Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Stellar Air. As always, all opinions are my own.
Take a second and look up at the vent cover in the room you’re currently seated in. Is it looking a little rusty and original to your house? Yeah, mine was too. I couldn’t believe I had never really LOOKED at them, but when it came time to replace our ceiling vents as we were putting the finishing touches on our kitchen there was no way I could bring those rusty old vents into our new space.
I think little details like this can really set your home apart. Don’t overlook your existing vent covers as merely functional necessities. It’s time to give these often neglected fixtures the attention they deserve!
New vent covers can create a cleaner space and are a great easy update. You’ll likely be surprised how easily you can transform these mundane elements to enhance the aesthetics of any room. Whether you’re aiming for a modern, classic, or eclectic look, there’s a style and size of air vent cover to suit your taste. Don’t believe me? Just wait …
Why replace your vent covers?
Aesthetics
Let’s face it… rusty air vents are aging your home. By updating air vents you have the opportunity to get a fresh look. You’ll soon see how many styles there are to choose from to add a little personality to your home.
Air Quality
Beyond their aesthetic appeal, fresh vent covers also offer practical benefits. By ensuring proper ventilation and clear air flow, they help maintain optimal indoor air quality and circulation throughout your home.
If your air vents are anything like mine (*cough cough* absolutely filthy with so much dirt and dust around the duct opening) you’ll be happy to change them out. We used this opportunity to deep clean the air duct and exchange our air return filters. It already feels better knowing our air quality has drastically improved with such a simple project.
Small Update for Big Impact
Replacing vent covers is such an easy project that really gives your space a clean, fresh look. You’d be surprised how small details – like air registers – can really update your space… or date them…
Where to shop for vent covers?
Sure, you could go to your local hardware store and replace your existing vents with a builder-grade equivalent. Or perhaps just clean your existing covers and apply spray paint. But why settle for bland and generic when you have the opportunity to add some charm and personality into your space?
Unique and Customizable Vent Covers & Return Air Grilles
What’s so great about Stellar Air?
Stellar Air has a plethora of designs to choose from, updating your air vents actually becomes exciting. Who would have guessed?! They have beautiful designs in a variety of styles, materials and sizes that are super easy to install.
Variety of Styles
With over 14 different patterns to choose from you can select a style that coordinates perfectly with your space. If you want something fun to “POP” as an accent take a look at their Floral, Triangles or Sunburst designs. Looking for a more subtle design that blends in with your ceiling or wall? Check out their Gemstone or Catalina patterns. The choice is yours! We love their Imperial option (shown below).
Different Materials to Choose From
As if all the pattern options weren’t enough fun… now you get to choose your material! Take a moment to consider if you might want to paint the vent covers, stain them or perhaps you’re after a metallic accent.
Stainable wood vent covers options would look so pretty if you have an awkwardly placed return air vent on a wall where you could incorporate it into a fun gallery wall like Annie Elliott Design‘s vignette below.
Or perhaps you want a charming metal accent like you see used for the floor vents in older homes.
We selected the pre-primed option in the style Imperial for our ceiling registers as well as our decorative vent covers. The primed option matches standard ceiling paint colors perfectly!
I love how the primed white finish blends in with ceiling, but adds a subtle fun detail.
Easy to Install & Replace Air Filters
My favorite part is that the return air vent covers are magnetic! This neat design makes exchanging your air filters an absolute breeze.
Updating air vents doesn’t take much time at all and is a super easy home decor update. Whether you’re taking on a full-scale renovation or simply looking to refresh your space with an easy DIY weekend project, don’t overlook your air vents!
I love small DIY projects like this that provide a big impact. Stellar Air has so many custom vent covers options from floor registers to wall vents in any cover size your unique space might require.
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Girl Behind the Blog
I’m Jess, the creator of Oak & Grain. A mid-west girl at heart who now resides in Raleigh, NC. I love finding old things and giving them new purpose by way of refinishing or incorporating unexpected, overlooked thrift store finds in the modern home. I work full-time in medicine and I love dipping into my creative side and in the process, keeping my sanity. Follow me on Instagram and YouTube to see more behind the scenes action.