After much (too much) deliberation I finally ordered my faucets. They are by Blanco. I found them on efaucets.com, which I highly recommend because most of their faucets ship the same day and their prices are very good for most models.
I literally just ordered them but am having them shipped overnight so they should be here by Thursday. My appliances arrive Tuesday and we needed the faucets so my contractor can make the templates for my counters next week. Those are scheduled to be installed the following week, when the sink and faucet will also be installed. So, by around the 8th of May my kitchen should be 80% complete (we will just have a few upper cabs, the pantry, and backsplash to do).
I've seen that odd-looking pot filler faucet at the local dealer. They say the model hasn't been popular.
I've grown accustomed to a commercial relative of the top faucet in my role as volunteer dishwasher on Wednesdays. It's convenient, except for having to place it back in its hook every time. The steel spring has become a bit rusty looking, but maybe that part just needs cleaning.
I like both of them- I love things that articulate like that pot filler! Too cool. I originally wanted a faucet just like the one you've chosen as a sink faucet- but I just knew my children would hose the entire first floor of the house down with it...congrats!!
That commercial faucet has a range of at least five feet--you can shoot water thru the dishwasher to wash the "clean" counter on the other side.
By the way, that kitchen has the island to end all islands--the cabinetry is cheap, but the countertop is a huge one-piece stainless affair with a pair of sinks seamlessly incorporated at one end. It took me several years to realize just how spectacular it is.
I've seen that odd-looking pot filler faucet at the local dealer. They say the model hasn't been popular.
I've grown accustomed to a commercial relative of the top faucet in my role as volunteer dishwasher on Wednesdays. It's convenient, except for having to place it back in its hook every time. The steel spring has become a bit rusty looking, but maybe that part just needs cleaning.
I don't think the pot filler is odd; it looks like a regular pot filler to me. It was not that easy to find one that didn't look too slick for a Viking range yet harmonized with the more contemporary elements of the kitchen. Splatgirl has one that I really like also. And I am not surprised it was not popular; it was a splurge item.
Regarding the other faucet, it looks cool, but does not pull down nearly as far as I would like it to. In fact, it only pulls down a wee bit, which I think is dumb. So even though it is made beautifully and looks cool, I think it could be more functional and will probably end up swapping it for the Dornbracht version at some point. You can see the kitchen sink from the front foyer when you enter my house, so the faucet design is really important to me.
Last edited by yankeelawyer; May 1st, 08 at 9:58 pm.
As a naive male I had to ask what a pot-filler faucet was.
My own plan is to install a cheap faucet with the kitchen renovation, then replace with something cool later on. There's plenty of beautiful faucets available and some of that beauty has snuck downmarket.
Visitors to my house immediately see the kitchen sink, dishwasher, and dish drainer. If only a shoji screen could slide across the whole area. Maybe a garage door? Hurricane shutter? Or a better dish draining setup?
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