3 Shades of Gold Finishes: Exploring Polished Brass, Brushed Brass, and Vintage Brass

Besides choosing the proper kitchen or bath appliance for your home, finding the perfect finish is critical when developing the unique personal style you desire to emanate through your home décor.

Kingston Brass offers a wide array of versatile finishes designed to accommodate your unique aesthetic preferences. In a closer look, we feature three finishes that emit various shades of gold. Not only are they trending for the spring season, but they are also incredible tones that serve as complementary accents for almost every home, no matter the color scheme.

Find the right golden hue for you. Not all gold shines the same, making our range of golden shades unique and compatible with a wide range of color and aesthetic preferences.

Polished Brass

Gleaming with a pure golden hue, our polished brass finish truly sparkles with its bright, glistening, and glossy finish that will catch your eye.

Kingston Brass' polished brass finish features PVD coating.

PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) is a molecular process by which a faucet is finished with a uniform layer of deposited metals, metal alloys, or metal nitrides and oxides.

The resulting finish is a molecularly bonded finish that has become part of your faucet rather than a "dipped" or spray-coated faucet. The process is carried out in a large vacuum chamber (.013 atmospheres). The faucets are placed into the evacuated chamber while an inert gas such as argon is backfilled and ionized. This process cleans and prepares the parts for the metal deposition step.

A metal is introduced to a high current, low voltage electrical arc, resulting in a gaseous and ionized metal that is then accelerated at high energy and introduced to the chamber with inert or reactive gases.

The different mixtures of gases will react with the deposited metal, resulting in various colors we see on faucets. For instance, zirconium and nitrogen are used to make the popular polished brass we see on most door handles and faucets.

The process is eco-friendly and produces a clean, polished appearance when applied over a polished surface. The coating resists damage caused by salt and other corrosive materials. It offers a durable exterior presence and is known to be scratch-resistant.

For the ultimate statement piece that will pop amidst your other home décor, consider the English Country 8-Inch Bridge Kitchen Faucet, KS7272AXBX in polished brass from Kingston Brass' latest product drop. With its intricate detailing, durable construction, and cultivated grandeur, this faucet will surely bring lasting traditional beauty to your bathroom for generations.

Brushed Brass

Lusted for because of the bright golden sheen it gives off, our brushed brass shade genuinely emanates the splendor and brilliance you desire when you think of exquisite luxury finishes. Like our polished brass finish, brushed brass replicates the same true gold tone without the high profile gloss and shininess, leaving you with a classy, authentic gold glamour.

The finish is not reflective but duller, exhibiting a brushed appeal.

In regards to our newest product drop, the Restoration 4-Inch Centerset Bathroom Faucet, KB1607PL, is delicate, yet its sophisticated artistry, and compact centerset design is ideal for smaller bathrooms.

Vintage Brass

While some customers may desire a bold, striking golden finish, sometimes others prefer finishes that add a subtle yet refined element to their space.

Our vintage brass finish is the perfect option for those who wish to integrate a subtle golden hue into their home. Its brushed and darkened areas give our vintage brass the classic, broken-in look and provide an exceptionally unique charm to the traditional golden finish.

Looking for the ideal traditional bathroom faucet? The English Country 8-inch Widespread Lavatory Faucet with Brass Pop-Up, KC7063BX in vintage brass exhibits a sophisticated style and remarkable attention to detail with its craftsmanship, surely to exude a sense of timeless, traditional beauty that will last in your home for years to come.