Danze Faucet Review and Shower head
Receiving this faucet has instigated an enormous project. I had initially planned to just replace the faucet in my master bathroom. Only, I am a huge dummy and failed to look under the counter…
You’ll notice that there are FIVE holes drilled into this counter top. 🙁 So, I have the option of replacing the counter, or putting the faucet—the Sonora Two Handle, widespread in Brushed Nickle (D304554BN)— I received for review into a different bathroom. I chose the latter.
This bathroom has been haunting me for months. It’s one of those projects I would just like to pretend doesn’t exist. But, I have acknowledged the task thanks to this review opportunity and have begun tackling this remodeling project. So far, as with most DIY remodel projects in my home, there has been some hideous problem every step of the way. :/
Okay, so this bathroom is first and foremost, ugly. You can see in the reflection that there is a very old green tub with pink tile on one side of the room. I have no idea how to even work with that. So for now, I am just attacking this half of the room, in hopes that I will be able to get a pretty claw foot tub to eventually replace the existing one.
So, I have to 1. get rid of the old cracking wall mirror 2. remove gross vanity 3. remove what’s left of the wallpaper 4. paint walls 5. install new vanity and faucet. There are many more steps to follow, but for now this is as far as I’ve gotten.
Because this mirror is cracking from behind, removal isn’t too stressful. If I were trying to get it off the wall without breaking it, that would be awful. But because it’s garbage anyway, I am just going to break it off the wall.
In the picture below, you can see that it is cracking where the adhesive meets the back of the glass. This is happening all over the mirror.
Now, I’ve never had to do this before, so I put on what looked like a Haz-Mat suit and some other safety items.
I decided I didn’t want the entire mirror to come crumbling down on top of me so I put duct tape all over it in a grid-like pattern.
I then decided I better get the vanity out of the way before smashing the mirror.
I wish I would have gotten video of me trying to break this mirror. I was so scared. It was ridiculous. At first I was really a total wuss about it and just sort of tapped it with a hammer. When nothing happened I got a little braver. (It just figures—if I weren’t trying to break it, it would have shattered, but because I’m actually trying to destroy it, it’s freaking indestructible.) But in the end, it took a guy to help me. 🙁 I called in reinforcements and Ben and I got the job done. It was such a mess. Tiny shards of glass were everywhere. It took sweeping, vacuuming and hand washing (in that order) about four times to get it all up. But the duct tape did keep large pieces from falling and shattered even more.
Now that the mirror is off the wall, we had to scrape what was left of the adhesive and repair the wall; which turns out is plaster. I didn’t know that! 🙁 So instead of sanding the walls until I create a small desert, I decided I’m going to just go with that look. I purchased Venetian Plaster. So, now I don’t have to worry too much about the walls looking flawless because they will be textured. But that wallpaper does have to come down… that seriously felt like it took 100 years. I used Dif and followed all the instructions but I think because that wallpaper was like a million years old, it just didn’t want to come down. It came off one tiny little piece at a time…
I went ahead and slapped up the Venetian Plaster creating a textured look, only to discover I hate the color. So I found a pain color I like and painted over it. (I’m so fed up at this point that I forgot to take pics. My apologies.)
But now that the room is painted/plastered, I am ready to install my new vanity with under-mount sink and new faucet! FINALLY! 😀
After taking the faucet out the box, I realized I need help. The instructions were fairly easy to follow but I need an extra set of strong hands to get the job done.
I’ll spare you all the details of how many other problems we came across–this is an older home–need I say more?
I still have a lot to do in the room, but this faucet is gorgeous!
Danze Faucet
My favorite part is probably the drain. You just push it like a button and it pops up to drain or pushes in to fill. The handles are extremely smooth and glide easily on and off.
I like the Pressure Manifold™ & Air Injection Technology.
I like the 40 easy clean jets
I like the 40 easy clean jets
I like that it uses 20% less water.
Would love to have this!!
I like the water saving feature where it saves 20% of water consumption.
Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure.
Uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead
I think the shower head in our bathroom came over on the Mayflower. We sure could use one that uses less water and is more eco friendly.
I like that it optimizes water intensity even at low pressure.
I like that it uses 20% less water.
I like that it Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure.
Great styles they have!!
I like the 40 easy clean jets
I like that it optimizes water intensity even at low pressure.
My water pressure isn’t the best, so I like that it optimizes the water intensity even at low pressure.
I like that it uses less water than the usual shower head. And your renovation already looks wonderful!
Uses 20% less water than standard shower heads!
I love that it optimizes water intensity even at low pressure.
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It optimizes water intensity even at low pressure and uses 20% less water.
Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure..
I like that it uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead flowing at 2.5 gpm.
Uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead flowing at 2.5 gpm.
Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure.
i love that it uses 20% less water than most shower heads
Uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead flowing at 2.5 gpm.
my favorite feature is that it Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure.
I like that it conserves water while still optimizing water intensity.
It Saves Water, and it’s beautiful!!!
i like how it optimizes water intensity.
Uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead flowing at 2.5 gpm.
Wow Jen. That was quite some undertaking but it sure looks like it was worth it. Your new cabinet and sink look great and your faucet’s beautiful. Can’t wait to see it all finished. I grew up with a pink and green tile bathroom too.
Hugs…Tracy
I like that it uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead.
the pressure!
Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure
I like how it saves water!!
i like that it uses 20% less water than traditional showerheads
I like that it uses less water than our showerhead at home!
I like that it optimizes water intensity even at low pressure. We have low pressure occasionally and it’s so annoying!
It uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead. I love the countertop you chose for your bathroom. Dont forget to sjow pics of the finished room
The bathroom remodel story sounds like most of my projects.
I love that it has 40 jets and uses 20% less water
I like that it optimizes water intensity even at low pressure.
I like that it uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead flowing at 2.5 gpm.
I like that it has 40 easy clean jets
I like that it optimizes water pressure and meets EPA criteria 🙂
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I love that it has 40 easy clean jets!
love the feature that it comes in bronze!!
my favorite is the 40 jets sprayer”
That is uses less water than the one we have now which is very old.
Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure.
I like that it optimizes water pressure
I like the 40 easy clean jets.
I like the fact that it uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead flowing at 2.5 gpm.
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I like the high efficiency
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I like the fact theat it uses 20% less water
Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure.
40 easy clean jets.
It will be perfect! I have low water pressure and it will help that. I like easy clean jets and saving water is BIG with me.
I love that it “•Uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead flowing at 2.5 gpm.” It will really save on hot water usage 🙂
i LIKE THAT IT USES 20% LESS WATER.
Maximum flow rate 2.0 gpm @ 20 – 80 psi
Maximum flow rate 2.5 gpm @ 80 psi.
I like water saving!
40 jets and 20% less water use
It has 40 jets
I love how modern it is! Thank you!
Pressure Manifold™ & Air Injection Technology.
I like the fact that it Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure because our water has really low pressure
40 easy clean jets.
I like that it Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure.
I just bought a house and need to replace the shower head, this is gorgeous!
I love the 40 jets
40 easy clean jets
The three different available finishes.
Uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead flowing at 2.5 gpm
I like that it Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure. Lord knows I have no water pressure here.
I like that it has 40 jets. I just counted mine-only 12!
I love that it uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead flowing at 2.5 gpm.
This is my favorite feature: Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure.
I like that it uses less water!
high pressure less water
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I like that it uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead flowing at 2.5 gpm.
I like that it uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead.
I like that it Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure
This is the shower head of all shower heads, redefined. Can you imagine how exhilarating all of your showers will be, from here on out?
My favorite feature is that it uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead.
40 easy clean jets.
that it uses 20% less water!
40 easy clean jets sounds really nice
I like that it Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure.
Maximum flow rate 2.0 gpm @ 20 – 80 psi
I love the 40 easy clean jets
I like that it’s high efficiency and has more than one setting. I’m sick of my boring showerhead.
Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure.
It uses less water and maintains flow rate. I hate dribbly showers, but also do not want to deplete water tables!
•Uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead flowing at 2.5 gpm.
i love the easy clean jets!
I like that it has easy clean jets, 40 of them actually!
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I like that it’s so easy to clean!
uses 20% less water.
I love that is has a low-flow rate so it uses less water.
I like that the jets are easy to clean
easy clean jets.
we have really hard water with particulates that build up
They are really easy to clean
I like that it uses 20% less water than a regular shower head
thank you!
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These appliances are of the highest quality!
Awesome blog and thanks for the giveaway!
Would love, love, LOVE to win this!
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40 easy clean jets
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20% less water
water efficiency
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The “Uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead flowing at 2.5 gpm” feature sounds good to me
I like the 40 easy clean jets.
Uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead flowing at 2.5 gpm
The ease of changing the flow type.
I like that it uses less water than a standard shower head.
I like that it optimizes water intensity even at low pressure!
This looks so easy to install even i could do it
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I love how easy it is to install
I like that it optimizes water intensity even at low pressure, that’s our main problem.
i love that it Uses 20% less water than a standard showerhead flowing at 2.5 gpm.
My favorite is the 40 easy clean jets.
The feature I like best is the 40 easy clean jets.
Pressure Manifold™ & Air Injection Technology
I love the 40 Easy Clean Jets.
i like that it has 40 easy clean jets
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Optimizes water intensity even at low pressure