Decorating your home can be difficult for several reasons, but primarily because it is expensive. If you do not have a creative eye – like many of us - you might end up spending a fortune on décor that does not give you the look you are going for. Decorating does not have to be tedious, difficult or expensive, the trick is knowing how to work with what you already have, and make a few additions here and there to tie everything together. Here is some advice for decorating your home on a budget without any stress.
Incorporating nature
Nature is beautiful, which is why many people try to bring it into their homes, but there is a right way and a wrong way to decorate with nature. Fake plants are out. Nothing is stylish about a fake tree in the corner of a room, or a fake potted plant acting as a center piece on your kitchen table. While real plants die after a while, they have a way of bringing life to a home. Flowers are not always in season, but you can incorporate other natural elements into your decorating. Consider using twigs to surround candles and bring a rustic feel to your home. Use branches in a vase as your table centerpiece. Use petrified wood as your railing along your stairs, or stack wood in your fireplace. These simple techniques are free,a nd can make a home unique.
Creating a theme
You have to be careful when creating themes throughout your home, as there is a fine line between creative and cliché. When creating a theme, the décor should be along the same lines and blend well together without being too obvious. If you are creating a hunting theme, do not decorate solely with animal skins, rifles and pictures of your hunting trips. Rather, use brown leather furniture, animal skin throw pillows and a painting of the wilderness, tying in a few pictures of your trips here and there. Your themes should represent who you and your family are, so incorporate pictures of you and your family throughout each room so your home feels lived in, rather than feeling like a show room.
Keeping it simple
No one can go wrong with simplicity. Too much décor mixed with bold paint colors and fancy furniture can make a home feel cluttered and crowded. Less is always more, and it is important to live by that familiar motto. Simple décor has a way of making a home feel classy, not to mention it saves you money by preventing you from buying lots of décor. Sometimes all a room needs to make it perfect is a decorative mirror on the wall with a few accessories to accent it. Start with a little, and if you need more you can always add more.
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Measure the height from the floor to the top of the metal wall plate.
Follow our guide for baseboard heater cover measurement:
Any baseboard larger than 7 3/8" (188 mm) will be compatible with our standard cover.
Any measurement greater than 9 3/8" (238 mm) will fit our tall cover.
Measure from the bottom of the finned tube heating element to the top of the metal wall plate,
A measurement of 5 1/2" to 6 3/4" (140 mm – 172 mm) will fit our standard cover.
A measurement of 7 1/2" to 8 3/4" (191 mm – 222 mm) will fit our tall cover.
Measure the distance from the wall or the metal wall plate attached to the wall, to the outside of the finned tube heating element.
Any measurement of less than 3 1/8" (76 mm) inches from the wall will fit our
standard cover.
Any measurement of less than 3 1/8" (76 mm) inches from the wall will fit our tall cover.
EZ Snap™ Wall Widgets are used when your old or existing wall back plate has been removed or if you have to hang your new cover 1 inch or higher to bring them up to a height that will fit our installation guidelines. Just measure your overall desired height, subtract 1", drill a hole, preferably in a stud and attach it to the wall with the included screw.
EZ Snap™ Floor Fidgets easily raise your new covers ¾ inch to compensate for any ¾ inch floor (wood, tile, or other) that has been installed any time since your baseboard heater was originally installed. May be used for any reason when the overall height has been shortened and the total height is less than 7-½ inches for standard height or 9-½ inches for the TALL height EZ Snap™ BaseBoard Covers. Just use the self-tapping screws to secure them to the top of your existing wallplate.
EZ Snap™ Wall Contraptions are used when your wall back plate has been completely removed. EZ Snap™ Wall Contraptions receives your EZ Snap™ BaseBoard Cover and keeps your aluminum fin tube from sagging. These completely replace your wall back plate. To install, slide up from the bottom and make sure the top is at your desired height. Screw to the wall, then bend the front finger up to hold the fin tube in place.
Measure from wall to wall and subtract ½ inch (to allow for wiggle room when installing your new covers.) The endcaps can be pulled or slid ½ inch outward on either end to fit your existing length requirements. Choose 2 flush to wall end caps.
Measure the overall length of the existing unit with ends attached then subtract ½ inch (to allow for wiggle room when installing your new covers.) The endcaps can be pulled or slid ½ inch outward on either end to fit your existing length requirements. Choose 2 Closed or Open-end caps.
Measure from the corner to the end of the unit with ends attached then subtract ½ inch (to allow for wiggle room when installing your new covers.) The endcaps can be pulled or slid ½ inch outward on either end to fit your existing length requirements. Choose 1 Closed or Open-end & 1 flush to wall end cap.
Measure the left side from corner A to corner B (see diagram). Then subtract 3 inches for the 90 degree inside corner, then subtract another ½ inch (to allow for wiggle room when installing your new covers.) Repeat for the right side if also wall to wall. You need to subtract a total of 3½ inches from each side that is wall to wall. Choose your end caps.
Measure the left side from the corner of the wall to the end of the unit with ends caps. Then subtract 3 inches for the 90 degree inside corner, then subtract another ½ inch (to allow for wiggle room when installing your new covers.) Repeat for the right side. You need to subtract a total of 3½ inches from both left and right sides. Choose your end caps.
L-Shaped outside radiators ending in the middle of the wall:
Measure from outside corner of the wall A to the end of the radiator unit with end caps attached B, then subtract ½" (to allow for wiggle room when installing your new covers.)
Measure from outside corner of the wall to the corner of the wall, then subtract 1/2" (to allow for wiggle room when installing your new covers.)
Left leg - measure from the corner out to the end of the radiator subtract 3" for the corner and ½ (to allow for wiggle room when installing your new covers.)
Center leg - measure from corner to corner and subtract 3" for each corner a total of 6"
Right leg - measure from the corner out to the end of the radiator subtract 3" for the corner and ½" (to allow for wiggle room when installing your new covers.).
We recommend that you order covers a little longer than normal and cut them on site, as there are many opportunities for mistakes in measuring and installation. By cutting on site you can fit and cut to fit. The covers can be cut with a good quality jigsaw and a fine metal cutting blade.
Now that you’ve learned how to measure baseboard heaters,
you’re ready to order.