Space saving vertical radiators for a Cosy Home

Space saving vertical radiators have heaps of benefit, not least allowing you to save space in small rooms.

Having a warm and cosy home is even more important at this time of year, when the temperature drops outside and the days get colder. One way of ensuring your home stays super cosy inside is to have plenty of radiators around your house so there’s always one available to snuggle up to or warm your hands on when you come in from the cold.

If your home is lacking in radiators, or you’re short on space, don’t despair – there are some fantastic space saving vertical radiators available that will solve all your home heating needs. Here’s the Cosy Home guide to the benefits and versatility of choosing vertical radiators.

Benefit 1: Vertical radiators enhance interior living space

One of the key benefits of choosing to have vertical radiators in your home is their ability to enhance your living space. Traditional horizontal radiators often take up lots of space on the wall, which in turn limits the way in which you can arrange your interior living space. For example, it’s counter-productive from a heating point of view to position a sofa right in front of where a radiator is.

By opting for a vertical radiator instead, you’ll end up with far more ability to arrange and style the furniture in a room to suit your needs. It removes the issue of radiators getting blocked in by big pieces of furniture and ensures your room gets the maximum amount of heat it needs.

Benefit 2: Space saving vertical radiators are functional on narrow and tall wall areas

The very nature of upright space saving designer radiators means that they’re far more functional for narrow or tall walls, where you wouldn’t normally be able to fit in a traditional horizontally designed radiator.

For example, spaces in alcoves, in narrow hallways, areas either side of large windows or even in the kitchen, where the majority of the space tends to be taken over by kitchen units. All of these areas are perfect for having a vertical radiator fitted and give a new lease of life to unused narrow and tall wall spaces. Short vertical radiators provide a good level of heat, so even if you’ve not got much wall space available, you can still effectively heat your room and won’t be compromising on heat capacity.

Benefit 3: Vertical radiators can replace heated towel rails

There’s nothing like having warm towels at the ready when you emerge from the shower or bath. If you’ve currently got both a radiator and a heated towel rail in your bathroom, you could save yourself some vital space by installing a vertical radiator that also functions as a heated towel rail.

For space saving vertical radiators with this function, look out models with dual fuel ability. This means they can be heated by both your central heating system and an independent electric heating element and provide the towel rail heating service. Typical finishes for heated towel rails include stainless steel, aluminium and white, but you can also get some trendy matt anthracite finishes that make a great on trend feature. 

Benefit 4: Space saving vertical radiators are lighter than cast iron radiators

One practical benefit is that modern vertical designer radiators are far lighter in weight than traditional cast iron radiators. Upright column style radiators can work incredibly well in a period home as an alternative to a heavy old cast iron version. Whoever’s installing it will probably thank you too, as they’re a lot easier to move around and put in!

Benefit 5: Vertical radiators are available in a variety of styles

The popularity of space saving vertical radiators means that they’re widely available in a variety of designs and styles. There are plenty of options to consider and a variety of designs, from tall radiators, narrow radiators and wide radiators, to vertical mirror radiators, electric vertical radiators and minimalist design pieces. You can even get specially designer corner radiators for the ultimate in awkward spaces! These types of modern radiators have become a popular choice so are available in a variety of sizes too. Whatever style of new radiator you’re looking for, there’s bound to be space-saving vertical radiators that suits your needs. 

Benefit 6: They take up less floor space than horizontal radiators

Vertical column radiators are the perfect solution for your modern home heating needs as they take up less space than traditional radiators that are hung horizontally. Even the smallest radiator should provide efficient heating and an excellent heat output, ensuring your home is kept cosy during the colder months. The fact that they take up less space makes vertical rads the ideal solution for compact spaces and small rooms. 

By Rachel Newcombe.