A LEAP FORWARD IN BATH FAUCETS…ALMOST
American Standard recently released a new lavatory faucet with an integrated pullout spray. The new addition; “Outreach” is pretty classy looking. It’s clean lined lever handles and simple spout would be at home in either a traditional or contemporary space. Their marketing pitch is “stealing a great idea from the kitchen…makes cleaning the basin or washing your hair much easier”.
I was thrilled when I first saw the faucet, genius and good looking too—until I found out they only offer it in a “mini-spread”/centerset model. How many early adopters are really going to purchase a mini-spread faucet, generally reserved for the severely space challenged vanities?
I had already ID’d a client to spec this out for, imagining wide spread faucets and a matching roman tub set. Isn’t it the tub where you really need that reach for clean ups and when was the last time you washed your hair in the sink? So if anyone is listening at American Standard, take the next step forward, please. The attractive mini-spread is currently available at Home Depot stores only.
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Finally! What a great thing to use for the stage that us mommies are washing our babies in the sink. Now, if I could find the perfect bathroom sink that fits a baby tub, this product would be in my house tomorrow. Maybe you have a suggestion for that too?
Washing baby certainly seems like a practical use for a pull-out faucet. There are those super sized trough type sinks available (see samples in link below), however, this mini-spread faucet would seem dwarfed in that setting. I did overlook a scenario in which this faucet would be super cute; when your little one is a toddler, I can see this faucet installed on a pedestal sink in a child’s bath. The pull-out would be a great tool for Mom or Dad to wash up tiny dirty hands reaching into the sink. Thanks for your comment and reading! http://www.faucetdirect.com/scarabeo-by-nameeks-8033-above-counter-or-built-in-ceramic-washbasin-with-overflow-from-the-gaia-80-collection/p1235243?source=gba_1235243&CAWELAID=491198764