In old constructed houses and buildings there are often exposed plumbing fixtures or other types of utility pipes. If they aren’t well hidden or camouflaged, they can easily ruin the look of the entire space. Like we have always given you the best guidance regarding the different types of home improvement projects, this time around we are going to share with you some very creative and useful ideas to hide exposed pipes in your home. Working on these DIY home improvement tips will help you to desirably enhance the look of your living space.
So, without further ado, let’s get started!
Best Ways to Hide Exposed Pipes in Your Home
Want to cover exposed pipes in your home or make them a decor highlight? Here are some creative ideas for you. Take a look!
- Make Them a Part of Your Decor
- Use Wood or Paint
- Build Shelves Around Them
- Add Joints and Curves Where Necessary
Make Them a Part of Your Decor
As per the latest home decor trends, it has become very easy for you to make those exposed plumbing pipes or fixtures in your home a part of your decor. In fact, depending on your living space interior, it is often considered chic to install or have exposed plumbing arrangements these days. You can also paint the plumbing pipes in your home the same color as the wall they are installed upon. This is the best way to make them blend in.
Alternatively, if you’re a nature lover and have indoor plant arrangements in your home, then you can utilise the exposed plumbing pipes in different ways. You can grow a devil’s ivy plant, commonly known as a money plant, or a vertical garden around the pipes. Here are some useful tips to set up a vertical garden in your living space.
Key Takeaway: Such kind of decor arrangements help you refresh the look of your living space as it desirably adds some nature and colour to your interior.
Use Wood or Paint
As discussed, painting the pipes is among the best ways to hide exposed plumbing pipes in your home. It works more appropriately if you have a single pipe installed on a wall or in a corner of a room.
You can also make it pop visually by painting it in the perfect contrast. This idea is also in line with modern home decor trends. Also, using a complementary colour (like blue to yellow as shown in the picture above) to paint them can be a much cooler option.
On the other hand, many people prefer to box such pipes and plumbing fixtures in with the help of a wooden frame. This is another inexpensive idea to cover exposed pipes in your room. Once the wooden frame is ready, get it painted according to the colour theme of your living space.
Build Shelves Around the Pipes
The placement of pipes is very important in terms of building something around them. Pipes that run down vertically can ideally be used to build and support shelvings. It’s one of the nicest ideas to beautify your home interior by making exposed pipes a decor highlight. You can either use wood or wrought-iron for such fixtures.
These shelves can then be ideally used to hold your collection of books, photo frames, among other decorative items. This also works best if you want to experience an industrial vibe in your home decor.
Pro Tip: As shown in the picture above, make sure to get pipes and fixtures painted in the same colour or in perfect contrast so they can desirably complement the look of your interior space.
Add Joints and Curves Where Necessary
If you want to, you can always leave the pipes uncovered. If they aren’t rusty or discoloured, you can even leave them in their natural, industrial appearance, but what if you don’t like their placement or they are hindering the functionality of your living space? If that’s the case, you can always hire a plumber or maybe a pipefitter who can install joints and mold the exposed pipe fixtures according to your home arrangements.
Moreover, it will allow you to conveniently divert the flow of the installed utility pipes in your living space wherever you want without any hindrance. Also, if the rearrangement of pipes is done right, you can even use them to hang towels or other types of household accessories. They can also be used for drying clothes, which can desirably add up to the functionality of your space.
Precautionary Tips: Be very careful when rearranging the pipes at home. Make sure you have turned the water supply off before you begin with any work on the plumbing fixture. Your home improvement project may damage the pipes installed. Check for any leaks or damage to your pipes before finishing up the rearrangement tasks.
Don’t forget to consult a professional just to be sure you aren’t messing up with any hazardous pressures, drainage flow, or temperatures. Also, be extra careful when dealing with gas pipelines. For your assistance, here are some important ways to detect and prevent gas leaks.
These were some of the best ways to either hide exposed pipes or to get them brilliantly camouflaged. We hope this blog has given you some creative ideas and useful information to redo the look of your living space.
In case, you also have some useful tips to cover exposed pipes in a house or a building, share them with us at blog@zameen.com. We’ll try adding them to this piece to make it more informative for our readers.
On a side note, some of our other home improvement pieces that may interest you include ways to prevent seepage in walls, common home renovation mistakes to avoid, and how to design an energy-efficient home.
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