I am losing my mind...Danze Faucet in brushed nickel--really?

14 years ago

I have decided to go with the Danze Opulence pull down faucet and Danze Opulence pot filler. I have read fantastic reviews about the "bruhed nickel finish" here on GW. Why can't I find that finish anywhere? Not even on their website.

So, if it is no longer available...can someone with SS from this company verify that it looks like "bright" ss and not the yellowish SS finishes I see on some of the Deltas & Moens. Nothing against the Delta & Moen faucets, but when I look at them in person, they just don't seem to be the same ss as the ss sinks and appliances are.... I think that Price Pfister has a great tone for their ss faucets, by the way. This is what drove me to make my earlier decision to go with chrome, the "jewelry" of the kitchen. But then I decided I didn't want that "jewelry" behind the range--too flashy. So that's where the brushed nickel idea came from.

So, if you know who has this finish available or if you can tell me about your ss Danze I would greatly appreciate it!

I think I'll go order my sink now. (Ticor 32" Zero Radius, from Overstock. With my 10% coupon the price can't be beat. I even tried Galaxy Tool Supply with best offers, but they never accepted my price.) At least I will get something accomplished tonight!

Thanks everybody!

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megpie77
14 years ago
My husband ordered me the Danze opulence deck mount faucet in stainless steel from National Builder Supply. It was not the faucet I wanted but when I received it today I must say I am very impressed with the finish. It does have just a hint of yellow but I don't know that anyone would notice unless one were inspecting the finish. I think this bit of yellow brightens it up a bit because it is not dark, dingy or cold. It looks very smooth and satin like, not grainy like some stainless steel. It is not an "exact" match to our Kitchen Aid frige or Dacor oven but no one would notice unless you held it up to it and pointed it out. I hope this helps. If I knew how to post pics I would take a pic of it for you! Good luck
happytobehome
14 years ago
I have the Danze Fairmont in Stainless and the finish is very nice. We noticed that some of the other faucets we looked at did have a yellow or goldish tone to the stainless, but the Danze did not. It matches our stainless appliances and sink very well with no yellow or gold cast.
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My Danze Parma, brushed nickel, is losing its clearcoat - it's peeling off and I'm always very careful and never use abrasives on it. It's one of a set of two of bath lavatory faucets, and I'm anxious to see if they honor the warrantee.
faucetman886
14 years ago
I have a copy of the latest Danze catalog and they do not show a nickel finish of any kind in the Opulence pull down faucet. They do offer what they call "distressed nickel" in some of their models but Opulence isnt one of them. From the pictures in the catalog the nickel finish is much darker than the stainless. As others have commented it does look as if their stainless would come as close to matching stainless appliances as anything else in their catalog. I hope this helps some. From what Ive read in many of the discussion groups I follow, they do honor their warranty very well.
beekeeperswife
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14 years ago
faucetman886--so do you think I should keep Danze in the "running". The posts above by nalcar & cocontom scare me. The last thing I want is a potfiller failing!

Would you recommend Grohe or something else? Or should I just go with the Danze?

Now I really am losing my mind.
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FYI if you change from Danze - I have had two plumbers tell me avoid Price Pfister, even though I liked their designs better than the others, because the quality is not that good. What about Jado?
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Danze is known for its high style and reasonable price. When asked about this or any other brand I always reply that you get what you pay for i.e. you can many times get a great looking Danze fixture for 50% of the cost of a high end fixture like Grohe. I also believe you have to look at how long will you be using this fixture or staying in this home? If not forever why spend the money on Grohe when if all things failed including Danze's guarantee you could still go out and buy another one and probably not spend as much as you would for some others. With that said I have a Grohe Bridgeford pull down(replaced the worst Kohler ever made) and love it and always kiddingly tell people I drive a Mercedes (a very old one) and so I like German things so I bought the Grohe. As far as other brands at reasonable costs I feel that quality and guarnatee wise Moen is hard to beat. They have since 1985 had a lifetime guarnatee and I read at least once per week where they have replaced an entire faucet for someone that was so old parts couldnt be gotten for it. Thats hard to beat. For a good price comparison on several brands, someone else mentioned National Builders Supply, and in interest of fairness Ive made no secret that I know the owners personally(really nice folks) and they own another online site called "danze factory outlet" I think. If nothing else the NBS website will give you the chance to look at most every brand from Danze to Grohe and everything in between whether you buy anything from them or not. I hope this helps.

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