HOME HELP: 25 October
Q In my new house the radiators are boxed in with plywood – the radiators themselves don’t look great either. Should I get new covers or will they block heat?
PP, Nottingham
A Radiator covers can improve efficiency by driving heat into the room – much of the heat from a single radiator goes up the wall. B&Q and Homebase sell covers, but their lower price reflects their quality. A well-made, bespoke cover not only maximises air flow around the radiator but will also enhance a room. Relics Of Witney makes bespoke covers; you can choose one of its designs or supply your own. Prices start at £110 and come in a choice of Farrow & Ball paints, or you can paint your own. In that case, I recommend spraying the paint to penetrate the grille.
Relics Of Witney, 35 Bridge Street, Witney, Oxon: 01993-704611, www.radcabinets.co.uk
Q I remember having useful coat hooks with a shelf in our hall when I was a child. Do you know where I could nd something similar?
EJ, via email
A The Great Little Trading Company has improved the design by adding five pigeonholes with a shelf (in white) above a row of five pegs.
GLTC: 0844-848 6000, www.gltc.co.uk
Q I would like to give my son enamel mugs and a coffee pot to go camping with – we had a set of them but sadly they have been lost in various house moves. Where can I find new ones?
LP, via email
A British company Falcon, in business since the 1920s, sells white enamel mugs and beakers with a blue rim, £7.99 each. You will find coffee pots, £12.99, in orange, blue and green at the Surplus and Outdoors camping shop. www.falconenamelware.com
Surplus and Outdoors: 01562-863464, www.surplusandoutdoors.com
Send your queries to the usual Bedford Street address or email Hugh St Clair at hughstclair@googlemail.com
PP, Nottingham
A Radiator covers can improve efficiency by driving heat into the room – much of the heat from a single radiator goes up the wall. B&Q and Homebase sell covers, but their lower price reflects their quality. A well-made, bespoke cover not only maximises air flow around the radiator but will also enhance a room. Relics Of Witney makes bespoke covers; you can choose one of its designs or supply your own. Prices start at £110 and come in a choice of Farrow & Ball paints, or you can paint your own. In that case, I recommend spraying the paint to penetrate the grille.
Relics Of Witney, 35 Bridge Street, Witney, Oxon: 01993-704611, www.radcabinets.co.uk
Q I remember having useful coat hooks with a shelf in our hall when I was a child. Do you know where I could nd something similar?
EJ, via email
A The Great Little Trading Company has improved the design by adding five pigeonholes with a shelf (in white) above a row of five pegs.
GLTC: 0844-848 6000, www.gltc.co.uk
Q I would like to give my son enamel mugs and a coffee pot to go camping with – we had a set of them but sadly they have been lost in various house moves. Where can I find new ones?
LP, via email
A British company Falcon, in business since the 1920s, sells white enamel mugs and beakers with a blue rim, £7.99 each. You will find coffee pots, £12.99, in orange, blue and green at the Surplus and Outdoors camping shop. www.falconenamelware.com
Surplus and Outdoors: 01562-863464, www.surplusandoutdoors.com
Send your queries to the usual Bedford Street address or email Hugh St Clair at hughstclair@googlemail.com