5 Ways to Make Radiators Actually Look Good — Designers Share How to Turn These Eyesores Into Design Moments (and Some Are So Easy to Do)

Modern dining room with round table, blue dining chairs, a pendant light overhead, yellow radiator, and floral floating shelf with clock, candles, picture, and vase of flowers.

It's a sad truth that, when designing a home, your design desires and home necessities may not always be completely aligned — and nowhere is this more true than with your radiators. But this shouldn't mean you have to hand over complete aesthetic power to these bulky eyesores; all it takes is a little careful consideration to turn your radiator from an ugly necessity to a natural element of your home decor.

Now, of course, many things are far more visually offensive than the humble radiator, but they also aren't exactly inspiring to look at, either. This explains why so many ideas remain on all the ways to hide radiators, and how best to keep them covered up. But this isn't the only way to make your radiator look good. In fact, many designers are finding creative ways to embrace them, rather than working around them.