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There’s more to life than being slim. It’s great to be healthy, but when dieting and unforgiving exercise programmes get in the way of enjoying life, you know something’s going wrong. Unfortunately, if you’re a radiator, we’re all much less easy going on the depth of the heating products we’ll tolerate in our homes. We value the space in our homes and don’t want it taken up by bulky heaters that obtrude far into the room. Because of that, today’s heating manufacturers work hard to make sure that the technology they develop is slimline as well as efficient. What you may not realise is that it’s not just top-of-the range designer heating products which are slimline. At Electric Radiators Direct we sell a wide range of heating products for rooms throughout the home, and each of our ranges features slimline heaters that will help you out when space is at a premium…

While most of our customers prefer to have their radiators wall mounted, there are many benefits to choosing a free standing heater. For starters, you can heat up your room without the need for any DIY. If you’re put off by the idea of DIY, don’t want to pay for an electrician to fit your radiators for you, or you live in a rented property where you may not be allowed to attach new heaters to the walls, a free standing heater is ideal. A free standing heater also gives you a non-permanent heat source which you can move around to suit your requirements. Our freestanding heaters are lightweight and portable, making them easy to move around your house whenever you need a change. It’s an easy way to crack down on your energy usage and trim down your heating bills. Here are some of Electric Radiators Direct’s best-selling freestanding heaters:

There’s no doubt about it – radiators are a means to an end. We love keeping warm and cosy but, even with our very stylish designer electric heaters, radiators probably aren’t your first choice for wall decoration. To be able to fully maximise the space potential of our homes, whilst keeping warm and comfortable through the year, we need slim wall mounted radiators that are as compact as possible. At Electric Radiators Direct you’ll find a wide range of slim line electric radiators, heaters and towel rails that offer space-saving heating solutions to the most awkward of narrow, cramped spaces. Check out some of tricky locations we’ve been able to heat with slimline electric heaters…

We're a nation of hobbyists - and some of us are lucky enough to have a workshop in which to pursue our beloved hobbies. However, our workshops are not normally very glamorous spaces! Our workspaces tend to be in draughty attics, chilly garages or damp sheds. Well, never mind, we’re a pragmatic bunch, we work with what we’ve got – and one of the best ways to make the best of a bad space is to make sure you can get comfortable in it. We don’t want to be worrying about the goosebumps on our arms when we’ve got novels to write, atoms to split and stripy cardigans to knit. So, how to heat the damp, draughty, ramshackle spaces that we use as workshops?

Ah, the summer holidays. One of the best, but also one of the most stressful, times of the year. The school holidays can be a difficult balancing act between keeping your kids occupied, getting all the jobs done that you’ve given yourself around the house, and actually finding some time to relax. One of the biggest summer DIY jobs is refitting a flagging central heating system – replacing it when the weather’s warm to be ready for the winter cold. All our radiators are suitable for DIY installation and can be fitted easily within 10 minutes – no mess, no stress and no expensive plumbers’ bills! Installing our efficient electric radiators is so simple you could even get your kids to help – getting energy efficient heating ready for the winter whilst entertaining your children, solving two problems at once!

As you shop around for new electric heating products, you’ll inevitably find something puzzling on the electric heating market. Whilst sites like ours are advertising energy efficient electric radiators from £189.99, other sites are selling similar looking products for as little as £89.99. Advertised as “panel heaters” or “convection radiators”, these products are slimline, smart and white, with digital control panels. They look very similar to our Haverland electric radiator collection – but they’re available for almost half the price. So, what’s the catch?

The summer holidays are the ideal time to revamp your home, get to work on those essential DIY tasks and prepare for winter. You have the time to step back and work out exactly what you want from your home, along with the longer daylight hours and milder weather to tempt you out to the tool shed. It might not be the first thing on your mind as August approaches, but summer is the ideal time to install central heating – it’s one of the few times in the year when you can happily go without heating, and it gives you plenty of time to iron out any problems in the system before the cold arrives. But gas central heating installation can be expensive, disruptive and time consuming. Is there another option?

When choosing heating solutions for your conservatory, there’s so much choice it can be hard to know where to start. Electric heating is ideal for conservatories because you can control your heating separately from the rest of the house without needing to extend your plumbing work system. But which of our energy efficient conservatory heaters would be the best choice for your property? Take a look at our case studies to find out which heaters homeowners like you chose for their conservatories...

Your bathroom: the first room you visit in the morning, the last room you see before you go to bed. It’s the all-important space that gets us ready for the day ahead, and sees us safely off to sleep. As one of the most important and frequently visited rooms in the home, more and more people are appreciating the impact of bathroom aesthetics. Whether you like your interiors sleek and contemporary, minimalistic and calm or whacky and energetic, a bathroom space that looks beautiful and reflects your personality can make those daily visits that bit more special. You might think that there aren’t many ways you can customise a bathroom – but you’d be wrong. Here are our top ten ways to make your bathroom totally unique: