Tuesday, April 22, 2014

MQ Bathroom

Sinks:
Duravit Sink (Sink 1)
Cost: $275 (originally $550, on clearance, discontinued model).
Available for 1 piece faucet (as pictured) or for three piece faucet (hot, cold and water dispensing, see below) if they drill holes into it (would  be ready in 1-2 days) but apparently there are guides on the sink so they are confident in converting it.


Vortens Sink (Sink 2)
Cost: $179
This sink is slightly smaller than the above sink so may fit in the smaller space a bit better, but I think the style is going to be more determining than the slight (about 1" difference) in width of the sinks.
Available for a 1 piece faucet (as pictured) or for 3 piece faucet (hot, cold and water dispensing; 2 left in stock, then no more as being discontinued).


Faucets:
I looked at 4 different faucets that match the style of what you already have in the bathrooms from the basic single piece faucet that I think looks too modern for the house. Note:  faucet styles are available in whatever finish we want (so easy enough to match existing hardware).

Phylrich Faucets
Costs: about $290-$350.
The taller faucet (1st picture) is more traditional. The 2nd pictured has a lower profile.



Newport Faucets
Cost: Roughly $450

This 1st one matches the current faucets in the house (note drooping temp. control crosses) with a different finish, which we could easily match to what you already have.  The sales rep was concerned that the bases on these will be too large (aesthetically speaking, not functionally speaking) for sinks that fit 24"x24" space.
If you are thinking that you will change the configuration of that bathroom in the remodel you might go with this option and then not have to buy a new faucet with the remodel and just put it on a bigger sink once you have the space.

2nd pictured - this one has a slightly smaller base for each of the components so would fit better on a small sink, according to the sales rep.