Introduction
Faucet design is one of the many underrated aspects of home decor planning. When mapping out their bathroom design philosophy, people often account for the big things like floor and wall tiles, colour combinations and the overall direction of their design scheme, whether they want it to be modern, more traditional, or even an unconventional style like urban-industrial. However, fixture design, and especially faucet design, are often the unsung heroes of a bathroom decor. If selected and used correctly, they add a lot to the way your bathroom will look and feel. The Kohler faucet collection features all faucet designs featured in this article.
This article will walk you through 7 types of faucet, each unique in their design, material and finish. But despite their differences, they will all make wonderful additions to the modern contemporary bathroom.
Finding the Right Faucet for the Modern Bathroom
Diving into the different styles of faucet designs can seem daunting, but the goal of this guide is to simplify that process and provide you with 7 choices that will each offer a different flavour within the modern style.
1. Motion Sensor or Touchless Faucets
The touchless faucet combines modern technology, sleek design and convenience into one package. They have motion sensors that detect movement or lack of movement in their vicinity, and start or stop water flow accordingly. This faucet is best if you value sanitation above any other feature.
Sensor faucets are designed with clean, simple lines, making them perfect for a minimalistic bathroom feel. The spouts are either arched or stand tall and straight, and the motion sensor electronic device sits inside the faucet’s body or in a box above the spout. Their finishes include matte black, chrome and stainless steel, among others. You can style a sensor faucet with tile patterns and colour combinations depending on your preferences in design and finish.
2. Single-Handle Faucets
Keeping with the theme of stylish convenience, single-hand faucets come with one handle that regulates, starts and stops water flow, and controls the temperature and pressure of water. Turning the handle left or right controls temperature, and turning the handle forward or backward starts, stops and regulates water flow. The Kohler wall mount faucet range comes with many single-handle configurations.
These faucets typically have sleek, thin bodies with an arched spout, and the lone handle attached either on the side of the body, or at the top above the spout. You can even get a Kohler pull down faucet with a spout attached to a flexible metal pipe that you can pull for easy cleaning of dishes. Like many faucets on this list, they come in many finishes, including steel, gold and matte black. Select one based on your preferred stylistic choices.
3. Gooseneck Faucets
Gooseneck faucets get their name from their tall, thin construction with their spout at the top arched straight forward, resembling a goose’s neck. The single-handle models have the handle attached either at the base of the body or at the top of the spout. The double-handles models always have their handles attached to either side at the body’s base.
The gooseneck faucet’s additional height makes it perfect for vessel sinks as well as kitchen sinks that need room for dirty dishes without the faucet getting in the way.
4. Waterfall Faucets
Mimicking the flow of natural waterfalls, waterfall faucets release water in a wide, gentle flow into the sink, making them a very unique faucet that works particularly well in a modern yet nature inspired bathroom or kitchen. The faucet achieves this type of cascading flow through aerator holes inside the spout. The range of Kohler bathroom faucets offers many different types of waterfall faucets.
Waterfall faucets release water in a number of unique ways. Some have a glass or metal disc attached right below the spout, which spreads water evenly from its edge. Others have aerator holes inside the spout that releases a soft flow. Certain faucets come with unconventional designs like spouts with recessed openings, allowing water to flow on top of the spout and over the edge, creating a waterfall effect.
5. Brass or Gold Finished Faucets
While stainless steel and matte black are the most popular finishes for modern kitchens and bathrooms, brass and gold are giving them stiff competition. Brass faucets age beautifully, leaving that initial sheen behind over time and developing a nice patina. Gold, on the other hand, retains its shine for almost the entire lifespan of the faucet.
Kohler sink faucets with gold and brass finishes add a traditional and luxurious touch to the modern look, adding warmth while retaining the sleek metallic aesthetic of modern metal faucets like, matte black and chrome.
6. Urban-Industrial Style Faucets
These faucets have a utilitarian edge to their look that makes them very different from the usual smooth, minimalistic styles of modern faucet designs. They are constructed with straight lines, sharp angles, and mixed metal finishes. These faucets allude to the look of plumbing in a factory in the early 20th century, but still work seamlessly with modern spaces, giving them a somewhat timeless quality.
You can get industrial faucets configured like regular single-handle or double-handle faucets, or, if you want to embrace the industrial look further, go for faucets with exposed wiring attached to the wall. Combine the exposed wiring with exposed brick to complete the urban-industrial look. Industrial faucets come in unique finishes like matte black, brushed nickel, oil-rubbed bronze, or chrome, all of which give an industrial edge to an otherwise modern and sleek room.
7. Matte Black Faucets
Very few finishes embody the core of the modern aesthetic quite like matte black. It fits almost all designs, even outside of what is well-known as the modern style. Matte black faucets are special in that they work in modern, traditional and industrial styles equally well.
Black bathroom faucets can be contrasted with light or white colours and brighter metallic finishes like polished gold and stainless steel, or match with other matte black fixtures, darker wood tones and dark stone surfaces.
Conclusion
The modern contemporary design philosophy doesn’t mean you have to limit yourself to a few specific ideas and choices, especially in the realm of faucets. Peruse through Kohler bathroom faucets on Kohler’s product website and see which faucet type works best for you stylistically and functionally.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. How do sensor faucets work?
These faucets are equipped with an infrared or ultrasonic sensor that triggers water flow when the sensor detects movement.
Q2. What are the benefits of Kohler bathroom faucets?
Kohler’s faucet collection is versatile, showcasing all manner of designs, configurations and finishes.
Q3. What features do Kohler wall-mount faucets offer?
The wall-mount range includes double-handled taps, sensor taps, waterfall taps and gooseneck taps. Their finishes include matte black, stainless steel, brass, polished gold, and brushed nickel.
Q4. How do I install a Kohler wall-mount faucet?
Drill wall studs into your bathroom wall after measuring their placement, then install the faucet to the studs. Turn off the water supply before you install the faucet.
Q5. How do I maintain and clean sensor faucets?
Use soft soap with water and a muslin cloth to clean a sensor faucet. The sensor and its batteries are both replaceable if necessary.
Q6. Are sensor faucets energy efficient?
In the short term, you do risk using more power than a regular tap, but you will conserve much more water long term than a non-electric faucet, thus making up for the initial extra power usage.
