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When you move into an older house or apartment, you often have to deal with old radiators inconveniently placed around your space. These radiators are an important heat source for your home, but they add an extra layer of complication when you start to renovate. In some cases, it's better to keep antique radiators as-is and simply paint them for a refresh, while in other cases, a ready-made radiator cover won’t work with an old home's footprint, so the custom route is the only option. We reached out to trusted designers to get their best recommendations—including plenty of DIY options, if you're the handy type. Each suggestion is guaranteed to remove the old eyesore and make the radiator a stylish part of your home.

Our list is full of radiator covers that will work for the city-dwellers and suburban homeowners alike. And so many of these covers are multi-functional too. They come with a shelf perfect for heating your indoor plants in the colder months, and you can even style them with a tray, your favorite books, and a candle. It’ll make a functional piece that you need in your home a lot more stylish.

This is the best deal around for a ready-made version of the Fichman Furniture radiators. I have several styles of custom radiators throughout my 80-year-old home. What I loved most about this brand is that custom lead times were only 4-6 weeks, there are multiple styles and custom colors, and assembly is a cinch with their video guides.

A pair of New England-style radiator covers will reflect the traditional style of your home. This diamond decorative grille is common on antique radiator covers. Don't forget to style the top shelf with a few pictures and plants to personalize it.

An easy DIY option to update your radiators is with cane webbing. The material is lightweight and unaffected by heat. Order more webbing than you think, so when you staple it to the frame, it won't buckle or tear apart.

Another tricky spot in your home is the dreaded metal baseboard that you knock your ankle into all the time. Each of these baseboard covers is handmade and left unfinished so you paint it any color you want easily. A reviewer shared, "Beautiful color of wood pieces. I ordered birch and it looks just like the picture."

If your radiator is steel or a metal sheet, why not cover it up with art? You can work with ArtPrintCave to find a piece of artwork that fits your aesthetic, and there is barely any assembly: Simply unroll and adhere the magnetic mat to your radiator.

If a custom radiator is out of your budget, get an expandable version that can help cover an extra-large wall radiator.

A set of radiators that you can easily assemble and place in your living room and bedroom. One five-star review advises, "On the white radiators, you can see the MDF underneath." So they'll be doing a little DIY: "We’re going to add a coat of paint over them."

An affordable custom option with over twenty different configurations to choose just the right size for your space—plus, they have a one week turnaround. Just remember these are final sale, so measure twice before you order.

Get a radiator cover that fits your modern aesthetic with a minimalist design. Heat comes out from the top of the radiator cover, and you can choose custom colors, too, for an extra touch.

Give some personality to your entryway with a cover that can double as a cute entryway table for your catchall tray and flowers.

In a renovation, it can be more cost-effective and less intrusive to keep your old coil radiators. But that doesn't mean they can't look cute too. A pop of color with high-heat paint can elevate an old radiator. Add a heat-resistant shelf like marble or quartz on top to make it extra fancy.

gym floor tiles Perhaps a less stylish option, this one is an extremely practical and affordable way to cover the water heater in your basement or protect an exposed radiator from pets and kids. It's made of plastic, and unlike other radiator covers, you can build it up vertically and horizontally to meet your needs.