Artesso articulating faucet in the kitchen

February 2, 2016 By

Now, is that not a pretty awesome faucet?  I am totally in love with the Artesso Articulating Faucet from Brizo.

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Brizo Artesso articulating faucet in bronze

So as you can see my kitchen reno is coming along. Just down to the final little pieces.  We have almost all of the lighting installed, just one more articulating sconce to be put up (I sense a theme with all this articulation). Unfortunately, one of them arrived damaged in the box so we are awaiting a replacement at the moment.

We had some trim pieces for around the windows and on the ceiling made but I have yet to get to the paint store to have the stain custom matched.  I’m really hoping to get to that this week.

Even the central vac outlet under the cabinets has been all connected up. I have one of these in my kitchens at home and love it so since, it’s relatively easy to set up, since our basement area is open, it was a no brainer to do it here.  Sand and dirt be gone!

Brizo Artesso articulating faucet in bronze

**Disclaimer: Brizo was kind enough to offer me the opportunity to test out this faucet, that I had been admiring, in exchange for an honest evaluation. Well, honestly, I love it. Absolutely everyone who has been in the kitchen has commented on how handsome it is.

As you can see it articulates from the middle, so you can have it higher (easier to fill large pots) or lower, towards the sink. The faucet head also detaches easily so that you can clean the sink and anything else easily.  I know I’m going to love this feature when I’m filling large vases or bowls.

Brizo Artesso articulating faucet in bronze

The oil rubbed bronze finish is a great complement to the light quartz counters. Is anyone else in love with all the succulents out there?  They are perfect plant for my cottage, since I can neglect them.
Brizo Artesso articulating faucet in bronze

It has this great little switch on the front of the faucet, so you can go from a steady to a spray stream quickly.

Brizo Artesso articulating faucet in bronze

It comes in three other finishes, chrome, polished nickel (shown below, which is pretty spectacular if I do say so myself) and stainless steel.

Brizo Artesso articulating faucet in nickel

And the finish line is just around the corner…phew!

I’ll leave you with a little snippet of my FINALLY installed live edge wood shelves. I just managed to stain before this pic.  They were a real pill to get this far, but I’m so happy with them. I will be putting a coat of clear polyurethane on them, but for now, I couldn’t wait to style them.

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Want to see more of my cottage kitchen renovation? Click here to see how it all turned out.

**Brizo provided me with this faucet in my colour of choice in exchange for sharing my opinion of it here.

Lisa

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And it’s done!

September 9, 2013 By

I’m excited to show you the pictures of the lovely Moen 90 Degree faucet which we my hubby installed in my daughter’s bathroom late last week.  Of course, I had to spruce up her bath with some new accessories and towels, as well as shopping my home for a few finishing touches.

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Isn’t she a beauty!  My daughter is thrilled and loves how the water flows like a mini waterfall from the tap.

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And for those of you who want to see the rest of the bathroom, here it is.  You can see the square nickel hardware here which inspired the choice of the nickel finished faucet. And no, it doesn’t always look like this…in fact, it rarely looks likes this…. So my daughter and I are enjoying it for the moment….and I mean moment.

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Thanks again Moen and for quickly following up with me with the deck plate when I realized it was needed.

GIVEAWAY!

And of course, there is still time to enter the fabulous Moen giveaway of one of these faucets for your very own. Click here to read the details and to enter.  Hurry, the contest closes this Friday, September 13, 2013 at midnight. I’ll be announcing the winner the following Monday.

Have a happy Monday!

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Faucet Love and a Fabulous Giveaway

August 30, 2013 By

Earlier this summer, I was asked by Moen if I would accept and review one of their gorgeous faucets, called the 90 Degree.  I, of course, being a faucet hound and loving Moen products, agreed at once.

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Isn’t she a sophisticated beauty in all her brushed nickel glory.

As sparkly and pretty as the chrome is, I chose the brushed nickel finish as I wanted to install it in my daughter’s bathroom and she has brushed nickel handles and fixtures in there already.

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Some photos from Moen’s website. I particularly like the second one 🙂

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With it’s sleek modern style, it would fit right into any contemporary or modern bath.  I love square forms so I’m particularly pleased with this faucet and as the hardware in my daughter’s bath is also square, it fit the bill perfectly.

Once it arrived and hubby went to install it, he and I both commented on how heavy and durable it feels, a great plus in my book as the items that you touch daily should be substantial and well made.

This is where I am supposed to show you photos of how great the faucet looks installed in my daughter’s bathroom.  However, as in real life, not all installs go smoothly, and once he had removed the old one handle faucet (builder grade) we saw that instead of the one hole in the sink that we envisioned, we actually had three holes! Very close together but still three holes!  And of course, I hadn’t ordered the larger deck plate to cover three holes, I only had the smaller plate for one hole.

So, the plate is on order and you’ll see the installed faucet in a future post….very, very soon…I promise.

In the meantime, let’s talk about modern and contemporary bathrooms. Here’s my tips for creating a serene and modern bath:

1. Limit the number of finishes and repeat them.  For example, use the same tile for the shower and floor, even in different shapes or size it will still read as repeating

2. Square it off, in fixtures, hardware and sinks.

3. Clean front cabinetry with no moulding or ornamentation

4. Hidden or clean lined hardware

5. Glass shower walls

6. Limited colour palette, keep it simple. Less is more in modern styling.

Check out Moen’s Modern Bathrooms Houzz Ideabook to get even more inspiration.

GIVEAWAY!

Now, I’m sure you’re wondering about the giveaway that I taunted you with at the beginning and can you believe it Moen is going to give away one of these faucets, in the finish of your choice, to one of my readers. All you have to do is leave a comment below and tell me where you’d put this little stunner if you won it!  If you share this post on another social media site, leave me another comment telling me where for yet another entry.  And for yet another entry LIKE my Facebook page (at the top of my sidebar under Follow me – click on the small blue FB icon) and leave me a comment for another entry.

This contest is open to Canadian and United States residents only. Be sure to give me a way to contact you if you are the lucky winner.  Contest closes Friday, September 13, 2013.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

AND HAVE A WONDERFUL LONG WEEKEND

CANADIAN READERS!

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