Bathroom Design & Buying Guide
Expert advice, renovation inspiration, and practical guidance to help you choose the perfect mirrors, shaving cabinets, and bathware for your space.
Antique Brass vs Brushed Brass Tapware: The Difference, Side by Side
Our two brass finishes side by side: how they look, how light changes them, which bathrooms each one suits, and how to carry either one from the tap to the towel rail.
Matching Your Mirror Frame to Your Tapware: A Six-Finish Pairing Guide
Should your mirror frame match your tapware? Which of our framed mirrors come in the same finish as our taps, which only come close, and when a contrast works better, with real photos side by side.
How to Choose a Kitchen Mixer: Spout Height, Reach, Pull-Out vs Fixed and Sink Clearance
Spout height, reach to the bowl, pull-out or fixed, and the hole in your benchtop: how to choose a kitchen mixer that clears your pots and your window sill, using the real dimensions of our Como and Porto mixers.
Leaking Tap or Weak Flow? Cartridges, Aerators, WELS Flow Limits and What the Warranty Covers
How to tell a cartridge drip from a leak your plumber needs to see, why a new water-efficient tap flows less, the 10-second jug test, safe aerator cleaning and what our tapware warranty covers.
How to Replace a Mixer Tap or Shower Taps: What Your Plumber Needs and What to Buy
What’s involved in replacing a mixer tap or shower taps: who does it, which swaps keep the tiles, how to match the new tap to your basin or wall, and what your plumber will ask for.
Low-Pressure Hot Water: Will a Mains-Pressure Mixer Work?
A tank in the roof, a vent pipe through it, or hot taps that run weaker than cold: how to tell if your hot water is low pressure, what our mixers' 50–800 kPa rating means on it, and what to ask your plumber.