Yesterday we discussed our "must-haves" for our bathroom.
Awesome faucets were also on the list.
We fell in love with Price Pfister’s Ashfield faucet.
It was old yet modern. Our favorite style.
The only finish Lowe’s had in stock was Rustic Pewter. I wasn’t too excited about having different finishes (brushed nickel for everything else) but we decided that the finishes were close enough. The coolness factor won out.
We knew when we purchased the faucet that it had water-sense technology (a water-saving low flow faucet) but we weren’t prepared for how low of a flow it really was. The extremely low flow made it hard to do most anything that you needed to do in the bathroom…clean, wash your face, etc. It was basically only good for a nice flow to wet your toothbrush. We had to run hot water in the bathtub to get enough hot water upstairs to wash our faces without freezing. How’s that for water saving?
We tried to make it work but the annoyance finally beat the looks.
We decided to replace the faucets with Price Pfister’s Hanover faucet…
It still had Water-sense technology but had a higher flow.
We love the change. We can now wash our faces with warm water..the little things in life.
The satin nickel and style also better matches our clawfoot tub’s fixture….
We are hoping to sell the Ashfield faucets on our garage sale in May…otherwise we will Craigslist them.
What did we learn from this adventure?…looks only get you so far in a bathroom. Now if we can only remember that in the future….
Anyone else learn the hard way regarding looks versus function?
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Yesterday we discussed our "must-haves" for our bathroom.
Awesome faucets were also on the list.
We fell in love with Price Pfister’s Ashfield faucet.
It was old yet modern. Our favorite style.
The only finish Lowe’s had in stock was Rustic Pewter. I wasn’t too excited about having different finishes (brushed nickel for everything else) but we decided that the finishes were close enough. The coolness factor won out.
We knew when we purchased the faucet that it had water-sense technology (a water-saving low flow faucet) but we weren’t prepared for how low of a flow it really was. The extremely low flow made it hard to do most anything that you needed to do in the bathroom…clean, wash your face, etc. It was basically only good for a nice flow to wet your toothbrush. We had to run hot water in the bathtub to get enough hot water upstairs to wash our faces without freezing. How’s that for water saving?
We tried to make it work but the annoyance finally beat the looks.
We decided to replace the faucets with Price Pfister’s Hanover faucet…
It still had Water-sense technology but had a higher flow.
We love the change. We can now wash our faces with warm water..the little things in life.
The satin nickel and style also better matches our clawfoot tub’s fixture….
We are hoping to sell the Ashfield faucets on our garage sale in May…otherwise we will Craigslist them.
What did we learn from this adventure?…looks only get you so far in a bathroom. Now if we can only remember that in the future….
Anyone else learn the hard way regarding looks versus function?
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**Update: I deleted Disqus. It was annoying. I lost any comments from today and I am too lazy/not smart enough to know how to bring them back...if you know how, let me know!***
Where oh where did you find that fixture for your tub!? We have a clawfoot & had to rig a regular fixture to make it work with our clawfoot...
ReplyDeleteForm vs. function is an eternal battle, isn't it? I love the new faucet, and the fact that it works better makes it a no-brainer.
ReplyDeleteDon't even et me started on the clawfoot tub.
And, I'm going to be honest and tell you I'm glad that you got rid of Disqus. I have the hardest time getting comments to show up with it. I know folks use it and love it, but I have not seen the light yet. ;)
Golden faucets doesn't come with such designs but we couldn't be such a burden. Faucets are an essential thing in the house.
ReplyDeleteNice faucets, the other day I bought a pair in Roca and I'm going to set up them soon! A perfect option for remodeling our bathroom.
ReplyDeleteDiana