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Bathroom Faucets That Fit Your Budget

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Bathroom faucets that will have you feeling over-the-rainbow

Updating the loo doesn’t have to break the bank. These five bathroom faucets are a quick way to bring you WC into this century without resorting to a full gut. If you need some inspiration, take a tour of some of our best-ever bathroom stories, including a Nordic spa-like reno in Parkdale and this blushing beauty in the heart of Yorkville.


590H one-handle mixer by Vola. 18 colours. From $1995, at Ginger’s


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Goccia basin mixer by Gessi. Four finishes. price on request, at Cesario & Co.


1BRT single-control lav set by Rubinet. 22 finishes and accents. From $600, at Taps.


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Tara black wall-mounted basin mixer by Dornbracht. $3390, at Canaroma.


Pan wall-mounted sink spout by Zucchetti. Six finishes. $320, at Roman Bath Centre

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For the first 16 years of my life, the bat cave at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)—a reconstruction of an actual cave in Jamaica—was among my favourite places in the city. The cave was decorated with cast stalactites and wax bat models, which hung from the ceiling and threw jagged shadows on the walls. A few other features imbued it with spooky verisimilitude: the drip-drip-drip sound effects, the mirrors arranged to create the illusion of infinite depth, the strobe lights strategically placed to make the shadows flutter. When I visited as a five-year-old, the bat cave scared me. When I visited as a stoned fifteen-year-old, it scared me even more. Then came the renovation.

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