Make a statement!
Trust me...you'll want to set aside a few minutes of
your time to peruse our gallery of grand grilles. Unlike many companies we are
happy to talk to you to offer sage advice and counsel. Our phone number is
509-535-5098. Check out our collections below. You'll be pleasantly surprised at the
variety and quality of our grilles.
Craftsman
vent covers
Sunset
Boulevard style
Signal Hill
style
Mission
style
Summit
style
Bell Foundry
Geometric style
Turn of the Century collection
Monarch
Manor House and Canterbury
Historic cast iron vent covers
Unity cast iron vents
Opera Grilles
Coronation style
42 street vent covers
Wine Cellar
Chronicle round vents
University style
Check out The Craftsman Homes Connection for craftsman
decorating ideas and to see many other styles of vent covers
as well as a
multitude of other craftsman items.
With the advent of the craftsman movement, first starting with William Morris and Charles Rennie MackIntosh in Europe, and later followed by Gustav Stickley, Greene and Greene, and some would argue Frank Lloyd Wright in the United States, interior and exterior house styling took on a new importance. A wide variety of motifs became popular to use in vent covers, most of which can be found represented here.
You will certainly enjoy the classy understated styling of our craftsman vent covers. Notice the very popular foursquare motif in each corner, which is often referred to as the "pacific motif". This was popularized by the famous designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh over a hundred years ago in his native Scotland.
We are in the process of adding a wide variety of additional styles, so feel free to check back at a later date to see if there is anything new to look at.
In addition to the tasteful styling you will also appreciate the sturdy nature of the decorative floor register. On some designs the metal faceplates are made of solid two millimeter thick steel, which is then plated. If you have looked around at registers much, you have probably seen some very flimsy faceplates. You'll find ours to be a pleasant surprise. This not only translates to a much classier appearance, but will assure you of much greater longevity and durability. There is also a classy simplicity about the looks of the craftsman style heat registers.
All the floor vents come full equipped with an attached damper for regulating the air flow. In the event your duct openings are in the wall please inquire about our spring steel wall clips. They do a great job of retaining the decorative grille in the wall and they are extremely easy to install.
It is no secret to us that many people are saddled with duct openings of very unusual dimensions. Do not let that deter you. Many times we are able to custom make registers to accommodate oddball openings. We are also skilled at changing the dimensions of the outside lip if needed. Not all styles are possible to customize, but it certainly doesn't hurt to give us a call and discuss your situation. We have only the best and most experienced persons answering the phones. In fact, the average time on the job for our employees is 10 years. As you can imagine, we've been down almost every road before.
Before contacting us to order, you should measure your duct openings very carefully. It is best to do this with all of them. There is some wiggle room, so if your measurement is off a little bit things will probably work out fine. However, if they are more than about a quarter inch off we will need to talk. Depending on a number of factors it may still be possible to use these. For example, if your duct opening is a half inch too wide you could nail or screw in a thin shim or two to reduce the size of the opening. This is typical of the kind of questions we receive on a daily basis. Suffice to say, our customer service people are very knowledgeable and you can depend on their expert advice, which won't cost you a penny.
We gave a lot of thought to what design craftsman vent covers would best reflect the spirit of that particular style of architecture. We rejected many designs, but we think you'll agree that the design that we chose really complements a bungalow, American Foursquare, English Revival, or even a contemporary home quite well. Another source of air vents with a lot of variety can be found at www.airvents.net. You might want to check it out.