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Selecting the Right Faucet Finishes for Your Multifamily Bathroom Design

Bathrooms are a top-selling feature for any multifamily. Consider these tips for selecting finishes for your bathroom faucets and accessories.

Whether renovating or creating a new bathroom space in multifamily rental buildings, it can be a tough decision with picking out the finishes for faucets. Most trends have moved away from the dated clear plastic knobs once found in your grandmother’s bathroom. Today, the choices are numerous. Let’s take a look at various faucet finishes that are available and the benefits that each can add to bathroom spaces.

Polished Finishes Providing Modern and Eclectic Themes

Polished finishes come in metallic tones that range in silver Polished Chrome, warm Polished Nickel, and cool Polished Graphite. Polished Chrome is a popular, timeless finish. It can pair with a range of interior design styles, whether you want something that is everyday modern or prefer a bright, bold, or eclectic theme to make the bathroom stand out as a showpiece.

Polished finishes are highly desired in multifamily buildings due to their durability and ease of cleaning. They can last for decades when going through extended use with multiple tenants. If you want a different look from the Polished Chrome, you can go with darker tones such as Polished Nickel and Polished Graphite.

The Dia Polished Chrome Single Handle Lavatory Faucet has a sleek design that can go with neutral, bright and dark material colors for interior designs.

Textured Finishes Adding a Versatile Touch

For multifamily rental units designed for families, you want beautiful bathroom settings that appeal to adults. Yet you also want faucet handles and spouts that can hide numerous fingerprints and water spots that many family members create. Textured finishes can handle children’s rambunctious while making a luxurious statement.

Unlike polished surfaces that reflect the colors and natural light in the room, textured finishes such as Brushed Bronze and Satin Nickel focus on the faucet’s details to make them stand out on their own. Many of these finishes have earthy and warm tones that are suitable for traditional or contemporary bathrooms.

The Design Studio Creations Brushed Bronze Lavatory Faucet works well with lighter bathroom features for contrasting designs or with very dark tile and ceramic materials as a complementary, uniform look.

Seasoned Finishes Offering Old-World Style

Imagine walking into a multifamily bathroom space and feeling like you have entered into a Mediterranean or Tuscan resort. Seasoned finishes such as Seasoned Bronze instantly transform bathrooms into destination locations due to their distressed and brushed surface. Depending on your style preferences, you can seek out rustic styles for cottage, ranch, and cabin interior designs for multifamily rental units or colonial styles for more European old-world and Victorian themes.

The Elm Two Handle Wide Lavatory Faucet comes in dark seasoned bronze that can stand out in bathroom elements that have lighter colors.

Additional Trending Finishes to Consider

In addition to selecting polished, textured, and seasoned finishes, Copper and Matte Black are also trending options to consider. Copper can make a bold and rich statement to any bathroom. It also has a timeless appearance, which may be desired for farmhouse bathroom styles. Meanwhile, Matte Black faucet and accessory finishes are bold and sophisticated. They can match any current bathroom style and won’t need to be changed out when renovating in the future.

The Duro Matte Black Widespread Lavatory Faucet has clean, straight lines for modern and industrial chic bathroom design styles.

When deciding on the finish for bathroom faucets, take into consideration the accent pieces and other features. You can go with a matching finish for a uniform look. Also, you may consider going with contrasting, multiple finishes to add dimensional depth. Just keep in mind that if you choose multiple finishes, don’t go overboard by selecting too many in one space or it may seem that the overall design is not cohesive. When in doubt, speak with the Symmons Multifamily team to get both design and functionality recommendations for your specific property.

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