There are many types of bathroom tap on the market today, but basically they are broken down into two main groups, traditional bathroom taps, modern bathroom taps and contemporary bathroom taps.

Bathroom taps are traditionally made from cast brass bodies that are machined out and fitted with valve mechanisms to allow the flow and control of hot and cold water. Some taps mix the hot and cold water within the tap spout, before it reaches the basin, these are generally used on 1 tap hole basin or the older style 2 hole basins use two separate taps, one hot and one cold. Modern tap mechanisms offer a quarter turn feature, often known as ceramic disc technology.

Traditional Bathrooms Taps have a limited degree of variation on design. Most often finished as chrome bathroom taps as many people seem to be opting for traditional gold bathroom taps these days. The only other finish for these taps might be nickel or brushed nickel.

1901 Bathroom Taps	Traditional Bath Taps	Gold Bathroom Taps
Turn of the century inspired bathroom taps	Traditional chrome bathroom taps	Antique gold bathroom taps

Modern Bathroom Taps often look the same from whichever manfacturer and are suited to the most bathroom designs, suiting most tastes.

Eon Bathroom Taps	Modern Bathroom Taps	Lever Bathroom Taps
A standard smurf type tap produced by most manufacturers	Modern bath taps with a crosshead design	Lever bathroom taps, a more trendy style of bathroom tap

Contemporary Bathroom Tap design is still on the move with new designer bathroom taps coming on to the market all the time. Obviously you'd expect to pay a higher price for these designer taps, but in the right setting they will add value to you home, in one of the rooms that, if done correctly will ensure a fast sale everytime.

Just to prove there are still some original designs out there, we have selected some contemporary bathroom taps designs to show you.

Bristan Chill	Hey Joe Taps	Carmen Taps
A slight change from the standard bathroom tap design	Hey Joe is a very popular square design of bathroom tap	Squared base plates add to the rectangular feel of the Carmen
Artist	Water Square	G-Type
A stunning design, but you might not enjoy cleaning them yourself	A waterfall effect from the spout of the water square	The controls on these taps slide rather than twist

All the Bathroom Taps above can be purchased
online from SMR Bathrooms