Faucets feature heavily in the home
With a vast array of designs and styles to match any taste
There’s a lot to faucets. Shiny or dull, simple or ornate, faucets either stand out as a feature in your kitchen or bathroom or slide into the surroundings, there to perform a function.
As with everything, what’s fashionable in faucet design (and materials) changes with the seasons, but if you choose right, it’ll be years before yours stick out for the wrong reasons:
HAND-HELD
Who knew there was such a thing as sporty faucets? The new CL. 1 range of spouts and taps by Dornbracht are small, compact and elegant, with the option of textured or smooth taps. To add to the tactile experience of the taps, there is the promise of “40 streams of water” coating your hands every time you turn them on.
Designed by Sieger Design, you can choose a wall mounted or sink mounted version and the length of the spout.
Online at dornbracht.com; price available upon request.
ROYAL SPOUT
A spout that calls you to your bath like a bugle for good health, Blu Bathwork’s incredible INOX floor-mounted tub filler in its sleek stainless steel design fits any setting — modern or traditional. You can also just sit there and gaze at it. Blu Bathworks; from $1,275.
TICKS AND CROSSES
Like the original British bathware this Lefroy Brooks Kafka cross-handle faucet set is based on, the hot and cold are simply marked with an elegant ‘h’ and ‘c.’ Made from brass and hand-assembled this wall-mounted set offers a modern take on a classic style. Restoration Hardware; $819.
SOLID
Made from chrome-plated brass, Ikea’s Ensen bathroom faucet is hard-wearing, modern and clean in design and promises eco friendly measures like water savings of up to 50 per cent, with a mechanism that reduces the flow of water without affecting the pressure. Ikea; $69.99.
DECORATIVE TAPS
For those with a soft spot for anything deco, the Style Moderne range of spouts and faucets, such as this three-hole lavatory mixer with pop up waste, by British design house Samuel Heath are artdeco inspired. From the polished nickel and antique gold finishes to the sculptural taps, these will add some fun and flourish to any contemporary or traditional settings. Cantu Bathrooms & Hardware Ltd.; from $1,860.