitchen. You can close the heating element with a special screen, which is designed in the general concept of the interior. If desired, it can simply be painted in a contrasting color.
• Bedroom. This will include a decorative grille, screen or false fireplace. You can paint the batteries with an interesting ornament or use the decoupage technique.
• Children's Decoupage technique will be an interesting option. The child likes to look at beautiful modular pictures.