Welcome to Hooked on Fridays, a blog party I host at the end of each week to celebrate the things that make us happy. I’ve been shopping for a new kitchen faucet and clipping photos of my favorites. Here are a couple that appeal to me (from BHG and HB), but there are so many fabulous faucets to choose from that I can’t seem to pick just one!
Okay, so it doesn’t help that I’m an indecisive person in general. It’s true. I can think the smallest decisions to death (which is why my blog is still plain black and white–choosing one design and logo for Hooked on Houses is tough for me!).
The Designer Plumbing Outlet is giving away a Moen Aberdeen Kitchen Faucet in Oil Rubbed Bronze, which got me all excited. I wonder how this would look in my kitchen? The bronze might look really nice with my white cabinets and black countertops, don’t you think?
The faucet retails for $556 and sells at DPO for $361.40. Click here for giveaway details if you could use a new faucet yourself!
You also might notice the links I’ve got in my right sidebar for faucets. Talk about fabulous! If you’re shopping for a faucet, too, then those links are a good place to start.
Now it’s your turn to tell us what you’re hooked on today! If you have something to share with us on your blog, then add your link below. Just please be sure to:
- Add the permalink to the specific blog post, not your general blog address.
- Include what you’re hooked on in parentheses after your blog name. Ex: The Red Cottage (antiques)
- Link back to the party from your post so that your readers can come and see what everyone else is talking about today!
- Visit as many of the other participants as possible and leave comments! That’s what a blog party is all about!
- Double-check to make sure your link works and goes to the right page so it doesn’t get deleted! If you come back and see your link is gone, re-read these rules and try again.
Hooked on Fridays Participants
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I can’t believe I’m the first commenter! Watch, while I’m writing this someone will trump me. Better type fast.
I love nice faucets – the one you featured above is pretty, but I’m just a silver finish type of girl myself. I bet it would lovely in your house though! But ohmygosh they’re expensive aren’t they!? Fabulous hooked on party Julia, as always!!
ps – I, for one, love the black and white design on this site. I think there’s a reason most web sites are black font on white backgrounds – they’re the easiest to read!
.-= christy´s last blog ..A spectacular before AND after =-.
There are so many choices in faucets these days. No wonder it is hard to make a decision! We recently did a kitchen redo and I love my acrylic sink and high, satin, nickel plated faucet. Good luck choosing!
.-= Porch Days´s last blog ..Lazy Days in the Hammock =-.
I love the faucets you chose! Very modern with those clean lines. Sorry about not putting my description after my name…….my mistake. I’ll put it here. Hooked on Fall, Family and Friends
Have a great WEEKEND!
.-= Tamara´s last blog ..Hooked on Fall, Friends and Family =-.
Julia, you and Jane F. MUST have a chat! She is our faucet Queen and just picked out one for her new kitchen re-do. Word of caution on Oil Rubbed Bronze – if it is a true ORB, remember it is a living finish and will change over time. Others (like Delta Venetian Bronze) are permanent finishes and quite beautiful if I do say so myself (have 2 of them).
Jane T.
.-= Atticmag´s last blog ..Hooked on Houses =-.
I, too, love the bridge style faucets! I think you couldn’t go wrong with one of those…one would look perfect in your beautiful kitchen!!
Cheers,
Linda
.-= Linda@ Restyled Home´s last blog ..Like No Other… =-.
I recently did a mini-update to my kitchen, as my 21 year old fridge and ovens died. I replaced the fridge and ovens with stainless, had the kitchen cabinets painted white, put in new hardware….and changed out the kitchen faucet! I picked one in stainless, similar to the one you feature. I was tempted to go with the pretty style with the hot and cold handles, but decided I did not want the extra complexity of having to mix hot and cold to get warm!
.-= Things That Inspire´s last blog ..Tudor and English Style Houses =-.
I love to look at faucets while Warren looks in the electronics or plumbing sections of home improvement stores. They have changed so much over the years.
Thanks for hosting Hooked On…
Becky K.
Hospitality Lane
.-= Becky K.´s last blog ..Hooked on Pottery =-.
I really like the faucet in the second photo – lovely! Have a good weekend, Julia :0)
.-= Ms.Tee´s last blog ..Hooked On… Firefly Hill Style =-.
I love that faucet! I won’t enter and screw up your chances of winning.
Thanks so much for hosting another fabulous week of Hooked On fun!!! 
.-= Amanda @ Serenity Now´s last blog ..Thrifty Thursday: It’s Chic to Be Cheap {23} =-.
Oh great, another pic of a lovely white kitchen for me to drool over. And the faucets are just the jewelry that makes them extra special! Great post!
.-= Susan´s last blog ..B.Y.O. Lobster Party =-.
I will never tire of kitchens with subway tile. I know, you were focusing on the faucets and I was all about the backsplash
.-= Emily@remodelingthislife´s last blog ..Slipping Away =-.
There are so many great faucet options out there. Love it!
xo,
cristin
.-= Cristin´s last blog ..Perfect Function – Mick de Giulio Kitchen Design =-.
I can totally relate to the “not being able to make up your mind” problem. I see so many things in my work and love many of them so I can never seem to just decide on one thing! I do like the bronze faucet…
.-= pk @ room remix´s last blog ..Jennifer Flanders Hampton Designer Showhouse Bedroom =-.
I love that faucet in the second pic — I really like the whole kitchen for that matter!!
.-= Daly Essentials´s last blog ..White Inspiration =-.
I love that kitchen photo with the lime green accents and the green hydrangea blossoms on the counter. That whole room is just gorgeous.
The CT Traveler
.-= Rebecca´s last blog ..Yale Peabody Museum =-.
I love old vintage style faucets as well as high-tech contemporary faucets. I wish that I had thought of installing a foot pedal system like in a hospital. I read somewhere that someone had done that and it seemed like the best idea. I don’t always want to get my wet, soapy hands on the fixture and if both hands are holding a big pot or something, I feel that I waste a lot of water until I can position a free hand to turn it off.
.-= Why S?´s last blog ..Franz Marc and The Yellow Cow =-.
That top faucet is a lot like mine! We love it!
.-= Jenny K´s last blog ..New Craft Room Inspirations =-.
Julia,
I am designing a kitchen similar to yours. It will have white beadboard cabinets, black countetops and a stainless steel Semi-Pro pull down faucet. It is a great look, classic and chic! Enjoy your weekend.
Cathy
.-= The Stylish House´s last blog ..Wallpaper Buzz! =-.
Thanks for hosting.
I love faucets too. I like to think of them as the jewelery to the kitchen.
Hi Julia. Faucets are such a unique detail and a perfect way to express design preferences. Subtle but always there! As always, thank you for hosting Hooked on Fridays! ~Arleen
.-= Arleen @ Seasons for All at Home´s last blog ..Decorating with Airy Blue and Green =-.
What a beautiful kitchen! I couldn’t get over how expensive faucets were when we did ours. I ended up with a budget-friendly option from Lowes – and then found it even cheaper on Ebay. Drat! My #1 priority was to have just one lever. Those vintage-style faucets are beautiful, but imagine having to finagle two knobs to get the temp you wanted!
.-= Shannan´s last blog ..Never Leaving – Part II =-.
I love searching for the ultimate faucet. Unfortunately, the one I want is never in my price range. Just had to settle for the best price fit when doing our gourmet kitchen.
Thanks for the post!
.-= Suzy´s last blog ..Hooked on Designer Golf Carts….. =-.
Beautiful facet! It wouldn’t look good in my kitchen, but maybe I could win it are redesign my whole kitchen around it. LOL, just kidding. Great giveaway though.
.-= Jenny´s last blog ..The Good & The Bad =-.
I saw a kitchen faucet advertised recently where you just have to touch any part of it and it comes on (like the touchable lamps, I guess). That seemed pretty handy, when you’re fingers are covered in gunk/pastry/whatever!
OK, I found a link – seems I was thinking of Delta, but I’m sure there are others.
.-= Struggler´s last blog ..Free HTML tip sheet =-.
I know what you mean about making decisions. Not helped by the fact that faucets are so expensive! That’s why this giveaway tip is great! (Like that second kitchen pic by the way – the blue behind the cupboards is great).
.-= lucyatfourwallsandaroof´s last blog ..These four walls: house tour =-.
Hi Julia! I just love participating in your Hooked on Fridays Party! Its been so much fun! Thanks so much! Have a wonderful weekend!
~Really Rainey~
.-= ~Really Rainey~´s last blog ..Foodie Friday & Hooked on Fridays =-.
Faucets not only have to look good, they have to be functional. So worth the extra money to get a good one.
The second thing I noticed about my house was the nice faucets (the first was the view). I saw the house without my husband (the beauty of a POA) and he kept calling from some undisclosed location and asking silly questions about the water heater and wiring, when all I wanted to talk about were the lovely faucets (and the view).
.-= Alea´s last blog ..There Must be a 50 Ways to Frost a Brownie =-.
At this point I would just like a faucet that doesn’t leak! If I could have a fabulous one that would be great and I’d certainly become hooked on that!
.-= Joan@anythinggoeshere´s last blog ..We have a Winner! =-.
Hi Julia,
Just in from a busy week of work and have missed being a part of your great parties, hope your well and having a lovely summer over there.
I love taps too, except, don’t ever ask you father to fix your taps for you, a couple of weeks ago he added a new washer to stop a little drip on all my taps in the house and has left horrible scratch marks on all my taps with his bloody wrench… SCREAM……
xx Coty
.-= Coty Farquhar´s last blog ..Snow blossoms – come and visit a beautiful winter garden near my home =-.
We call them taps and the one in the photo is very much like ours. We got one that had a simple lever like surgeons use so that I could use it easily with a toddler on my hip.
I completely understand your overwhelm at choosing something for your blog that expresses you – you have such an artist’s eye and there so many possibilities! But I’m sure it’ll be beautiful. You can always rotate the banners with it being a Thesis theme; that way you don’t need to choose just one!
I feel your pain about the decisions…when we got new countertops, we got a new sink and of course faucet…I spent more time looking at faucets than the countertops
I choose a very sleek and simple one and it makes me happy every day. Make sure you choose one that makes you smile. After all, ya have to do dishes there !
I Julia! Thanks for stopping by and thanks for posting such great kitchen photos. I never tire of beautiful white kitchens
.-= Ashley´s last blog ..My BIG Announcement =-.
I’m completely hooked on faucets as well! They’re such an important part of the kitchen!
My hook this week was Norwegian Mountain Spa’s and one in particular is out of this world! (decor as well)
.-= Dagny @ Beautiful Living´s last blog ..OFF TOPIC: Why you don’t take your hubby shopping at Target =-.
Whoops, my name got a little crazy on Mr. Linky! Sorry about that.
P.S. I’m loving that blue and white kitchen!!
.-= Liz @ It’s Great To Be Home´s last blog ..Design Consult: A Living Room To Love =-.
I like the one in the 2nd pic. The turquoise on the backs of the cabinets is divine. Love my black and white. It’s classic, never goes out of style and when your mood changes you can add any color to the combo for a change.
Good things! Love the faucet in the Giveaway! We are fans of brushed looking beautiful things. Thanks for the awesome Hooked on Fridays! Have a great weekend!
.-= Carolina Mama´s last blog ..Enjoy Tax Free Weekend! (and some Free Shipping) =-.
I’d love a new faucet. I really like the tall ones that the faucet end comes off so you can hold it in your hand. Great description huh? Have a great weekend.
.-= Becky @ Farmgirl Paints´s last blog ..Biking for Ice Cream! =-.
I hooked on beautiful faucets too, Julia… they’re the bling and jewelery of the kitchen!!
Victoria @ DesignTies
.-= Victoria @ DesignTies´s last blog ..I’m Hooked on Michelle! =-.
I put oil rubbed bronze fixtures in my Master bath a couple of years ago and I love them. They still look great and I would love them in my kitchen.
I think the curtain in that first photo is quite possibly the cutest curtain I’ve ever seen! Oh, and I’m with you on the logo thing. I want to update my blog look, but I think I would drive a designer nuts with all of my tweaking and indecision.
Have a great weekend!
.-= AnNicole@OurSuburbanCottage´s last blog ..Anthropologie Girl =-.
Ha, Julia, I am with you on overanalyzing even the smallest decision. But, hey, it’s all in the details, right?
I am SMITTEN with deck-mounted faucets. There is something so classy, clean, and old-school about them. Can’t wait to add one to my kitchen!
.-= bungalowbliss´s last blog ..She’s Ready for her Close-Up! =-.
If anyone is interested, I’ve can dig up links for the outfit that we bought are large professional commercial style faucet and sprayer. It was very heavy duty, pretty, and amazingly affordable (a fraction of HD and higher quality).
You can sort of see it here, but I really need a
http://www.rehabordie.com/search/label/kitchen
.-= RehabOrDie´s last blog ..Finches finches everywhere =-.
New faucets would be a great way to update a kitchen or bathroom. I think I’m hooked too!
.-= Amy @ Living Locurto´s last blog ..Mini BBQ Beef Pies =-.
FAB kitchen! J’adore kitchens!
BTW… email moi if you have any SPECIAL ad rates!!!
ENJOY your weekend!
Fifi
.-= Fifi Flowers´s last blog ..Get a Leg Up… =-.
Check out Roh’s Integrated Filter Faucets for the added benefit of purified water, plus great style!
The faucet was one of the first things I changed in my house. Our kitchen had a very low faucet. I knew we needed something nice and high. Esp since we have one of those pur filters attached to the faucet.
.-= Candy @ SoBella Creations´s last blog ..Daisy Scouts =-.
Ugh! I want to change every faucet in our house! I just have to wait a few more years, so the house is not “new” anymore– to convince my husband. WOW! Your link party has gotten so huge! I have been out of the loop, painstakingly trying to finish my online course. It’s brutal! Can’t wait to finish so that I can get back to blogging.
Have a great weekend, Julia!
~Misti
.-= Misti England´s last blog ..I Confess my Love of… =-.
Timely post! My hideous old faucet is leaking and the finish is chipping away. I am having a hard time choosing a new one — too many wonderful ones to choose from. Thanks for the link to the online outlet — great savings!!!
Cass
.-= Cass @ That Old House´s last blog ..Ooh la la — A Giveaway, a Summer Salad, and a Big Tease =-.
The best thing about expensive faucets is that they work better from day one and last many times longer that your standard big box $100 faucet. So they are a great value.
.-= Terry Kearns´s last blog ..Making a headboard from a screen – with "mirrors" =-.
Love all the white cupboards–it makes the kitchens so cheery and fresh! The yellow and the hydranga green are perfect compliments to the white. The vintage style faucet is fabulous with the “vintage nouveau” kitchen designs!
Have a great weekend!
Debbykay
.-= Debbykay´s last blog ..Heavenly French Lavender =-.
Urgh..I thought I had left a comment to say how happy I am with my new Price Pfister 529-7DSS Treviso Single Handle Kitchen Faucet with Pull-Down Spray and Soap Dispenser, Stainless Steel, that I ordered from Amazon, but I see that I did not not. My blog was blocked yesterday for a short time by Google for unknown reasons, so I couldn’t even get the correct URL for my post. Basically, I apologize for screwing up.
.-= Florida Sue´s last blog ..P Is For PINK =-.
Faucets can be very fascinating and costly the more unique the style is. It is fun way to accessorize your kitchen.
I am currently hooked on the design style of Mrs. Howard and am very anxious to take a road trip to Charlotte, NC just to check out her new shop.
Have a great weekend!
.-= Jeanette´s last blog ..Mrs. Howard goes to Charlotte… =-.
What a cute curtain–spoons and forks are so big right now.
Sorry-I’ve been out of commission — terribly sick for over a week– but do you want to know how I cut my grocery bill in half? go to Cut your grocery bills now plus I have a give a way and a new Mr Linky party starting tomorrow but Mr Linky will be up by 8 p.m. tonight
Cheri
Its So Very Cheri
.-= Cheri Peoples´s last blog ..Give-a-way, KNOCK OFF KNOCK OUT, quotes of the week, AND grocery shopping tips =-.
Is it too late to add stuff to the “hooked on” stuff list mentioned above?
~Jackie
Sorry, Jackie, but that blog party was from last year and is closed to new entries. -Julia
Hi Julia,
I emailed you 2 years ago with a list of movies that I would like to see. I haven’t seen any of them yet! I have some new ones for you if you can’t find the others I asked for:
“Stella ” with Barbara Stanwick ( double staircase)
“Jezebel” with Bette Davis (Plantation House. Front of house and inside)
“The 2 Mr. Kissels (John Stamo’s Mansion. Outside and inside long hallway and living rooms)
“Hush” with Jessica Lange ( Kitchen, entrance and staircase)
“The Witches of Eastwick” with Cher. (Jack Nicolson’s kitchen).
“Zombieland” (Kitchen and Living rooms)
Thanks!
If it makes you feel any better, I’ve written a post about “Zombieland” that’s coming soon. Thanks for the suggestions! -Julia
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