Hi Dusty Hydronic towel rails can be a great alternative to traditional panels in a bathroom. There is a huge range of design and budget options on the market. The main difference between a traditional panel and a hydronic towel rail is the way it projects the heat into the room. A traditional panel is mostly convection (around 20% radiant heat) so the heat is released through the top of the panel up to the ceiling then forced back down the heat the room. A hydronic towel rail will be purely radiant as it doesn't have the vents on top. With regards to to heating up the room is always best to oversized with a towel rail mainly because depending what finish you go with the coatings may affect the heat output and also as soon as you start putting towels on them your blocking the heat, you will end up with nice warm dry towels but not necessarily a warm bathroom. I hope you found this useful :)

Thanks for your comments, for this project at Roseville, the frame for the decking was treated pine, and the top decking and the side screen was treated pine size 90mm x 22mm, we used decking oil (intergrain) Ultra Deck marine grade,( you can find it at Bunnings) with a (Merbau) Tint, this gives the timber a hardwood look. if you want to use a hardwood timber, I recommend using (Merbau) it comes in 90mm x 19mm and 135mm x 19mm. The decking is looking to the backyard Garden, nice view,

the heated floor can be installed like an extra thin electric blanket under new tiles (or carpet or timber etc) and we have a portable small electric plug in floor mat under a rug in a study ...not really suitable for a quick heat but ideal for a cold place where the inbuilt timers warms up the floor to suit early morning and late evening and suprisingly cheap to buy but not cheap to run for big rooms .. we live in a cold climate and have underfloor heating under tiles in bathrooms, laundry and mudroom, under fitted carpet down a long hallway and under a loose floor mat to keep feet warm while sitting at a desk in the study and its excellent..... usually available from tile shops and on line suppliers in a range of suitable sizes including by the square metre and installed by tilers and electrician after new waterproofing and before tiles...i think the last time we installed the underfloor heating for a modest sized bathroom was well under $1000 including installation and well worth the cost

i have curved curtain rails that were custom made for me by Spotlight