Architectural Details and Everyday Eyesores

Easy Installation and Operation of our Magnetic Filter Grilles

Not only is our Magnetic Filter Grille handsome and a functional work of art it is so easy to install and change filters.

Magnetic Filter Grille Craftsman Style Arts and Crafts 14″ x 20″ in Rubbed Bronze Finish

Foundation Vent Cover Everyday Eyesores

The trick to  thinking about what to do about transforming your everyday eyesores with details that will add to their functionality AND appearance is knowing  your options.  Another terrible eyesore are exterior foundation crawl space vent covers.  There are no attractive options and they have a terrible impact on the appearance of the exterior of your home.  We created this product because our home is required to have flood ports in the crawl space.  We purchased automatic Foundation Vent Covers from GAF.   As you can see there is nothing architecturally attractive about them.  Beside that, after 3-4 years they are not functioning.  There is no way to know that they are not working.  If it happens during winter months you risk frozen pipes.  If it happens during spring/summer you have a moisture problem.  So we developed the BEST foundation vent covers in the marketplace.  All of our products are designed and manufactured by us in Salisbury, Maryland.

BEST foundation vent cover made today.  French Style Louis XIV

Our Foundation Vent Covers are cast in the highest quality urethane resin which will withstand UV rays.  We offer 12 finishes which are heat cured and an integral part of the grille manufacturing process.  They come with the Decorative Grille, Blocking Plate and 2 pieces of screen mesh.

Foundation Vent Cover Craftsman Style Arts and Crafts in Rubbed Bronze Finish

Another application of our superior Foundation Vent Covers is for Encapsulated Foundation Crawl Spaces.  Over the last 10 years  builders and architects are recommending a new approach for crawl spaces, encapsulating the foundation with heavy plastic sheeting to prevent the moisture from ever getting into the crawlspace to begin with. Encapsulation also includes a drainage system that takes water away from the foundation as well as a powerful dehumidifier that controls the humidity especially during hot summers and rainy seasons. The old foundation ports or vent holes are also sealed and covered on the inside with heavy plastic sheeting.  If it sounds great, it is.

However, many homeowners are finding out that their old crawl space vents are just covered with plywood or a cheep plastic cover, which ruins the look of their homes from the outside. In some cases,  they are left to figure out on their own what to do about the old vent holes. The encapsulation industry really has no good solutions. If,  for instance, the foundation has a brick front, the home owner has to hire a brick mason to fill in the old port holes. Often the brick is hard to match the rest of the foundation, and looks like a patch job.  After spending $25,000 and up for encapsulating their foundations, home owners are left with several big eye sores on three sides of their crawl space.  How to make the foundation look good was something they never thought about.  The foundation vent hole is a big problem after encapsulation. Since we make the only high end  looking foundation grilles available anywhere,  our foundation grilles restore the outside of  homes in a  manner the homeowner can be proud of.  You’d think encapsulation companies would show their customers our encapsulation vent covers.

Recessed Lighting Everyday Eyesores

As that great modern architect Mies van der Rohe acknowledged, “God is in the details.” So when you’re thinking about and designing your new home, be it new construction or a renovation, carefully consider the details and how they can enrich its story.  There are  basic principles that great architecture relies upon: Symmetry, hierarchy, repetition and proportion are a few. The fact that classical architecture strictly follows these principles makes it an important architectural discipline to appreciate even today.

Beaux-Arts Classic Products offer beautiful, classic details to replace industrial eyesores common to all residential and commercial spaces today.  When we started our company in 2002 our mission statement was to offer products that would transform everyday eyesores.  At that time we were involved in designing classical interiors with plaster and composition ornamentation.  Beautiful plaster classical ceilings that had recessed lighting, HVAC grilles and speakers which we transformed by creating  our decorative options for recessed lighting, decorative HVAC grilles and speaker covers.

Decorative Options for Recessed Lights

Decorative Recessed Light Trim in our Victorian Style.  Today we offer this most popular style in sizes for all recessed lights including LED Retrofits and Wafer thins.

Bathroom Exhaust Fan Eyesore Makeover – Craftsman Style Arts and Crafts Grille 10″ x 10″

 

Finally, Radiator eyesores are transformed with our 3-dimensional grille designs.  We are the only manufacturer of 3-dimensional grille designs.  There is no comparison between a laser cut grille or metal mesh screen to fabricate a radiator cover.  Our Louis XIV Grille style is a favorite for radiator covers.

A radiator without a cabinet is less efficient than a radiator with a cabinet.  Without a cabinet, the heat radiates outward too quickly and the cold air on the floor never gets heated.  The coldest air in any room is always on the floor.  If the floor remains cold, then your radiator needs a cabinet to improve overall warmth.  A nice cabinet with a Beaux-Arts’ Radiator Grille will enhance the look of any room.

Beaux-Arts Classic Products makes the best radiator grilles.  However, we don’t make cabinets since almost every radiator requires a custom sized cabinet.  This is due to the size of the radiator, placement of the valves, and location of adjacent walls, windows and door molding.  Full size radiator cabinets are expensive to ship.  So, it is best to have a local handyman, cabinet maker or builder construct and install a custom cabinet for you. Beaux-Arts can help plan and design a custom radiator cabinet.  All you have to do is photograph your radiator and email or text (301-789-6016) it to us along with the dimensions (width x depth x height).  Tell us what style grille you prefer.

We will send you a custom radiator cabinet design made exclusively for your radiator.  Your design will arrive via email in .pdf format, which will be easy to either print or send by email.  Once you have the design, you can use it to find someone locally to make the cabinet for you.  You can even use the drawing to solicit bids from more than one carpenter.  Plus the same person can install the cabinet for you.  Another added benefit of employing a local craftsman is no shiping charges.