As more and more homeowners move towards making their bathrooms just as visually attractive as they are functional, the vessel sink continues to gain in the ranks of the must-have accessories. With the right pairing of a vessel sink with a variety of vessel faucets, you can create a centerpiece in your bathroom that is just as stunning as a modern piece of art. If you are looking for even more of an impact and break from tradition, however, a waterfall vessel faucet is the perfect choice to pair with your new vessel sink.
What Is a Waterfall Vessel Faucet?
Traditional bathroom faucets are comprised of either a spout and two water flow and temperature control knobs or levers, or a spout with a single built-in control lever. In an effort to break form tradition, the waterfall faucet was created. Similar to a vessel sink, which appears as nothing more than a bowl atop a counter at first glance, the waterfall faucet looks nothing like its traditional faucet counterpart. Instead, it is typically a single pipe that extends from the counter, angling slightly to curve up and over the edge of the vessel sink. The top of the pipe is fitted with a round or square plate of stone or glass, slightly curved towards the side closest to the vessel sink’s opening. In the center of the plate is a metal rod, closely resembling a joystick of some kind.
How Does a Waterfall Vessel Faucet Work?
While it may be hard to understand how the actual faucet works simply by looking at it, its relatively quite simple in design. By pulling the lever or joystick forward, the flow of water is initiated. The further down the lever is pulled, the higher the water volume. Water temperature is controlled by shifting the lever right or left until the desired result is obtained. The biggest difference from a traditional faucet lies in how the water is delivered from the pipes into the sink. Instead of pouring out of a spout, which would be difficult sine there isn’t one on the design, it flows up from the pipe onto the curved plate. Since the plate is slightly curved towards the sink opening, it functions as an overflow, letting the water build up in a small amount in the plate before it is pushed over the edge of the plate and into the sink. Instead of a single stream of water pouring from a spout, you have a small waterfall cascading over the front edge of the faucet plate.
Waterfall vessel faucets are stunning, unique, and the perfect finishing touch to make your bathroom sink a thing of beauty.
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