Consider a Copper Kitchen Faucet

Copper is one of the most beautiful metals in the world, and a stunning choice for your kitchen sink. It doesn’t matter if you pick a traditional under the counter sink, or a bold, bright farm style. A kitchen sink in this metal and a matching copper kitchen faucet will add character and warmth to your kitchen. There’s an old world charm to copper, and a faucet and sink made of it will lend this feeling to your entire kitchen. If you’re thinking about a copper kitchen faucet, or aren’t sure about the idea, here’s some information about them.

Copper has been in use for more than ten thousand years. At one time, almost every metal object was made from copper! That’s not true anymore, but copper is still used in plumbing, electronics, and high quality cookware. This naturally inviting, warm metal has an attraction that you just can’t match with stainless steel, chrome, or nickel. That makes it no surprise at all that copper is a popular material for faucets, sinks, and more.

Copper kitchen faucets, despite all being made of the same material, offer many different finishes. You can get them as bright as a brand new penny, or heavily patinaed. Remember that even the brightest copper kitchen faucet, if made from the real thing, will eventually develop their own patinaed finish. This is a desirable effect among copper collectors, but it’s not always the most predictable process. That means that if you want to be sure your copper faucet and sink will look the same in a few years, get them pre weathered.

It’s possible to keep the patina process from happening as quickly buy using wax or other coatings to slow oxidation. This is a regular maintenance chore, however. If you don’t routinely wax or coat your copper kitchen faucet, it will change color.

Don’t be surprised if the faucet you buy isn’t solid copper. This relatively soft, reactive metal could add unwanted odors and flavors to your water, and could be easily dented, dinged, or bent. For solid styles, that’s not too much of an issues, but for slender, goose-neck styles, it would be a real headache. That means that most good faucets are made out of a base of brass or steel, and the coating on the outside is made of copper or a copper colored coating. This isn’t bad, but it does mean you need to know what you’re buying. Don’t pay the extra for real copper if you’re not getting it.