Bathroom has always been the most neglected part of a house. But recently the trend has changed and people are now more interested in renovating its look and feel. While renovating a bathroom requires a lot of money and effort, you can contribute your part by selecting the right type of colors, finishes and designs of the accessories. Faucets are important part of bathroom hardware and they play an important role in maintaining and enhancing your bathroom's show.

Types of Faucets in Your Bathroom
One can find different types of faucets in a bathroom itself. Each faucet for a different purpose. A wide range of Basin Faucets in design, color, material and finishes are available in market.

• Shower Faucets is one of the important faucets in your bathroom that you would like to give importance.
• Another important faucet is the sink faucet. The size of bathroom sink faucets should be chosen according to the size of the sink.
• You can't ignore tub faucets as tub covers a large part of the bathroom. The tub faucets should match the color of the tub. You can select one attached to the wall or your tub.
• Now-a-days more people have encouraged the usage of sensor faucets in bathroom. They are a bit expensive due to the electronic segments and also require continuous power supply to run.
• Apart from above given types there are other as well like bidet faucets.

Faucets Finishes
Faucets designs and sizes are as important as their finishes. Here below we are giving some tips for choosing the different faucets finishes. One finish that goes quite well with traditional and contemporary décor is Bronze. Bronze finishes are effective for rustic look as in a cabin style as well as neutral look as in traditional-style baths. Bronze are available in a variety of shades, Oil-Rubbed Bronze, Brazen Bronze finishes, rich Brushed Bronze, etc.

• Hammered Nickel is other finish similar in color to Brushed Nickel. This finish has a rough, hand-hewn feel that co-ordinates well with Craftsman or Mission styles.
• Vibrant French Gold has a rich look that gives a dramatic contrast to brilliant white fixtures.
• Decorated sinks with gold accents is nicely complemented with this finish and it also goes well with period styles. Such fixtures add a luxurious accent to the bathroom.
• Vibrant Polished Brass suits excellently to traditional-style baths and gives an elegant note to the surrounding. This finish adds a rich feel to modern or transitional faucet models.
• One of the oldest but most elegant and classic finish is Polished chrome that beautifully coordinates with a range of fixture styles and types of décor. It gives a nostalgic type look or vintage-style like in old times, complementing contemporary styles.
• Vibrant Polished Nickel gels nice with contemporary as well as traditional styles. Polished nickel gives a real sophisticated look and elegant touch to your bathroom. It goes quite well elegant furniture too.
• Homeowners searching for a bit softness in the bath might go for Brushed Nickel. It provides a warm appearance that gives classic look and gels well with slate or granite backsplashes and countertops. One good reason to go for it is that fingerprints or water spots don’t show as easily on matte finishes as some of the polished finishes.

Faucet finishes are not limited to metals only. Ceramic finishes are quite popular. The white ones are popular in white and a choice of decorative patterns. Black is another finish that can be used to match wrought-iron details or as a neutral. Black gels very well with brightly colored or patterned sinks.

Keep in Mind
Bronze..Chrome..Nickel..Gold..or a combination of metals, which one to select? This has been a guessing question for homeowners. What type of finish will suit best to the décor? Here are some points that you should keep in mind while choosing a faucet finish:

• The finish you choose must suit to the style of your fixture, whether it is contemporary, traditional or transitional.
• Not only you should think that how the faucet finish will look against the color of your sink or tub. The color patterns of walls and the backsplash look should be kept in mind too. This plays more importance when the faucet is attached to the wall instead of the sink.
• Whatever finish you choose, must be complemented with the lighting and accessories. Suppose your bathroom has nickel/silver lighting fixtures, then it would be better to have nickel finish faucets and towel racks.
• Faucet is such a thing that you come across daily and often many times in a day. So better to select a color you really like. The ageless appeal of polished chrome and its flexibility in matching with range of design styles, makes it most preferred and desired finish. It is least expensive too.