A few days before the plumbers arrived, I removed the kitchen faucets from the box. I put it back in the box to store it until installation day. And the gold color was better than I thought it would be. When it arrived, I loved it even more than I did seeing it online. So I decided to forget about the faucet that I already had and buy this unlacquered brass faucet. This kitchen faucet was pretty much all of those things mixed together. I also love the worn and very loved look. My style is antique and vintage items mixed with a little bling. Several months went by, and I saw a picture of an unlacquered brass kitchen faucet and I fell head over heals in love. I found a gold faucet that I loved so I grabbed it. Therefore, we didn’t have to go through him for everything like most new home builds. We were fortunate because we found a builder who let us work with different brands, which is what we do for a living. I knew that I wanted gold tones to all of our hardware and faucets, etc. When we were in the planning stages of our new home, I had a good idea of what I wanted everything to look like. It can be polished back up to be shiny or left to age.

Unlacquered brass is brass that has no protective coating, which means that over time, the brass will darken and patina and start to look worn. I wanted to share our kitchen faucets today but I wanted to share a little story about them as well. And since this is a new home, I think it catches people’s attention. It never fails… any time I share our unlacquered brass kitchen faucets on social media, I get lots of questions.

Patina brass faucet