Heatilator Vents

4 years ago

We just moved into a new house; the fireplace has heatilator vents that are an eyesore. When the fireplace stone facade was painted, the painters also painted the vent covers to "blend" in, but I think they just look dingy and old. As much as I would love to change the whole facade and legitimately cover the vents, that is not an option now. The wood fireplace is also fully functional so I do not want to tamper with anything. That said, I am totally stumped on what to do with these things.

a) I was thinking of replacing them with antique brass covers and also getting an antique brass fireplace screen/door or a black fireplace screen/door. I wonder if this would ultimately just be too much metal and too much going on

b) keep them as is. Once the fireplace screen/door and horiztonal modern mantel are installed, they wont be as much of an eyesore

c) I am stumped on whether we should get a black or antique brass fireplace screen/door

d) also stumped on what color mantel to get (white? natural oak that matches the floor?)

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olychick
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
I would get nicer, more decorative vent covers and paint them the same as the fireplace. They will look newer and fresh compared to the old ones.

I saw some reference on pinterest that people rig up magnets and just put readily available vent covers right over the top of the old ones so you don't have to try to find the exact size for your openings.
Not knowing what other metal finishes you have in your house makes it difficult to suggest what might be best, but I really like the way this brass one looks with a similar color of brick. It doesn't really stand out too much:
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olychick
4 years ago
You could also talk to a mason about replacing the vents with brick/stone painted to match what you have now:
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Hansen Wholesale
4 years ago
Okay,

Most people don't think about using metal to cover things up. This idea evolved as I was attempting to cover the vents with something more innocuous. All of the metal rectangles are projecting out slightly. This enables the pieces that are over the vents to allow the air to flow without even knowing they are there.

The mantel is insulated steel to better protect the TV from heat.

Maybe I need to get some sleep, but I thought this was a pretty unique concept if you like a modern look.
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