That is super cool!

What a great idea!

It is a great idea, but hardly a new one. My husband's grandmother has marble saddles (the kind you can get at a tile store for $15) on all her radiators, serving this purpose. Nice for keeping your pie warm. The marble looks quite nice too.

Love the idea, and the marble as well. Since I'm accident prone (lol) I like that the Natural Wave piece has grooves to help keep wares planted.

I'd love to have a small version (with maybe two grooves and space for a small saucer) so it doesn't obstruct airflow and function.

I tell people to put a pot with a bit of water over the radiator to act like a humidifier - Try it - it really works great!

smart.

I soften butter on our radiator when I get the sudden urge to bake.

Brilliant! Though I'll admit: the last time I had a radiator, I used it to warm my bras. Practical and functional underwear storage!

Is it possible to actually buy this? If so, where?

My new place has radiators... They're so gorgeous looking. I might rig up something like this, to humidify the place during the winter...

My apartment building is about 100 years old, and I am blessed with several beautiful old radiators. They make quite a bit of noise, but I find it soothing now. As a commenter above mentioned, you can rig up a kind of humidifier. I keep a flat-bottomed clay pot filled with water on top of the one in the living room. (And I keep a potted succulent on the one in the living room -- it seems to like the heat.)

The problem I could foresee is that my radiators aren't always on, so I wouldn't necessarily have a hot radiator when I wanted one. Maybe other folks have more control over theirs, but mine kick in on a schedule that's all their own. :)

Growing up we had radiators we could sit on and in the winter we warmed our butts on them! Also wet mittens, boots, scarfs.....

Wish I had thought of this in January! Like EricaSullivan our house is 90+ years old and yes the radiators have a mind of their own (they also hiss and klunk when they're unhappy) so it's interesting to live with them to say the least!

I miss the radiators in my old house... it was the best place to let bread rise!

If you remodel your kitchen and have an extra slab of marble/granite/whatever, you can have it cut to size and set over the radiator to make a handy shelf in the summer and heat plate in the winter. Like ebarrett3, I use mine mostly to soften butter when the urge to bake hits in the winter. Also emmi, do you bleed your radiators yearly? My understanding is that not doing so can lead to air trapped in the coils which can make them noisy and less efficient.

you guys posted about this a few years back ... http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/look-radiator-h-36552

This looks like a really cool and useful product but I can't seem to find it anywhere on the web.

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while i don't have radiators, i do have a gas wall heater. every winter i set bowls on top to act as a humidifier, and i've just discovered it also works great for making dry toast and defrosting and toasting english muffins!

It is nearly impossible to find this for sale? Anyone know where?

Unfortunately, my radiators are rounded on top!

Neat, too bad I have forced hot air.

@Polly S. Unfortunately, Yanko Design is a concept site. I've searched and cannot find a place to buy this. Keep in mind any ceramic tile will effectively accomplish the same results.

Clearly, none of you have cats. One of my cats is sitting on my lap right now, reading this post and laughing his ass off.

Who keeps their coffee warm by reheating it in the microwave or oven? And again after a few minutes?

I had my uncle make me a wooden radiator "top". I put ceramic tiles in between so the wood wouldn't be directly on the hot metal. It's one of the best things I did in my studio - it gives me more storage space and makes the space above the radiator usable.

I pick up Ikea scratch and dent shelving pieces to use on top of my radiators. Even picked up a few stainless-clad shelves one time.