Adding tapware to your bathroom means choosing stylish and valuable pieces that make the room look better. Taps are essential for both looks and function; they’re the focus points that tie your design together. Picking the suitable faucets is vital in creating the desired atmosphere, ensuring all your sink, shower, and bathroom fixtures work together.
Thinking about things like color, finish, and style is essential for cohesiveness. This blog gives you the necessary advice on picking suitable faucets to get features that meet your needs and make your bathroom look better.
Whatโs the Style of Your Bathroom?
Ensuring that the faucets you choose from Truss & Frame match your bathroom style is essential. Find out whether your space style is modern or traditional or more casual or severe. Ensure your tap style goes with the rest of the room’s decor to avoid a jarring look.
Choose rounded faucets with softer, more feminine edges for traditional baths. Bolder fixtures, like squares with more prominent corners or taps with architectural designs, can work in modern and simple rooms.
A mix of traditional and modern styles is the best way to make bathrooms look good from both points of view. Think about square tap shapes with rounded sides or vice versa for a natural and harmonious look. Phoenix sees a growing trend in tap types that combine sharp angles with smooth, soft shapes.
Types of Tapware
Vessel Mixers
Vessel mixers, called “extended basin mixers,” can give your bathroom a sophisticated, designer look. They give you options for where to put the faucet, usually at the back or side of the sink, for a unique look. Vessel mixers work well in above-counter sinks because they are taller.
Basin Mixers
The single mixing lever handle on these faucets mixes hot and cold water, making it easy to set the temperature to your liking. Basin mixers are easy to use because they can be turned on and off with one hand. They are usually placed in the middle of the back of the basin bowl.
Tapware Sets
These sets come with a spout and hot and cold faucets that can be mounted on the wall or in your cabinet. Tapware sets are famous for family and master baths because they look classic. With two handles, you can better control the flow and warmth of the water. In older tapware sets, the outlet is between the hot and cold faucets. Both faucets are on the same side of the outlet in newer guest sets.
Wall Mixers
The look of wall mixers is sleek and modern, and they can be a conversation starter in the bathroom. They also save space on the table, which makes them perfect for bathrooms that are a little small. There are two types of wall mixer sets: one that is seamless and has an oversized backplate, and the other is an outlet and wall mixer with different backplates.
Hob Sets
Perfect for choices that are mounted on a countertop. In addition to bowl and vessel mixers, hob sets are stylish and functional. Mixer and tapware hobs are convenient and stylish. They can be used with under-counter sinks.
Tapware Specifications
It’s essential to think about specific size needs before making a buy. For kitchens, consider the spout’s height, reach (length), and turn to ensure it can fit tall stock pots and big oven trays. Also, consider the width and size of your kitchen sink to ensure the faucet will fit.
The minimum spout height goes up when the sink is deeper. You can mount it on the bench (hob), but you could also mount it “off the wall” or on the wall. Bathrooms have similar things to think about. Check to see if an above-mounted shaving cabinet with outward-swinging doors limits the height of the sink tap or if a wall-mounted mixer is better because the benchtop is narrower.
Invest in High-Quality Tapware
Even though there are significant price differences in faucets, don’t choose based on price alone. It’s essential to choose a business known for consistently high-quality products and strong customer support through warranties and aftermarket services.
Companies with a good image for a long time will likely work hard to keep it. Remember that high prices sometimes mean good quality and low prices may hide problems with the material or quality.
Choose Water-Efficient and Industry-Approved Products
Ensure the goods you buy are real “WaterMark” approved and meet Australian Standards for quality, dependability, and safety for you and your family. Also, ensure the faucets and showers you buy are approved by WELS (Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards) to save water and energy.
Warranty Coverage
When picking out faucets, look for ones that come with full warranties. But looking at more than just how long the insurance lasts is essential. You should also pay attention to what it covers. Some guarantees say they cover you for a “lifetime,” but there are usually restrictions and conditions that come with that.
For example, some warranties may only cover replacing the cartridge, while others cover more things, like chroming and production flaws, for a shorter time. Extended guarantees aren’t always the best or most complete; they may just be a way to sell more products.
Considerations for Tapware Selection
Size and Height
Tapware comes in different sizes to make sure water drops where it should. Pick the bowl that is the right size and height for you.
Think About The User
Choose curved lines over sharp angles, mainly if little kids use the faucets, to avoid getting hurt, especially in the bath, where head bumps often happen. For safety and ease of use, a swiveling bath spout is recommended.
Aesthetic Integration
Think about how the faucets you choose will look and feel in your bathroom.
Choose Your Tapware Wisely!
Finally, ensuring that the faucets in your sink, tub, and shower match is essential. Think about how the style of your faucets will look with other bathroom fixtures. If you want your bathroom to look united, try to stick to the same style: smooth, curved lines or sharp angles.
