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Surf the Next Wave of Bathroom Style with California Faucets’ New Single Handle Wall Mount Collection

A stylish alternative to deck mount faucets, the single handle design offers a refreshingly cool, streamlined look for today’s popular space-saving wall mount designs


(Huntington Beach, CA, March 29, 2023) California Faucets expands on its already robust collection of Wall Mount lavatory faucets with its most minimalist designs yet. The new Single Handle Wall Mount Lavatory Faucets pack big style into a leaner package while conserving valuable countertop space. Designers looking to catch the next epic style wave can now find one of these sleek single handle designs in every one of the company’s faucet series. With designs ranging from traditional and transitional to industrial and contemporary, the only limit is your imagination.

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California Faucets Expands Kitchen Collection with New Squeeze Handle Designs

Two new looks—complete with coordinating kitchen accessories—join a treasure trove of designer choices for the ultimate in customization

(Huntington Beach, CA, March 7, 2023) California Faucets unveils two new ergonomic squeeze handle designs for its popular Kitchen Collection. While Descanso Works offers a fresh take on industrial chic style, La Spezia boasts a cantilevered contemporary design. The new styles mean even more choices for those looking to add a “semi-pro” flavor and to personalize their luxury kitchen. Continue reading

Dancing in the Rain: California Faucets Debuts New Ultra-Thin Contemporary Showerheads

Available in both round and square styles, the new larger size expands on the company’s already robust collection of ultra-thin rain showerheads

(Huntington Beach, CA, February 8, 2023) California Faucets announces the expansion of its popular Ultra-Thin Showerhead series with new 16-inch Contemporary options. The new showerheads are larger in diameter for a fuller more generous spray that envelopes you like rain. Exceptionally thin and presented in two shapes—a geometric square design or a more curvaceous round option—the larger showerheads satisfy users desire for style as well as a sumptuous spa-like shower, while bringing a sense of modern elegance to the bath.

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California Faucets Presents the Doheny™ Series by Christopher Grubb

With a unique banding detail that allows for split finishes, Doheny makes dynamic use of the octagon—a shape revered throughout history

(Huntington Beach, CA, January 31, 2023) California Faucets unveils the Doheny Series, one of two new bath faucets created in collaboration with award-winning interior and product designer Christopher Grubb. Characterized by its unique octagon shape, Doheny calls to mind the historical architecture of castles, monuments, and cathedrals, as well as more recent Art Deco and Mid-Century designs. A striking band detail around Doheny’s handle adds depth and texture while offering designers and homeowners the option of creating a split-finish look. But the freedom to customize doesn’t stop there. With 25-plus artisan finishes to choose from, the possible color combinations are endless.

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California Faucets Unveils Ultra-Thin Showerhead with a Traditional Twist

Easy to clean and available in an abundance of artisan-applied finishes, the solid brass showerhead elegantly blends classic style with streamlined modern design

(Huntington Beach, CA, January 17, 2023) “Ultra-slim” and “traditional” aren’t phrases you hear used together very often. But California Faucets brings a new twist to classic design. Their new traditionally styled ultra-thin showerhead features familiar shapes traditional style enthusiasts will appreciate, but in a super-slim, 1-inch-thin design. The new option adds a touch of elegance to today’s spa-inspired baths while giving designers, architects, and homeowners even more choices for creating luxuriously personalized spaces.

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California Faucets Launches Humorous Pixar-Style Video: “California Chameleon”

Starring a cute chameleon who tries to mimic the vast variety finishes available from California Faucets, the amusing video both educates and entertains

(Huntington Beach, CA, December 15, 2022) What happens when a curious color-changing chameleon meets up with the myriad artisan finishes offered by California Faucets? Can he keep up? This is the storyline in California Faucets’ newest Pixar-style marketing video: California Chameleon. From the award-winning team who also created viral videos starring dancing tub-fillers and singing faucets, California Chameleon entertains while educating designers and homeowners on the company’s unique ability to customize faucets with 25-plus artisan finishes.

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California Faucets Vice President of Sales Steven Weinberg Inducted into DPHA’s Council of Fellows

Recognized for his outstanding achievements and dedication to the plumbing industry, Weinberg joins an exclusive group of honorees in the decorative plumbing and hardware industry

(Huntington Beach, CA, December 7, 2022) Longtime plumbing industry veteran and California Faucets Vice President of Sales Steven Weinberg was recently inducted into the Decorative Plumbing and Hardware Association’s (DPHA) Council of Fellows. The Council recognizes those whose achievements reflect the organization’s tradition of innovation and defying convention, representing some of the best minds in the organization and in the decorative plumbing and hardware industry.

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California Faucets Presents the Trousdale™ Series by Christopher Grubb

Part transitional, part timeless traditional, Trousdale’s elegant fluting detail echoes the power, grace, and majesty of architectural columns


(Huntington Beach, CA, November 30, 2022) California Faucets unveils the Trousdale™ Series, one of two new bath faucets created in collaboration with award-winning interior designer Christopher Grubb. Trousdale’s elegantly fluted spout base, handles, and accessories represent the same rhythm and symmetry as architectural columns used throughout history. Paired with either cross or lever handles, Trousdale harmoniously blends with a variety of design styles, infusing modern luxury into virtually any bath.

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California Faucets Proudly Unveils the Christopher Grubb Bath Collection

Featuring two distinctive new faucet designs, the collection marks the company’s first bath faucet series created in collaboration with an award-winning interior designer

(Huntington Beach, CA, October 11, 2022) California Faucets presents the Christopher Grubb Bath Collection—the company’s first faucet design series created alongside an interior designer. Grubb, an award-winning interior designer, television and radio personality, on-air host, educator, and product designer,  infuses his signature architectural-inspired style into two classically elegant looks. Featuring the column-inspired Trousdale™ Series and the Doheny™ Series, which makes dynamic use of octagonal shapes and split finishes, the collection brings a fresh new take on transitional and contemporary styling, infusing modern luxury into a wide range of bath environments.

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California Faucets Raises the Bar on Style

Extensive new line of single-hole faucets featuring a sleek side-handle, two height options, and a multitude of handle designs means streamlined beauty for the bar sink and beyond

(Huntington Beach, CA, September 29, 2022) California Faucets presents its most robust and complete lineup of bar faucets to date. Featuring a simplified single-hole design, convenient side handle with 25 handle options to choose from, and two available sizes, there is a perfectly coordinated bar faucet for virtually every kitchen and bath series the company offers. An alternative to bulkier lever handles typically used for single-hole faucets, the side handle is positioned close to the stem, making the unobtrusive profile ideal for bar sinks, prep sinks, powder rooms, or anywhere space is a premium.

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California Faucets New Decorative Hardware Program Delivers the Perfect Match

The company turns finding the perfect finish match for faucets with decorative hardware into an art form with a top-to-bottom program complete with appliance pulls

(Huntington Beach, CA, August 31, 2022) California Faucets is now one of the few kitchen and bath faucet manufacturers with a full assortment of hardware, making it easy for designers and homeowners alike to create the perfect match. Drawing from its signature solid brass and expansive array of artisan finishes, the company’s complete lineup—including appliance pulls—features everything needed for a perfectly coordinated kitchen and/or bath.

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Descanso Works™ Expands Flexibility of California Faucets Industrial-inspired Series

The addition of two new handle designs enhances the original Descanso® Series style and offers fun, new options for customizing

(Huntington Beach, CA, July 26, 2022) California Faucets has expanded on its popular Descanso® Bath Collection with Descanso Works™. The spinoff collection features two cool new handle options that further complement the industrial vibe of this flexible series. With ergonomic Wheel handles and vintage Lever handles evoking the industrial era of the 1930’s and 40’s, Descanso is even more versatile, giving designers and homeowners alike yet another way to personalize the bath.

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California Faucets Takes Popular Rincon Bay Series to New Heights

New high arc spout option adds dimension to the versatile transitional-meets-Art Deco series

(Huntington Beach, CA, June 29, 2022) California Faucets’ timelessly elegant Rincon Bay Series of bath faucets gets a style boost with a new high spout option. The 8-3/8” tall, high-arc spout is in dramatic contrast to the original design’s low, aerodynamic spout and brings even more flexibility and versatility to the popular series. With options such as softly rounded cross handles and cylinder escutcheons that blend traditional and Art Deco, the sophisticated Rincon Bay series has the unique ability to shine in a wide range of bath motifs, from traditional to contemporary.

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Designers Select California Faucets for Pasadena Showcase House of Design

Annual event restored a century-old English Tudor to raise money for arts programs and grants


(Huntington Beach, CA, June 16, 2022) California Faucets was honored to once again have products featured in the celebrated Pasadena Showcase House of Design project. The show home is an annual event for The Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts, dating back to 1965, that helps to raise funds for the organization’s music programs, gifts, and grants. This year’s project was a thoughtful remodel of a stately 1905 English Tudor in South Pasadena’s Greene & Greene neighborhood. A handful of designers reimagined the interior spaces and landscaping while remaining true to the community’s historic origins.

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California Faucets’ Single Handle Tub Filler Wins Prestigious Good Design® Award

Sleeker, more streamlined high flow rate tub filler recognized for innovative ability to fill a large tub in record time

(Huntington Beach, CA, April 28, 2022) California Faucets has been recognized for innovation and cutting-edge design with a 2021 Good Design® Award. The award program organized by The Chicago Athenaeum to honor industry leaders in design and manufacturing recently announced the 2021 winners, which includes California Faucets’ High Flow Rate Single Handle Tub Filler. With a flow rate previously only available in two-leg styles, the new, streamlined single-hole solid brass tub fillers not only look sleek and elegant, but they’re also efficient enough to fill a large tub in a record-breaking less than four minutes.
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California Faucets Elevates Luxury Bath Design with Vessel Faucets

The collection of wall-mounted designs speaks to today’s re-emerging trend while adding a sense of timeless style and spaciousness

(Huntington Beach, CA, April 21, 2022) Long popular in commercial settings such as boutique hotels and restaurants, vessel faucets, also known as wall-mounted faucets, are taking hold as one of today’s most popular statement-making looks in residential baths. And it’s no wonder. Vessel faucets help to save space on cluttered vanity tops, make countertops easier to clean, and add a unique design aesthetic to the bath.

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Custom Luxury Shower Leader California Faucets Now Offers Pre-Configured StyleTherm® Kits

The kits enable busy designers and consumers alike to choose a look from the company’s most popular series without having to custom-select every detail


Huntington Beach, CA, March 11, 2022) While known as the interior designer’s source for customizing the ideal personalized shower environment, California Faucets now also offers pre-configured kits for its StyleTherm®Shower Systems. The new kits make their most popular designs even more accessible to designers and consumers alike, who now have the option of choosing from the company’s most popular series. The pre-selected looks enable the ordering of everything needed for a luxury shower in one single transaction.
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The Next Evolution of the Bathroom Sink Drain, California Faucets’ ZeroDrain® Transforms this Humble Necessity Beyond the Mere Utilitarian

Destined to become the new standard in bathroom sink drains, ZeroDrain offers sleek aesthetics, easy installation, and a virtually clog-free experience

(Huntington Beach, CA, January 5, 2022) California Faucets has revolutionized the future of the bathroom sink drain. Winner of multiple international design awards, the streamlined ZeroDrain® offers a more design-friendly appeal over outdated rod-and-clip drain designs. With no unsightly protruding plunger, ZeroDrain is easy to install and even easier to clean. ZeroDrain’s patented user-friendly design helps to minimize bathroom sink clogs, allowing homeowners to avoid pouring harmful chemicals—and money for expensive plumbing repairs—down the drain.

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California Faucets’ Libretto Single Lever Faucet Blends Geometric Shapes in Perfect Harmony

Featuring a cylindrical body poetically paired with a rectangular spout, Libretto brings a softer side to today’s modern bath design

(Huntington Beach, CA, September 9, 2021) The latest addition to California Faucets’ popular European-inspired “E” collection, Libretto hits all the right notes in today’s coveted modern style of décor. Clean and minimal with a twist, the single lever faucet blends lines and curves, bringing out the softer side of contemporary design. With a unique rectangular spout, the solid brass faucet delivers water in a vertical sheet for a cool “waterfall” effect, enhancing a sense of spa-like luxury. Available in two sizes and 28-plus artisan finishes, Libretto adds a warm touch to sleek, modern bath designs.

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California Faucets’ D Street Bath Collection Reimagines Modern Flexibility with a Textural Twist

Highly customizable beach-city inspired series boasts mix-and-match spout styles, handle choices, textured inserts and dozens of luxurious finishes


(Huntington Beach, CA, August 3, 2021) California Faucets presents their most customizable bath series to date. The new D Street modular bath collection pays homage to the casual-yet-modern D Street community in Encinitas. Like its namesake surf town, the collection mixes fun and funky elements, such as smooth, knurled, or carbon fiber inserts with modern style spouts and handles. The result is an eclectic combination that adds personality to today’s transitional and contemporary bathrooms.

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