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Faucets may seem like relatively unimportant fixtures in a home. We
know they hang over sinks and provide us with water for cooking and
cleaning.
A faucet is a faucet, whether large or small, and it is no big deal. So
we think. But the truth is that faucets are one of those small finishing
touches that can have a big impact on ambience and décor.
Today faucets come in many varieties, types, materials, and styles.
Plain, ornate, polished, antique, brushed, satin, short and squat,
elegantly thin, bright and colorful, and unusual. Some have two handles,
knobs, or levers; one for hot and one for cold. Others have one handle
that provides hot water turned one way and cold water turned the other
way. When choosing faucets for you home, you’ll want to think about the
style of your home and the effect you want to create.
Maintaining unity of theme and style throughout your home adds elegance.
Simple or ornate, fixtures help you express your personal taste.
Swanlike faucets convey a feeling of high style and simplicity. This
type of faucet looks best with two handles to complete the swan image.
Handles that thin toward one end and thicken slightly as they go out
create the impression of wings.
Faucets come in a great variety of materials. Steel, the least
expensive, is nice in a chrome finish. Brass, copper, bronze, and nickel
are other common materials. You can even have your faucets gold plated.
It’s not difficult to find a wide selection of faucets. Home improvement
stores, specialty stores, and many other stores sell faucets. You can
install them yourself, or you can hire a professional to do it for you
at a small cost.
Small touches like fixtures reflect and draw attention to the overall
theme of your home. Your faucets should reinforce that theme. As an
extension of the rest of the house, faucets are also an extension of
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