ᐅ Experiences with black fixtures and limescale?

Tolentino schrieb:

Although fittings are not really set in stone.

In all single-family homes I know of, fittings were only replaced during bathroom renovations.

We decided to leave them as they are.

Schimi1791 schrieb:

We disposed of ours during renovation one year ago. However, they were still color-coded with green and purple. I hope that’s okay!

@Tolentino I hope you’re not assuming that having a water softener completely prevents stains? A typical water softener basically exchanges calcium for sodium. The mineral content doesn’t actually decrease significantly, so there are still deposits. They just don’t adhere as firmly as calcium buildup.

No, I was aware of that. But also that they are easier to clean.

OWLer schrieb:

In all the single-family homes I know, faucets have only been replaced during bathroom renovations.

We left them as they were.

I was more referring to the ease of replacement. I’m also aware that faucets are usually replaced quite rarely.
But the point was that after a few years, you might just get tired of the look, or it becomes outdated to the point that you don’t feel like having them anymore or even feel embarrassed by them. And then it’s relatively easy to replace faucets...

Tolentino schrieb:

Fixtures are not really permanent. Compared to tiles or wallpaper, the effort to replace them is relatively low...

That’s why I wrote "relatively fixed." It can be changed, but it’s not done frequently. Of course, decorative tiles or subway tiles are more difficult to replace.

Tolentino schrieb:

man

The word "man" is capitalized and spelled with two n’s in German. Or did you mean "wer" (who) cleans?

Tolentino schrieb:

But the point was that after a few years you get tired of it, or it becomes so outdated that you just don’t feel like it anymore.

Maybe one should simply question their taste: are you doing it because it’s currently considered stylish, or because you genuinely like it?

Of course, every day on Pinterest and similar sites you see the mainstream uniformity... gray tiles, sheepskin on plastic chairs that are otherwise very cold... fashion doesn’t stop at the bathroom either.

I really like it!

But personally, I hesitate to have something in a striking or inconspicuous style that everyone else has. For fittings, a striking style would stand out because chrome, with its proven reliability, tends to recede into the background. It’s like white enamel—you just don’t question it.
In short: some stylish decorative elements make the bathroom “shine,” and I’d accept the option of a later (expensive) replacement or more frequent cleaning.

I’m sure that soon (in a few years) gray flooring will no longer be popular, and the industrial and minimalist styles will be replaced by cozier furnishings. Neither harsh white-black contrasts (fittings/sanitary ware) nor colorlessness will be desired.

But fashion is also made to be followed if you like it. Otherwise, you would decorate your home completely without passion and boringly.

In our case, it’s actually almost a 50:50 split, so I was referring to the generic “one.” And actually, I wasn’t speaking for myself. I do find black fixtures quite stylish and didn’t know they were considered mainstream or trendy. Before I discovered HGTV for myself late last year, they even seemed rather unusual and new to me.

In fact, I also think it can’t be that mainstream yet if most manufacturers only offer one or two models in that color. Although, the fact that even Aldi and Lidl sell black fixtures is a sign of that. Anyway, we’ll have black fixtures, at least in the bathroom. In the kitchen, it might be copper or gold, depending on which side my wife wakes up on the day we buy the kitchen. It’s actually funny that she gets to decide that, considering that cleaning the kitchen is actually my responsibility...