14 retro kitchen taps, from €79.90 to €179.90
An antique kitchen tap sets the tone for the whole room: a tall neck above the sink, cross or porcelain handles, a gold, bronze or black shade. This selection brings together 14 models in a retro, vintage or antique style, from €79.90 for a single-hole mixer tap to €179.90 for a folding wall-mounted tap. 9 sit on the sink, 5 are fixed to the wall.
Antique kitchen tap on the sink
The deck-mounted models, from cheapest to most expensive:
- Antique Bronze Kitchen Tap: €79.90, antique bronze finish, brass body, single-hole fitting.
- Vintage-Style Kitchen Tap: €106.90, a silhouette from days gone by with a stainless steel finish.
- Vintage Kitchen Sink Tap: €121.90, in black or gold.
- White Retro Kitchen Mixer Tap: €103.90, in brass with a white finish, hot and cold water.
- Retro black kitchen tap with two porcelain handles: €116.90, two porcelain handles on a black body.
- Retro swan neck kitchen tap with 15 cm swivel spout: €119.90 in brushed gold, €139.90 in chrome.
- Vintage Pull-Out Kitchen Mixer Tap: €129.90, in brushed brass, with an integrated spray.
- Retro aged brass kitchen tap with pull-out spray: €142.90.
- Retro brass kitchen tap with 2 spouts and pull-out spray: €161.90.
The vintage kitchen mixer tap with spray and the aged brass tap with pull-out spray keep the antique style while adding the convenience of a spray for rinsing the sink.
Vintage kitchen tap fixed to the wall
Five models are fixed to the wall, above the sink or hob:
- Vintage Wall-Mounted Kitchen Tap: €84.90, in brass, two handles.
- Retro brass wall-mounted kitchen tap with cross handles, swivel spout: €97.90.
- Retro fold-down wall-mounted kitchen tap with cross handle: from €107.90 to €129.90 depending on the finish (brushed nickel, retro gold, retro black, chrome).
- Retro gold fold-down wall-mounted kitchen tap, fixings included: €108.90.
- Retro fold-down wall-mounted kitchen tap with baluster body: from €163.90 to €179.90 depending on the finish.
Folding models fold back against the wall when not in use. According to their data sheets, the cross-handle tap and the baluster-body tap are simple cold-water taps: check this point if you are looking for the main sink tap.
For other models that fold back against the wall, our folding kitchen taps also come with hot and cold water, with or without spray.
Aged brass, bronze, black or white kitchen tap: which finish should you choose?
- Aged brass and gold: the shade closest to an old-style kitchen, with the aged brass retro kitchen tap or the two-spout model. More bare brass models are grouped on the page brass taps, and all the gold shades in the gold taps. For the kitchen alone, the gold models, retro or contemporary, are on the page gold kitchen tap.
- Bronze: darker and matt, this is the finish of the antique bronze kitchen tap.
- Black: the black retro mixer tap with porcelain handles plays on the contrast between the black and the white of the handles.
- White: the white retro kitchen mixer tap suits a ceramic sink or a light kitchen.
Retro kitchen mixer tap or two-handle tap?
A retro kitchen mixer tap controls flow and temperature with a single lever: this is the case with the white retro mixer tap and the vintage mixer tap with spray. A two-handle tap, with cross-heads or porcelain handles, opens hot and cold water separately, as antique taps did. The choice mainly comes down to use: a lever is operated with one hand, two handles give the most authentic look.
Antique kitchen tap FAQ
What are the different types of kitchen taps?
There are single-lever mixer taps, two-handle taps, taps with a pull-out spray, and wall-mounted taps, fixed or folding. On this page, every type exists in a retro version: on the sink, on the wall, with or without a spray.
Are kitchen taps standard?
Not all of them. The number of holes and the fitting change from one model to another: most of the sink taps on this page are fitted on a single hole, and the wall-mounted taps are fixed to the wall. Compare with your sink and with the tap currently in place before choosing, and read the specifications on each product page. In terms of connection, the data sheet of 8 of the 14 models states 1/2 inch.
If the water supply comes out of the wall and the antique style isn't essential, also see our wall-mounted mixer taps with swivel spout for the kitchen.
How do you remove an old tap?
Turn off the water supply, open the tap to drain the pipe, then unscrew the supply hoses and the fixing nut under the sink. For a wall-mounted tap, unscrew the connectors at the wall. Keep a bucket and a cloth to hand, and follow the new tap's manual for fitting.
The whole kitchen taps and fittings is one click away, as are the kitchen mixer taps. The antique style also exists for the bathroom: see the page vintage and retro tap.
