Kitchen Faucets

Comfortable, practical, stylish and made of resistant materials, the kitchen faucets have characteristics that differentiate them from those used in the bathroom and make them functional to their use. Like any other piece of furniture, however, the kitchen faucet must also have aesthetic qualities that make it possible to match it to the style of furniture in the kitchen and particularly to the sink.

Features of kitchen faucets

The kitchen faucet has characteristics different from those usually used in the bathroom especially for the kind of use made of it. One of its features is for example the length of the neck, superior to that of the other taps, to facilitate washing of the crockery inside the sink. Always to make more practical the washing operations, the taps are often equipped with removable shower which, as it is guessed, allows to more comfortably handle the stream of water, especially when the sink is large or has two tanks.

In this case, it is very convenient also a tap with swivel spout, so as to use the jet by both parties according to the requirements. The tap can then be combined to sink or placed on the wall. In any case, the best location of the kitchen faucet is under the window.

In this way, in fact, the work plane is illuminated more while operations are made more pleasing even from the psychological point of view, since it is possible to look back outside. The mixer to adjust the jet and the water temperature can be instead to single lever or two handles.

The single-lever mixers are ideal for modern kitchens and current or minimalist style and offer many attractive solutions with regard to the design, but at the same time it turns out to be very practical as it allows you to control the water with a single gesture. The mixers with two handles instead, certainly less functional, are more suitable for traditional kitchens.

Other key features that a kitchen faucet should have considered the use, are the resistance and hygiene. To ensure both, are often the materials which the taps are made of. Stainless steel, for example, ensures durability and possesses at the same time important antibacterial properties.

Other materials used are brass, suitable for kitchens style very classic and elegant and chromium, which gives the faucet a subtle sheen.

For those who finally want to get the maximum functionality and love technology, electronic faucets are available in the market that allow you to manage the water jet in a simple way, usually through the buttons located on the base of the faucet itself. In addition to being very practical and make the kitchen technologic, electronic taps also allow a considerable saving of water, as delivery can be suspended very quickly, with a simple touch.

Kitchen Taps and Furniture

The different characteristics of kitchen faucets not only serve to ensure comfort and functionality, but very often also determine the appearance and style of the product. The materials used, for example, lend themselves very well to define the aesthetics of the faucet. As mentioned, stainless steel, for a faucet with single lever mixer, is very suitable to create and deliver innovative solutions for modern kitchens and design. The brass lends itself rather well for two-handle faucets, to be included in traditional contexts but exquisitely elegant style. Also in modern environments, the valves may be colored, satin or submit innovative and original lines and shapes.

The market offers kitchen faucets in which original form and function come together in a blend of style and technology. This is the case of Roxy, tap produced by Nobili Rubinetterie, minimalist design and features a convenient rotation of the jet of water at 360 degrees. The mixer, the round surface very elegant, leaning on a cubic base whose edges give the object a taste of purity and simplicity.

At a functional level, the cartridge and hoses remain still allowing the faucet to make its full 360 degrees. The mechanisms of mixing are hidden inside of cubes placed at the side of the mixer body, in axis with the point of rotation. Design and functionality go well in the new line of faucets smart window products by Gattoni.

The three models in the collection, called Under Window, are characterized by a very slender reclining swivel spout and that allows to overcome the difficulties that arise when the tap is under the window, especially in the moment of opening of the fixtures. Innovative and practical, these faucets also have different finishes and aesthetic characteristics between them. Under-Window 0415, for example, also has removable body in the final part as a jet hand shower is made of chrome-plated brass. Very important however, is the line that characterizes Under Window 60147, available in three finishes: chrome-plated brass, satin chrome and antique steel.

Under Window 60146, finally, presents a very elegant, with a line fin de siècle suitable for classic kitchens, and is available in six different finishes, all enriched by mixing lever knob in white ceramic: chrome-plated brass, chrome-gold, satin chrome, old copper, old brass and antique steel. All products in the line have been made on the basis of our corporate philosophy called Green Attitude, ie in respect of values such as sustainability and environmental protection, applied to both production processes and the final products.