Throughout time there have been many items whose design has stayed the same across time, and among these has been the simple faucet.

The faucet remains what it always has been – a valve that controls the release of water – and has only in recent year received a make over to bring it into the modern world.

Along with a choice of new designs and styles, and the use of new materials and methods, the faucet has moved from being a simple utility item that has looked the same for as long as we remember to being an important item in the armoury of the interior designer.

Lately, however, the faucet has taken on an extra identity, one that adds beauty and innovation to any bathroom or kitchen, and brings with it a new way of looking at the way water is poured – the waterfall faucet.

Decorative and functional

A decorative, useful, and often beautiful device the waterfall faucet is devised to dispense water upwards, across a plate or saucer that then lets it fall, in the waterfall described, downwards in a graceful and beautiful manner.

Waterfall faucets are fitted the same way as ordinary varieties, hence need no extra plumbing, and come in many different shapes and sizes, and materials and styles.

Popular for the man who wants a modern look is the glass waterfall faucet, an item that features a saucer or dish that is mounted on the end of a chrome or ceramic support, and looks beautiful in conjunction with the modern trend for glass sinks.

Glass of many colours

The glass version is available in many colours, too, and can be twinned with a matching glass sink for best effect or used with stainless steel items for a very modern look indeed.

An interesting take on the idea is the chrome version that appears, from a distance, to be a standard dispensing faucet of very modern design, but when brought into use is seen to be dispensing from the top and allowing the water to roll down a channel before being dropped into the bowl.

Waterfall faucets have added a new dimension to interior design, particularly in bathrooms, and have come into their own with the use of modern ceramic and glass manufacture to create a new and innovative idea that changes the thinking on the standard faucet as simply a water dispenser.

Design on a new level

With a waterfall faucet, the design of the bathroom sink can be taken to new heights in an effort to achieve individuality and beauty, as well as keeping to the requirements of functionality and simplicity at the same time.

With the popularity of the item growing, the range available is vast in both number and style and you will be able to use the large number of manufacturers and suppliers to find the item that best fits the look and design that you want to achieve.