Looking at your tired bathroom and looking to make a big aesthetic splash with only a few important changes? Or embarking on an entire bathroom renovation and considering the all important small touches? – You’re in the right place.
In this guide, we’ll explore how to choose the perfect bathroom basin taps for your bathroom, diving into the wide range of tap models available, their applications, and how tap handle and material/finish choice can make or break your desired bathroom, ensuite or cloakroom design.
At Parker Howley, we help thousands of customers realise their vision of the perfect bathroom every year with our UK-made bespoke vanity units, and as such, we know a thing or two about taps.
Jump in to learn more.
Before we get into the nitty gritty, below is a list of key factors to consider when searching for the perfect bathroom basin taps for your unique space. You can find more information about each point in the list, by reading more of this guide below.
For those not going down the bespoke vanity unit route, the first step of replacing the taps of your existing sink, or selecting taps for a new basin, is to count the holes available to know which tap models to target in your search.
Here’s a basic guide:
Wall-mounted taps, deck-mounted taps, monomixers and pillar taps (both tall and standard) each have a clear aesthetic identity that can help you to achieve the bathroom design of your dreams. Consider tap handle design carefully to create a cohesive space that screams your chosen school of design.
If you’re simply updating your existing bathroom basin taps, be sure to choose materials/finish in keeping with your existing bathroom accessories and hardware, such as door/cabinet handles, hooks, lighting, mirror frames etc, to ensure you achieve a consistent bathroom design.
Embarking on a bathroom renovation? Explore materials like chrome, silver, gold, brass, black and other coloured models, to tailor your space to your most exacting design goals.
When it comes to choosing taps for the basin of your bathroom, ensuite or cloakroom, ubiquitous standard taps are simply 1 of many choices.
Let’s dive into the variety of tap designs available and their applications. You’ll find all these tap-types in our own range of basin taps.
At Parker Howley, we work with the market’s leading manufacturers of luxury bathroom basin taps, like Crosswater, Francone and London 1916, to offer our customers the ultimate range of basin taps for any modern, Italian or traditional bathroom design.
Discover all the kinds of tap models above, in a huge range of designs, and explore our extensive range today, by clicking the button below.
As bathroom specialists, you can trust us when we tell you that small details make a big aesthetic splash. So, don’t neglect to carefully consider the handles of your chosen tap to ensure you achieve your desired style of design, and the functionality best suited to you.
You can find all these handle types and more in our range of luxury bathroom basin taps.
Chrome taps are an incredibly popular choice in bathrooms of all designs, but they’re far from the only choice. By carefully considering the material/finish of your bathroom basin taps you can more fully achieve the bathroom design of your dreams.
While there are no hard and fast rules, and many tap designs are versatile enough to work in either modern, Italian or traditional bathrooms, the following guide should help to guide you to choose the perfect materials/finish for your chosen bathroom design.
You can find taps in these finishes and more in our range of luxury bathroom taps.
As vanity unit specialists, you’ll find our range of taps is focused on offering the very best of bathroom basin taps. However, we work with the market’s leading bathroom brands, and in our work helping to design, source and create entire bathroom suites for our clients, you best believe we can also supply you with a huge range of bathroom bath taps.
Contact our team today about the huge range of Pillar taps, Filler taps, Bath/Shower mixer taps, Wall-mounted, Deck-mounted and Freestanding bath taps we can supply you with.
At Parker Howley, bathroom basin taps are just a tiny part of what we do.
We design and manufacture bespoke vanity units in Yorkshire UK, as well as bathroom storage units, cistern units, and wall cabinets. Use our online tool, or work with our team, to tailor every element of your bespoke piece to your most exacting tastes.
Furthermore, as partners with the world’s biggest luxury bathroom brands, we can work with you to design and realise the full bathroom suite of your dreams. Contact our team today to get the ball rolling.
Our range of bathroom accessories offers the very best of luxury accessories for any bathroom, ensuite or cloakroom. Read our Guide to Choosing The Best Bathroom Accessories for your bathroom, for the full low down on bathroom accessory selection.
So, if you’re looking for the perfect final touches for your bathroom, discover our range of mirrors, handles, soap dishes, toilet roll holders, rings, rails and hooks, and more today.
Beyond the bathroom, we also manufacture:
Contact our team today to discuss how we can support you to find the perfect bathroom basin taps for your unique space, or how we can help transform your home with UK-made bespoke furniture.
To replace your existing basin tap set, the first step is to note the kind of tap you’re replacing, and the type of basin you have.
Does your existing basin have 1-hole? 2-holes? 3-holes?
Are the current taps you’re replacing standard or tall?
Or are your basin taps wall-mounted or deck-mounted.
With this information, you can more efficiently target your search.
We offer a huge range of basin taps from the luxury bathroom market’s biggest brands. Browse our collection today.
As for installation:
Bathroom basin taps are not one standardised size. Basin taps are available as “standard”, tall, wall-mounted or deck-mounted models, each varying in height and spout length.
Your tap choice needs to align with your choice of basin.
For example: Undermount basins can be paired with standard, deck-mounted or wall-mounted models. Countertop basins can be paired with deck-mounted tall taps (which provide the required height for your elevated basin), or wall-mounted models.
In the world of bathroom design, “deck-mounted” refers to fixtures, like taps, being mounted directly to the countertop of your vanity unit.
Mono bathroom basin taps, or mono mixer taps, mix hot and cold water separately, but deliver the water through a single spout, and are typically available with one or two handles. Got a 1-hole basin? Mono mixers are the perfect choice.
When cleaning bathroom taps, avoid using harsh chemical cleaners, limescale removers and degreasing agents, which can damage their finish. Instead, use hot soapy water, dry, and shine with a soft cloth.
