![]() ![]() You can see in these images the registers, air intake, grills, and air vents ranged widely in condition from perfectly okay boring brown metal registers to rusty and corroded grilles. Although much care had been given to a renovation that involved gutting the house to the studs, the air vents were uninspired at best and kind of gross at worst. Louis, I purchased a 110-year-old cottage that had been lovingly renovated over 15 years by the previous owner. Louis in a home I’ve affectionately nicknamed “ Hawk Hill Cottage” as a throwback to the large farmhouse and acreage of the original Hawk Hill for which this blog is named. Redoing this DIYįaithful readers know I left Hawk Hill House in 2015 to relocate to Seattle for graduate school, and after graduating I returned to Missouri in 2021, this time settling in an urban neighborhood in St. ![]() My suspicion is that much like metals used on boats or outdoors, moving air creates a much harsher environment for metal finishes. ![]() Because air vents are exposed to almost constantly flowing air, the metal seems to pit, scar, and rust much faster than metals and other parts of our homes. Luckily, the need for air vent upgrades is a common one, so I recently had another opportunity to repeat this DIY. This post was originally published back in the infancy of my blog – October 2012! Unfortunately, my DIY photography skills back in 2012 were also in their infancy, and after almost a decade of having this article online, those low-resolution photos didn’t serve this tutorial well. Keep reading to learn how to transform the look of your home with a low-cost heat vent makeover.
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