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Kohler simplice pull down sprayer in action

Why Kitchen Faucets Splash

A Kohler expert explains causes and solutions. Some people live with uncontrolled water issues at the kitchen sink while others only experience the phenomenon after replacing an old faucet. Whatever the case it’s annoying and messy! In my post on Making Sense of Kitchen Faucets, I give a logical designer’s solution — lining up the [...]

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Danze Opulence faucet with sidespray in oil rubbed bronze finish

Buyers Pick Top Kitchen Faucets

Choices and trends from two buyer surveys over the past six years put Kohler’s Vinnata on top. Two year-long surveys asking respondents to name the kitchen faucet purchased for their home renovations ranked the imposing Kohler’s Vinnata pull-down (about $600) as the leading kitchen faucet. The pull-down style also is trending as the #1 choice [...]

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Kohler Vinnata faucet in oil-rubbed bronze

Making Sense of Kitchen Faucets

Six questions and answers before replacing or buying. Updating a kitchen faucet is a quick way to give any kitchen a mini-lift. If it’s 20 years or older, it’s time to change what’s arguably the most often-used kitchen fixture. Nothing is more irksome than a faucet that’s not functioning well or is badly matched to [...]

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Brizo Trevi wall modern mount faucet with separate spout and handles

Wall-Mount Sink Faucets

A round up of wall-mounted faucets reveals a variety of brands and styles. For some time I’ve been saving photos of these two utility room sinks – one designed for handling laundry and the other for potting and gardening chores. What they have in common is wall-mounted faucets — an old-fashioned fixture currently making a [...]

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Dornbracht Tara faucet

Expert Picks Top Kitchen Faucets

The Grohe Minta is our expert’s top faucet pick. During the past five years and two kitchen renovations, I’ve come to appreciate certain truths. Chief among them: your main sink faucet is the most important fixture in the kitchen – because — arguably, it is used more than anything else but the floor. With thousands [...]

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