20 Stylish Kitchen Faucet Design Ideas

This is hardware made easy, folks. Get ideas flowing for your own space with inspiration and pro-level details from some of the cleverest (and loveliest) kitchens around.

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July 30, 2021

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A Necessary Accessory

Consider your kitchen sink faucet to be the final, necessary accessory to your kitchen design. This space may sometimes get overlooked, but as it is essential to every kitchen and is used multiple times a day, don't forget to give your kitchen sink its own design moment.

From: Casagrande Studio

Black Tie Basin

Isn’t it handy when your kitchen is so luxe that inviting guests to join in with prep makes you the life of the party? The buttery gold faucet on this dramatic black marble island complements the hardware on the barn door behind it (your kitchen faucet matches your bedroom door hardware, right?) and the lamp on the occasional table in the living room.

From: Caitlin Murray

Modern Moment

This open-plan San Francisco kitchen (and the chic contemporary sitting area beyond it) are all about sleek, streamlined surfaces. Its architectural, articulating faucet (the Kohler Karbon, now something of a collector’s item) has the sort of detailing one would expect on an accessory like the floor lamp in that sitting area. Its tubes pivot at three points for maximum maneuverability, and its silhouette is truly unique.

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From: Martin Kobus

Subtle Luxury

This old-school Shaws apron-front sink (that is, the original fireclay apron-front sink) and the lovely herringbone backsplash beyond it call for an elegant accompaniment that will complement rather than overshadow. Designer Lindsay Chambers chose a Rohl double bridge faucet with lever handles and side spray in a polished chrome finish.

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From: Lindsay Chambers

Dark and Handsome

Cool blue cabinets, smooth concrete countertops and a driftwood-toned backsplash set the stage for a crisp centerpiece in this color blocked space. Its electroplated black chrome Astra Walker faucet is just the star it deserves.

From: Becky Shea Design

Hip to Be Squared

From the wood-wrapped white kitchen island and geometric cabinet hardware to the angular dining table and the framed chalk board, dramatic geometry is the name of the game in this modern kitchen. An oversized industrial faucet adds a contrasting curve to the room’s right angles at the stainless steel countertop’s main sink, and the L-shaped spout of a classic Grohe Minta faucet crowns the task sink in the island.

Edgy Elegance

This contemporary kitchen features navy cabinets and white floating shelves, all tied together with gold hardware and sconces. For a more traditional twist, the oil rubbed bronze kitchen sink faucet and pot filler complement the black countertops and range.

From: Kimberlee Gorsline

Golden Gooseneck

Ready for a mouthful of interior-design terminology? This beauty is a deck-mounted brass bridge gooseneck faucet with curved legs and lever handles. While we aren’t entirely sure where it comes from, we would note that you can get pretty darn close to the look with a hand-forged fixture from Moroccan kitchen-and-bath-fittings artisans.

From: Kapito Muller Interiors

Mixed Metals

From the framed art to the sleek cabinet fixtures and the trio of tubular pendants, there’s quite a bit of warm, linear hardware in this Tribeca pied-a-terre’s kitchen. The steel, deck-mounted gooseneck faucet on the island’s sink marks the beginning of the transition to the rest of the apartment’s cool grays and is a welcome pop of contrast.

From: Darci Hether

City Pretty

Minimalist luxury reigns supreme in this Atlanta kitchen, where tessellating white tiles add subtle texture to the backsplash, a slab of marble tops the island and a brushed brass faucet with a pull-down head arcs into the sink. A slim, architectural style, like this one, feels both rich and unfussy.

From: WAKE + LOOM

Space-Age Spout

The unassuming matte black Kohler faucet mounted in this black-and-white kitchen’s island is both a solid style choice and a sous chef from the future. Activated by voice command, it’ll dispense measured amounts of water (it also pairs beautifully with that ultra-durable matte black sink).

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From: Tiffany Brooks

Shipshape Sink

Styled to resemble industrial equipment with rugged nuts and bolts, this two handle, pull-down, chrome finish Delta Broderick faucet completes the look of the dark butcher-block countertop in a nautically-inspired kitchen.

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From: Brian Patrick Flynn

Sharing the Spotlight

With a navy herringbone backsplash, vintage-inspired barstools, baby blue industrial pendants and cabinetry that carries all the way up to the molding, this kitchen is full of design moments — and its faucet’s only real job (other than dispensing water, of course) is to blend in without overwhelming the eye. Offering a minimal silhouette and a chrome finish that complements the space’s stainless-steel appliances, it does just that.

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From: Brian Patrick Flynn

Classic Faucet Style

Less is more at the apron-front sink in this gorgeous, white-on-white kitchen. The faucet’s high-arc gooseneck and curvaceous bridge and lever handles — along with a gracious breakfast tray and a pair of magnolia branches — are all the adornment it needs.

From: Jordan Shifrin

Beauty in Black

Matte black fixtures, like this deck-mounted, single-hole gooseneck faucet and undermounted sink, complement this cabin kitchen’s boho style.

From: Brian Patrick Flynn

Vintage Spigot

Chosen to complement the Old World look of the butcher-block island, this artisan-inspired, oil-rubbed bronze bar and prep faucet is both a handy tool and a conversation piece. Along with the diminutive under-mounted sink, it’s meant to serve as a task station rather than a kitchen’s principle washing space.

From: Tiffany Brooks

Charming and Nostalgic

This proper vintage drop-in farmhouse sink — complete with a high back to support its retrofitted widespread bridge faucet with retro ceramic-faced cross handles and a side sprayer — is not a bargain. That said, it single-handedly (two-handedly?) establishes the rustic character of its kitchen, and it’ll last forever.

From: Stephanie Hatten

Window of Opportunity

One certainly could pair this apron-front Shaws sink with a brass faucet that matched the cabinet hardware beneath it, but this matte black faucet creates visual interest. This Massachusetts kitchen’s designer opted for a black gooseneck bridge faucet, soap dispenser and side sprayer that coordinate with the window’s frame.

From: Kristina Crestin

Art Deco Drama

How does a kitchen faucet hold its own in the company of mirrored subway tile, a trio of globe pendants and insouciant art? With traditional curves, a gooseneck and an oil-rubbed bronze finish that pops against a marble peninsula and gives it the look of modern sculpture, of course.

From: Corine Maggio

Strong Silhouette

This masculine, modern-rustic kitchen island one calls for a sink and fixture that echos its angles. This matte black, semi-professional, single-lever handle faucet and cast-iron undermounted black sink does the job perfectly. (We love how the squared-off shape of its arc frames the high-contrast hardware on the living room windows beyond it.)

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From: Brian Patrick Flynn

Perfect Pair

If your Kitchen cabinets, appliances, countertops and accessories don’t seem to call out for a complementary faucet, don’t despair. You can always pair one — spectacularly — with a chandelier.

From: Corine Maggio