How to Choose the Best Kitchen Faucet by Lifestyle
Choosing the best kitchen faucet for your needs or for the needs of those who will be buying or renting the homes you’re building involves a mix of research and psychology. With the proper area statistics in order to know your target market’s geographic makeup and a little psychology in order to understand which lifestyle category those in your target market will likely fall into, you’ll have step one sorted. At that point, you can move to step two – to use this guide to decide which type or types of kitchen faucets are best for each lifestyle category. Step three is the easiest one of all, reach out to your Pioneer sales representative to build a specification package or visit our Where to Buy page to put your newly found knowledge into action for yourself or for your building.
The Soirée Lifestyle
Those who love to entertain and cook, the kitchen is the hub of the party. Chef hostesses/hosts are adept at timing and multitasking. They can effortlessly carry on a conversation or two while chopping veggies, pre-heating the oven and rolling croissants. Because they like to have people over and are extroverts, generally speaking, a clean house and cleaning-while-you-cook are important as a tidy space helps guests feel at ease.
Faucets for the Soirée Lifestyle
It’s a little-disputed fact that kitchen islands are highly sought-after amongst chef hosts. An island with at least one sink and faucet, and sometimes two, is important. There must be a main faucet and optionally, a prep sink and prep faucet, depending on space and budget. The main kitchen faucet should have a high pull-down spout in order to fit pots and pans underneath it, and a powerful spray to power off food to speed clean-up. It must stand up to being pulled over and over and over without losing its ability to spring back and switch effortlessly from spray to steady stream. The kitchen faucet of those who fall into the soirée lifestyle must also be beautiful – a graceful centerpiece in a gorgeous kitchen because the kitchen is as much a part of the party as the company and food. Bonus feature: for added convenience, its best to choose finishes that resist fingerprints such as brushed gold or nickel, or that have a sensor to activate them hands-free. One of Pioneer’s top picks for this category is the Olympia Single Handle Pre-Rinse Spring Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet Model K-5045 from the Accent Collection.
The 15-Minute Meal Lifestyle
The next category in our guide is the opposite of the Soiree Lifestyle, the 15-Minute Meal Lifestyle. In this category are those who are exceptionally busy or who simply don’t care to spend a lot of time making meals. They don’t tend to throw parties more involved than inviting a few close friends or family over for snacks while watching the game. Although those in the 15-Minute-Meal Lifestyle may enjoy attending dinner parties, they won’t be one to throw one in their own homes. Meals are best kept quick and easy in their minds and the time spent on cleanup should never be longer than the time spent on making food. If cooking for themselves, they might decide to skip it altogether and instead have a sandwich or a bowl of cereal for dinner. In a nutshell, their kitchens will be used less and for different reasons than our first category.
Faucets for the 15-Minute Meal Lifestyle
A powerful, no-fuss faucet is best for those who would rather not be in the kitchen in the first place. Choose one that limits unneeded features, but that is always ready for a super-quick clean-up. Faucets with a single handle and powerful spray mode are ideal. A pull-down sprayer head with a long reach of 9 or so inches and a swivel spout will allow a person to spray off everything in the sink in one go. If the faucet also has a minimalist design, even better. A faucet like this, for example, the Pioneer Single Handle Pre-Rinse Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet Model 2MT270 from the Motegi Collection, is ideal for those in the 15-Minute Meal Lifestyle category. They may or may not notice, but this faucet is also beautiful!
The Growing Family Lifestyle
In the Growing Family Lifestyle category are those who are also very busy, but with small children, school-aged children, or pre-teens. As parents of children who need to be taken to sports team practices, school events, piano classes, and other extracurricular activities, the evening hours are more often than not a time to eat quickly before rushing out the door. Meals consist of more than a bowl of cereal, as making sure a hot, somewhat nutritious meal is served is a priority, but if that can be accomplished quickly, it will be. And, because children can be messy and hard on faucets, fixtures, and nearly everything else in a kitchen, those in the Growing Family Lifestyle may even place durability above form and finish.
Faucets for the Growing Family Lifestyle
A faucet that helps a parent keep children and the kitchen clean, safe, as free as possible from the spread of germs, and in good working order is best for those in this category. Look for one with an excellent warranty and solid brass construction with a ceramic disc for smooth operation. A single lever is best in case a parent or caregiver is holding a small child while operating the faucet and, like the first category, choose a finish that resists fingerprints, but also look for one that can take misuse without showing scratches or breaking down. We suggest a faucet with a brushed finish, preferably also with a PVD coating. As a bonus, choose a faucet that turns on and off with a sensor to stop the spread of germs and keep the area clean. A temperature regulator is also useful or simply keep the hot water heater temperature set to a safe temperature. One kitchen faucet that checks every box for the Growing Family Lifestyle is the Olympia Single Handle Touchless Sensor Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet Model 5020-TL from the i2 Collection.
Wrapping it All Up
As a trusted supplier of faucets and fixtures for over 100 years, Pioneer, Central Brass, and Olympia are here for you. Embrace the benefits of quality, product availability, and shipping speed by partnering with Pioneer. Enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing your project is in good hands and transform your project or home with these beautiful and exceptionally durable kitchen faucets. All are backed by a best-in-the-industry warranty, are easy to install, and will stand the test of time.
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