The Once-Popular Faucet Color You Should Avoid At All Costs (Plus Trendier Options)

Faucets are often regarded as more practical features than designer pieces. After all, their primary functions are to provide flowing water, along with controls for helping to receive water at hotter or colder temperatures. Aside from practicality concerns though, faucets are increasingly becoming key aesthetic features in home design. This is especially the case in bathrooms as well as central locations, such as the kitchen, where unexpected sink trends are making a comeback. With this in mind, you may want to consider an alternative to chrome faucets, as these are no longer considered on-trend in homes.

There is nothing inherently wrong with chrome faucets. For one, these faucets are durable and easy to clean. What's more, they are affordable and widely available at hardware stores, which makes them especially wise selections for commercial settings. However, critics of chrome faucets suggest that these items appear cheap-looking. If trendiness is important to you as a homeowner, you might want to reconsider chrome fixtures. Another factor to think about is if you plan on selling your home in the near future — while swapping out chrome may not guarantee any particular profit, making such simple upgrades may help your home sell faster by increasing the odds of potential buyers taking interest in your home.

If you have a larger renovation budget and decide to trade out chrome faucets for more modern colors, there are numerous options to choose from. First, stainless steel can resist dents and hard water stains, and it doesn't have the shiny commercial-like finish you may want to avoid having in your home. Brushed nickel is another higher-end option that is considered similar to chrome from a durability standpoint, but it doesn't show fingerprints like chrome. The downside to the satiny nature of brushed nickel is that it is perhaps now over-used. While it might be more stylish than chrome, a brushed nickel faucet is no longer considered a very unique feature to add to your home.

Stainless steel and brushed nickel are both suitable faucet colors for homes, but perhaps you are looking for something even trendier for the kitchen sink, or perhaps in a guest or main bathroom. In such cases, you might consider going bolder with your colors. Depending on the room, you may wish to invest in a faucet made with a gold, champagne bronze, or matte black finish. Such choices may work especially well in contemporary designed homes. Once you have decided which faucet color and design you want, you can then decide whether you want to replace the faucet yourself, or call a professional.