Radiator cover kits mask the radiator fins while allowing the passage of heat.

you’re able to even place heat-sensitive items like plants on a well-insulated radiator cover.

Read on for DIY radiator cover ideas that can turn eyesores into eye candy.

covering a radiator

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Camouflage your radiator with false doors and panels.

Itll conceal your radiator stylishly with nobody ever knowing what you have behind the door panels.

A long, deep shelf tops this DIY radiator cover by Familjemix with louvers directing heat toward the room.

Faux cabinet hiding a radiator

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The radiator shelf allowsindoor plantsto bask in the sun.

You could add cushions and turn it into an instant window seat instead.

It’s also lightweight, inexpensive, and easy to handle.

Plant shelf DIY radiator cover

Familjemix

Cane webbing comes in sheets or rolls that can be stretched across the front of a radiator cover frame.

Home blogger Chez Larsson recommends soaking the cane in water first to make it easier to manipulate.

Bring this look into your home by creating a wall-length built-in shelving unit incorporating the radiator.

Easy-build cane-front DIY radiator cover

Chez Larsson

verify to provide a generous buffer room on all sides of the radiator to allow the heat to escape.

The cover is freestanding (with legs), but it’s not just for looks.

Begin with a console table that is high and deep enough to cover the radiator.

Hinged-door wood DIY radiator cover

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Many console tables are sturdy enough that lower braces are not necessary.

If the table has a lower leg brace, notch it back deep enough for a radiator covering.

Raw Style

Lantiv

Here, Lantiv outfitted a wood pallet to tuck away a radiator.

Invisible DIY radiator cover

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Wide slats transmit maximum heat to the room.

Add hardware to a DIY radiator cover or give it some stencil art flourishes to give it more pizzazz.

The yarn is interwoven in delightful patterns inside the radiator cover frame.

Slat Front Radiator Cover

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you might have vertical book storage that goes up from the radiator.

wrap up the front of the bottom half with faux doors.

Fireplace Mimic

Dove Cottage

Mantels are not only for fireplaces.

Radiator Cover

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Plus, MDF can be painted to match your home’s style.

MDF also disperses heat in a balanced way.

Table-style radiator cover

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Window seat custom built radiator cover

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Pallet wood DIY radiator cover

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Painted radiator cover

Francois et Moi

String Art DIY radiator cover

Sandcastle

A bookshelf covering a radiator

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Mantel hiding a radiator

Dove Cottage

A table placed over top of a radiator

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Shelving over top of a radiator

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Aluminum grille DIY radiator cover

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