Why radiators are no longer an afterthought in your new build or renovation

Casting an eye for the autumn/winter models that radiate style

Terma Hex offers a startling shattered honeycomb in a wide array of RAL colours. With 50mm fittings at 486mm per panel length, it is stunning when hung as if growing directly out of the wall, and the little jutting peg type parts are perfect for hanging kitchen or bathroom towels if you can stand to hide it. From €530 at B&Q.

RADIATORS are now hotter than ever, but their selection and detailing is often left as an afterthought in the frenetic drama of a build or renovation.

The 1960s “mattress” varieties have survived the aesthetic and thermal purge, but the choice in design, material and finishes now accommodates everything from rococo cast-iron darlings on pawed feet, to daring sculptural imaginings.