Remodelista Sleuth: Faucets With a Secret Twist

Photography via Emerick Architects

A few weeks back, a reader wrote in asking about the faucets spotted in our Remodeling 101 story on wall-mounted faucets. Our team did some sleuthing; here’s the answer.

The faucets were spotted in the Bear Creek Bovidae Bath in Austin, Texas, an entrant in our 2017 Considered Design Awards.

Photography by Andrea Calo

The verdict? “We followed Emerick Architects’ 2014 winning design idea from Remodelista on how to de-plate the chrome of Chicago Faucets to expose the unlacquered brass,” the Bear Creek Bovidae entrants wrote.

Photography via Emerick Architects

The Chicago Faucets 540 Series Wall-Mounted Bathroom Faucet—with its original chrome finish—is $289.53 from Grainger.