The winter still seems to be far away but it’s a good time to winterize your home before winter arrives. Our list includes the best in fireplaces, heaters and radiators this season from fascinating designs to futuristic technology – we have it all to keep you at the forefront of the latest trends in the market. Take your pick from our list to make sure you are all set to take the chilling winter on the face.
Indoor Fireplaces:
1). Lounge Fireplace
This wall-mounted fireplace design from Carsten Gollnick is perfect for your lounge area. The fireplace features a long elegant sculpture as a framework for the central fireplace which looks like a lounge itself when it’s not burning. Available for $1,617.
2). Hanging fireplace
This hanging “Babylon ethanol fireplace” from Stephane Perruchon will be on everyone’s whims and fancy. The fireplace is available in different shapes and mount options to suit your tastes.
3). Skloib’s TV Drehturm
This futuristic fireplace will whet the appetite of geeks and rich snobs alike. This multimedia fireplace is no less appealing than the legendary Picturehouse fireplace. It combines a flatscreen TV and a fireplace into one unit.
Outdoor Fireplaces:
1). “Mall Fire” firebox fireplace
Everybody has this fascination for products which hide as much inside as on display. This furniture trunk holds a fireplace inside and is perfect for both indoors and outdoors. The great conversation piece comes for a price of $5,395.
2). Cube fireplace
This “Cube” fireplace from the Geomatrix range of gas fires is a tasteful design. The Cube can be used as a replacement gas burner for an existing fireplace to be in perfect symmetry with your interiors or can be used separately. Unless you have other outdoor fireplaces, this is just an extension of your indoor fireplace.
3). Piet Indoor Stove
This state-of-the-art fireplace will be the focal point of your home – indoors and outdoors. This stunning hearth has artistic hues all over it and will make a bold statement indoors or outdoors.
Radiators:
1). Modular LED radiator with Chromotherapy The boring steel tubes radiators have turned obsolete with the new generation of designer radiators enhancing a living area as much as a designer sofa. And these daisy-shaped Modular LED Radiators from Hellos allow you to customize the design to suit your tastes. The LED lights are hidden behind the flower arrangement for a soft glow. These artistic radiators will be the focal point of any room. Available from Hellos.
2). Guus Leeuwen’s animal-shaped radiator The practice of featuring the head of wild animals has been a tradition with the royal families, but with hunting now a crime, those with royal tastes can settle for the animal-shaped radiators designed by Dutch designer Guus Van Leeuwen. The radiators are covered with the skin of the animal they represent. Available from the designer’s site.
3). Brick Lego Radiator
This evergreen Lego radiator designed by architect Marco Baxadonne for Scirocco will never go out of fashion. Each Brick has a double plumbing connection - one for the heating system and the other to mold them into a myriad of shapes, just like Lego blocks.
Heaters:
1). Poseidon futuristic heater with built-in media player
The dull heaters that were earlier restricted to the corners of the house or patios have now caught the fancy of designers, to accentuate luxury living. The best ever is this hi-tech heater called “Poseidon” with multimedia functionality to take your outdoor entertainment to new heights. Heating is just one of the things it does, also on board is a weatherproof high resolution LCD display, built-in crystal clear speakers and even a built-in USB port.
2). Grand Hall revolutionary patio heater While spending $47,000 is not much of a option even for the wealthy strata of the society, enter Grand Hall with their revolutionary patio heater, which includes atmospheric LED lighting, a concealed speaker system and an MP3 connection for your outdoor paradise.
3). Carbon Fiber Heater
For those who are not in for the monotonous pillar look, the Slim Space Heater is a refreshing design. This heater uses carbon fiber as a soft and durable heating material, by putting it in between a Mica panel, it is very thin(3mm), very light, heats up very even and is very reliable.