Custom Vent Covers: the Perfect Finishing Touch
All across the country, people are putting more effort into the look and feel of their homes than ever before. Inspired by trending styles, TV shows like Downton Abbey, or by the comings and goings of influencers, home DIY renovations are on the rise.
Whether you’re touching up a single room or remodeling an entire house, the look and feel of a space matters. A home should be more than just a house, and a room should be more than just a white box. Custom grilles are the perfect finishing touch, and one that tends to get noticed.
Authenticity You Can Feel
The personality of a room is set by the grand sweeping gestures—the wall treatment, the floor covering, the furniture—and the stories told by each element of décor.
The difference between a room that feels a little superficial and a room that feels authentic is in the details. The finishing touches like lighting, accents, and custom vent covers are what takes a room from “nicely decorated” to one that oozes character and charm.
Because you’re trying to create an authentic feel with your décor, it’s important that the elements you use to craft it have an air of quality and authenticity.
That’s why our registers and grilles are made of solid cast metals like aluminum or cast iron, not just stamped sheet metal like the ones that come standard. They’re hand-crafted and hand-finished here in the USA, each one meticulously inspected for a perfect finish.
A Finishing Touch that Gets Noticed
If your registers are just stamped and painted sheet metal, chances are nobody will ever notice or comment--unless they are old, dirty, and damaged. Sometimes when the little things aren’t right, it tends to have a more subliminal effect. You don't notice it directly, but something doesn't feel quite finished.
Contrast that to walking into old statehouse where you can just feel the history, the quality, the way every little thing was meticulously hand-crafted to create a sense of perfection. When those details are right, it’s not just subliminal, because unlike in that fine old statehouse, in a friend or family member’s living room, details of quality and luxury are unexpected, and thus they definitely get noticed.
That is exactly what happened in the remodel of social media influencer, Astin Hancock (@yourlifeiswhatyoumakeit). After a beautiful room by room remodel, the vent covers definitely left something to be desired. In fact, they were a real eyesore. With a keen eye for style, it was easy for Astin to pick a complementary pattern from the Reggio Register family.
The Imperial pattern in a metal grille with white powder coating was the perfect match for the vintage style remodel. That left just one dilemma. The unusual vent cover sizes.
Working with Custom Sizes
Not only was each vent a different size, but they were also non-standard sizes. In true Reggio Register fashion, the craftspeople were happy to create whatever Astin needed to finish the project.
After receiving the measurements for each vent cover, they programmed the computer-controlled laser cutter to produce each vent to specification. Then the covers went through the rest of the process, getting drilled with screw holes and receiving a powder coat before they were shipped out.
An Easy and Affordable Upgrade
Unlike many home improvement projects that offer a similar degree of added luxury and style, registers and grilles are easy to replace. In many homes, especially those with floor registers, which tend to be the most efficient, they aren’t even screwed down.
Replacing those is literally a matter of minutes, and a whole house can be done in an afternoon. If yours are screwed into place, don’t worry; we can provide mounting holes and screws with your order at no extra cost. Selecting sizes is easy as well because our grilles, registers, and louvers size true. Just measure the inside dimensions of the holes, and order accordingly.
Whether you’re looking to doll up a single room to the nines, or replacing your grilles around the whole house, Reggio Registers products are more affordable than you might think. Hand-crafted in the USA of the best materials available, they’re made to last for generations and come with a lifetime guarantee.