A Guide To Brushed Bronze Kitchen Faucets

Light bouncing off the smooth necks of Brushed bronze kitchen faucets creates a scene right out of BBC's Good Homes. With a variety of shaped, designs, functions, extra features and price ranges to choose from, bronze fittings are the no-risks-attached hardware solution for kitchens. Contained within this article is a crisp guide on brushed bronze kitchen faucets- their shapes, functions and popular hardware brands making them.

Shapes of Brushed Bronze Kitchen Faucets

Brushed Bronze kitchen faucets come in many shapes, orientation and finishes.  Each style can add to your kitchen, a certain old world charm. The gooseneck faucet is perhaps the oldest and the best-loved of them all. Also popular today are the center set faucets with the faucet placed between two taps. One of the taps controls cold water supply while the other ejects hot water on being turned on. If you are wary of winding taps to turn them on or off, choose from one of the many lever based designs. Pull out sprays are a good attachment for those who do a lot of domestic cleaning in their kitchen sinks.

Functions of Brushed Bronze Kitchen Faucets

Brushed Bronze kitchen faucets may be attached to a heating tank in cooler climates. Heating tanks can provide around 60 cups of water at 190 degrees within one hour. Higher faucet models have a built-in temperature control feature which prevents scalding by keeping the water's temperature below a certain limit. A few bronze faucets may even have 'temperature memory' which allows the user to turn on the tap to water at the temperature at which it was turned off, eliminating the need of fiddling with temperature controls every time that you use the faucet. Lastly, tap fixtures with ceramic fittings can resist the damage from buildup of hard water, making these taps last longer in areas closer to the sea and in areas with natural magnesium and sodium salts in domestic water supply.

Popular Brands

Many brands that make kitchen fittings and fixtures offer brushed bronze kitchen faucets. The most popular of these are Kohler, Fontaine Faucets, MOEN, Mountain Plumbing, Elkay, Whitehaus, Nottingham Brass, Pegausus, Mountain Plumbing, Opella, Premier, Design House, Grohe, Delta, Jado, Danze, Kindred, Canon and Aqua Brass. Bronze faucets are available over a wide spectrum of price tags. Nottingham Brass and Fontaine offer these in the price range of $90-200. The price can cross $1,000 for some of Kohler's best models. Before buying, remember to get quotes from several hardware dealers because the price of kitchen and bathroom fittings tends to vary significantly from one reseller to the other. If your area has skilled blacksmiths, you may ask them for custom-made Brushed Bronze kitchen faucets. It is also a very good idea to take your faucets to a blacksmith and get your family's name inscribed on them before calling in the plumber.

Brushed bronze kitchen faucets subtly compliment a kitchen's interior. Besides pumping up the luxury ante, these add to the re-sale value of your property. If nothing else, Brushed Bronze kitchen faucets or fittings can make the time spent in the kitchen more enjoyable.