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Hand shower is useful / essential for rinsing tiles after cleaning.
We wanted raw brass but I couldn't handle the price companies were asking for it. Seeing as 99% of taps etc are solid brass which is then copper plated, then chrome plated, I couldn't bring myself to give someone a premium for a product that had had less done to it than a "finished" version.
In the end I bought a cheap mixer and sanded off all the nasty chrome to get to raw brass. The knobs were some kind of zinc alloy so I made my own. Solid brass round bar (not cheap) to my wife's design. Hand shower is a cheap Chinese ebay job but it's fine for the amount we use it. Holder was chrome but I stripped it the same way as the mixer. Flap-disc & angle grinder then emery paper then finally scotchbrite.
Not for everyone but it is possible to do it on the cheap. TBH there's probably a lot more raw brass options OTP now. Photo makes them look gross but they have a lovely warmth in real life.
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This is going to really stress me now... pretty sure the missus doesn't see any real difference in bronze/brass/copper and I've put a deposit down on a full set of Lusso stone gubbins after melting over decisions, not sure I can face trying to back peddle on that. My first choice was Arte form unfinished copper (or was it brass?). Another issue with Arte Forme is they didn't have the option for a hand held shower, but then how useful really are they?
@cozey that's pretty frustrating that that's rubbed off like that! Thanks for sharing... you up for sharing some pics of your full bathroom? I'm thinking it looks quite similar to whatI am planning...