Deck the walls: interior decorating tips for the most often overlooked

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Deck the walls: interior decorating tips for the most often overlooked space

When homeowners redecorate without consulting a professional decorator, the walls don’t get as much attention as the rest of the home. Good design principles for the walls in your home is crucial. Here are a few tips that homeowners should keep in mind.

Create a gallery wall. Have a large, bare wall that needs to be filled. A gallery wall is a great alternative to a single large piece of artwork. You can collect a series of smaller photographs or pieces of art that share thematic elements. Another option is to display family photographs. Avoid the tendency to fill up every bit of blank space. Empty space is a crucial design principle. If you have too many photos of pieces of art and not enough room, do as an actual art gallery would and occasionally swap out pieces.

Formal vs. casual. If you prefer a more formal look when it comes to interior decorating, try to create symmetry. You might have two photographs, paintings, or mirrors of the exact same size flanking a larger piece. For a more casual look, try to make the arrangement look random. Stagger pieces in such a way that looks appealing but doesn’t have any sense of order to it.

Uniformity is not your friend. Whether you go for a more formal or casual look, you want to adopt an eclectic style. Use frames of different materials and different shapes, even if the content within them share thematic elements. Mirrors can be artwork in their own right so don’t be afraid to use them liberally in decorating your walls. If you’re really feeling daring, you can incorporate tapestries, large clocks, quilts, calendar pages, and even wrapping paper into your wall décor.

Pay attention to scale. Items that are too small for a space will be ignored while a piece that is too large will overwhelm other design elements in the space. Make sure you’re not hanging piece too high or too low. Everything should be at a comfortable viewing angle for a person of average height.

Cover baseboard radiators. If you have a home that’s heating by baseboard radiators, these can distract from your otherwise attractive wall décor. You can purchase snap-on baseboard radiator covers for them that are easy to install.

Let your wall décor reflect your personality. Above all, don’t worry too much about what others might think of your taste in wall décor. What matters most is that it reflects your personality and makes you happy.

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How to measure baseboard heaters:

Step 1
HOW TO MEASURE

Always measure left to right, and twice for accuracy

Floor to top of Fintube | EZ Snap™ Baseboard Heater Covers

Step 1: Floor to top of Wall plate

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.

Fin Tube Height | EZ Snap™ Baseboard Heater Covers

Step 2: Bottom of Fintube to Top of Wall Plate

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.

Depth | Measure | EZ Snap™ Baseboard Heater Cover

Step 3: Back Wall to Front of Fintube

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.

Step 2
DETERMINE IF BRACKETS ARE NECESSARY

Always measure left to right, and twice for accuracy

Wall Widget

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.

Floor Fidgets

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.

Wall Contraptions

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.

Step 3

HOW TO MEASURE LENGTH

Based on how your heater is configured,

choose an option below to expand and view

specific hot water baseboard heater measurement templates.

[+] Option 1: Straight Heater Configuration

[+] Option 2: L-Shape and U-Shape Configuration

[+] Option 3: 45 Degrees, Z-Shape Configuration

Congratulations!

Now that you’ve learned how to measure baseboard heaters,

you’re ready to order.

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