The kitchen is perhaps the most discussed room of the house when it comes to custom home design and that’s for good reason. The kitchen isn’t just a place for cooking dinner, but it truly is the heart of the home. It’s the place where your kids sit while they do their homework. It’s the space where friends will congregate for chit chat, wine in hand, as you add the final touches to a holiday recipe. The kitchen is where you and your spouse will make weekend plans over breakfast, or trade stories about your days while pasta boils and the scent of garlic and tomatoes wafts through the air. Your kitchen must be comfortable, stylish, and most importantly, functional. This is where the question of the pot filler comes in. Do you need one?
Yes! Okay, well, no, you certainly don’t need one, but you also don’t need a dishwasher and you don’t need a wrap-around porch and you don’t need a walk-in closet in the owner's retreat. A pot filler is one of those miracle inventions of modern plumbing that just makes your custom home that much more fantastic and makes each day in your kitchen that much better. Ultimately, adding a pot filler to your new kitchen comes down to two concerns: functionality and form.
First, let’s tackle functionality. It’s impossible to deny the help that a pot filler can give you. Sure, you can carry a pot of water from the sink to your range, but why do that when you don’t have to? Filling a large soup pot with water to boil a family-sized spaghetti dinner can not only take a bit of time, but leaves you with a heavy vessel to carry across the kitchen floor. There simply isn’t any reason to add any more stress or work to your day. It’s only a small convenience to be able to add a bit of water to a soup stock without going back and forth to the sink, but these small moments of convenience all add up over time. These moments are the reasons why so many other kitchen conveniences have been created over the years. Dishwashers, electric kettles, or instant hot water taps, programmable coffee makers, electric mixers, microwaves, spiralizers. The list goes on and on when it comes to kitchen conveniences as it is a place where moments matter.
Each kitchen convenience adds a bit of time that can be spent on the things that matter most. Time that can be spent watching your toddler as they sit at your kitchen island drawing you a picture or time that can be spent double checking that you didn’t miss any spices in your dad’s famous chili recipe. The less that you run back and forth throughout your kitchen, the more efficient that it is laid out, the happier your life will be. Trust us.
Now, let’s tackle form. Pot fillers, for one reason or another, have become a kitchen accent that screams “luxury”. There is something about a perfectly designed faucet folded back against your kitchen backsplash that tells people that this is a thoughtfully designed, high-end, custom kitchen. A pot filler provides a real “wow-factor” when people take a peek at your perfectly designed kitchen. You might even think of it as an investment as it is one of those little touches that can subliminally raise the value of your home if and when the time comes to sell, and believe us when we tell you it’s an item you’ll certainly include in your next custom home as well.
“Our old home already had a pot filler when we moved in. I’ll admit, I thought it was a silly feature at first, but by the time we were looking to build a custom home for our next move, it was one of those silly things that I brought up in our very first discussion about our new kitchen. There is just something about having a pot filler that brings a smile to my day.” - Adam, Schumacher Homeowner
As design matters, and always will, there is good reason to choose the timeless design of Delta Pot Filler, one of our personal favorites. Available in two styles - a sleek contemporary model and one with traditional lines - Delta Pot Fillers are an easy and obvious choice for taking your kitchen finish to new heights. Both of their designs are available in a variety of finishes like classic stainless steel and polished nickel or you can accent your kitchen accessories with modern tones like Venetian Bronze, Matte Black, or Champagne Bronze. Finishes can be selected to match your sink faucet, or you can look to contrast with other metals, highlighting your custom backsplash or cabinets.
No matter what you end up choosing, we believe that you’ll enjoy having a pot filler in your new kitchen as it is one of those finishing touches that not only looks great, but makes your life a bit easier, leaving you more time to enjoy the entirety of your new custom home.
About Schumacher Homes
Schumacher Homes, based in Canton, Ohio, is America’s largest custom homebuilder, with operations in 32 markets in 14 states across the country. The National Housing Quality award winning company has built over 19,000 homes, customized to fit each family’s lifestyle, since its founding by Paul Schumacher in 1992. Schumacher Homes takes each customer’s inspiration and gives it a home. Each Schumacher Homes location includes a one-stop shopping design studio and model homes displaying the latest in architectural and product trends. Stop in today, be inspired and receive your no obligation price quote.