How to Choose the Right Faucet Finish

The Brushed Cool Sunrise finish from GROHE is the ideal golden tone for those looking to make an exquisite statement in their space. With cool undertones, this contemporary gold finish simultaneously brings a modern yet vintage charm to life, for a timeless design that will grow with your home. Contrary to popular belief, gold finishes are versatile, with these fixtures beautifully complementing dark, light, and white interiors. Depending on your personal style, they can also help to craft either an eclectic or luxurious space. 

GROHE prides itself on its StarLight finish technology, which is designed to coat our faucets and bathroom accessories with a more scratch-resistant surface that can stand up to everyday wear and tear. However, for the ultimate protection, it’s important to keep up some simple but essential maintenance. Using a small amount of baking soda or vinegar mixed with distilled water, gently dab the faucet to remove spots and fingerprints. It’s essential to use a soft, microfibre cloth to protect the brushed coating.

With its soft powder finish, the ever popular Matte Black is the perfect faucet finish to bring sophistication and timeless modernity to a space. When incorporated into neutral kitchens and bathrooms, the dark finish can add sharp contrast, interest, and boldness that helps to draw the eye and create dimension. 

Fingerprints are often hidden on a matte finish, but water marks and residue can easily show on the dark surface. To keep your matte black fixtures looking their best, wipe them down with a microfibre cloth and a mild solution of one part vinegar to two parts water. For fixtures with more build up and residue like shower heads and hand showers, soaking the faucets in the solution for a few hours helps to softly remove the buildup without damaging the beautiful finish.

Chrome is the tried and true finish that has become a staple for bathroom and kitchen designs. A traditional and neutral finish, GROHE’s StarLight Chrome finish is shiny and bright, perfectly complementing both warm and cool-toned spaces. When featured on sleek and minimalist faucet designs like GROHE’s Essence Single Handle Pull-Out Kitchen Faucet, it helps to bring a calm and contemporary aesthetic to the space.

Chrome fixtures always look their best when they’re shining spot free, and it doesn’t take much more than warm soapy water to achieve that. Mix a bit of dish soap or detergent with warm water, then use the mixture to remove unappealing marks from your chrome bathroom or kitchen fixture, and wipe dry for sparkling results. For tough to beat build up, spray a gentle vinegar solution on the faucet and let it sit for 15 minutes before wiping.

For those in search of a new take on a neutral finish, look no further than GROHE’s Hard Graphite. This warm gun-metal finish contributes a dynamic, urban style to pure white or tone-on-tone palettes, while its polished coating adds an air of luxury. The Hard Graphite finish also pairs well with natural materials such as concrete and light wood for a grounded design.

Like the StarLight Chrome finish, Hard Graphite’s lustrous shine is enhanced with some easy cleaning tips. Similar to its silver counterpart, a gentle wipe down with a diluted dish soap or vinegar solution will get rid of water spots, fingerprints, and buildup for a kitchen or bathroom fixture that looks brand new.

With golden undertones, a Brushed Nickel finish is ideal for adding warmth to a cool cosmopolitan aesthetic. A more subtle take on the brassy gold finish, the slightly matte Brushed Nickel Infinity can be combined with other finishes for a unique spin, and balances well with stone, light concrete, and marble for a harmonized space. 

This traditional finish can continue to look its best by cleaning your fixtures with a microfibre cloth and a gentle cleaning solution, both of which won’t harm the brushed coating.