Hand-Made
Radiator Cabinets
Bespoke Hand-Made
Radiator Covers By Wheathills
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Our radiator covers
are created in the form of genuine pieces of furniture.
Hand-made from stable |
| laminate board
and traditionally hand veneered using reversible
animal glues and interesting exotic timbers. |
This example of a Biedermeier style has been veneered
in quilted Maple; the veneer is initially soaked in
order to become supple, and laid onto the base wood
with the use of a veneering hammer. The cabinet body
is vented to the top with the veneer being book-matched
for effect. The 3 facing edges are veneered with vertical
grain to an apron divided by ebonised Mahogany mouldings
to a panel of horizontal veneer.
The faux doors are created from single
sections of timber for stability and the illusion of
a pair of doors has been created with the laying of
the veneers to simulate a mortise and tennon appearance.
Each door has been trimmed with ebonised Mahogany and
fitted with elliptical brass mesh in the form of a Biedermeier
chiffonier. A subtle piano hinge has been fitted to
the base of the doors to enable access to the radiator
within. The whole piece is supported by a deep plinth
again laid on solid mahogany and ebonised in the detail..
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All surfaces are decorated,
the front and sides are of equal standing in quality
and craftsmanship and as most radiators are placed
in prominent positions in a home. Creating a piece
in this manner allows it to stand alone as a beautiful
piece of furniture in its own right. |
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