Brushed Gunmetal Tapware

Every tap, waste, accessory and handle on this page comes in Brushed Gunmetal, so the whole bathroom matches.

24 designs in Brushed Gunmetal

COMPARE THE FINISHES

Brushed Gunmetal or another finish?

How brushed gunmetal compares with the finishes people usually look at next, and what it’s like to live with.

Gunmetal or matte black?

Matte black is flat and solid, the strongest contrast against white tiles. Gunmetal is softer, with a metallic sheen, and hides water marks better. See matte black.

Gunmetal or brushed nickel?

Both have the same brushed texture. Brushed nickel is a light, slightly warm silver; gunmetal is a deep grey. Nickel keeps a room light; gunmetal gives the tapware more presence. See brushed nickel.

Looking after it

Wipe it with warm soapy water and a soft cloth, then dry it. Acid, chlorine and abrasive cleaners damage any finish, and that damage isn’t covered by the 3-year finish warranty.

Matching the whole room

Every design comes in brushed gunmetal, so the basin tap, shower, waste, towel rail and door handle can all match. No mirror frame is made in brushed gunmetal; a frameless mirror is the safest pairing.

Brushed Gunmetal questions

Is gunmetal tapware good?

It is a practical dark finish that hides water marks better than black. Under it, our taps have DZR brass bodies and Citec ceramic cartridges with a 15-year body warranty.

What is the difference between gunmetal and brushed nickel?

Both are brushed; gunmetal is a deep grey and brushed nickel a soft silver. Nickel suits a light, quiet room, and gunmetal lets the tapware stand out a little.

What colour goes with gunmetal grey?

Concrete, warm timber and stone, and white walls if you want the grey to read clearly.

Gunmetal or black?

Gunmetal is softer and better at hiding water marks; black is flat and solid, the strongest contrast against white.

Is gunmetal a real metal?

Here it is the name of the colour: a deep grey finish over DZR brass bodies on the taps and 304 stainless steel on the hardware.

Gunmetal taps with a deep-grey brushed finish

Gunmetal taps sit between black and nickel: a deep grey with a brushed metallic sheen that hides water marks better than black. It suits concrete, warm timber and stone, and all 24 of our designs come in it, so the whole room can share one shade of grey.

Brushed gunmetal taps for basin and sink

Brushed gunmetal taps for the basin start with the Vienna Short, 175 mm tall with 140 mm of reach, and the Vienna Tall, 305 mm with 180 mm. The Milano wall mixer goes on the wall. At the sink, the Como has 190 mm under the spout and the Porto 237 mm.

Gunmetal tapware in the shower

A shower is where a finish that hides water marks earns its keep. Our gunmetal tapware there includes the Lyon ceiling head, the Corsica rail set and the Versailles hand shower, with the Cannes, our gun metal shower mixer, running two of them from one lever. The Granada shower drain matches underfoot.

Gunmetal door handles and hardware

The Santorini lever and Prague lock suit doors 30 to 42 mm thick with a 60 mm backset, and the Venezia hinge is sold individually. Grey handles suit white, grey and timber doors without the hard contrast of black.

Wastes

The Lisbon pop-up suits a basin without an overflow and the Firenze bottle trap tidies the pipework under a wall-hung basin, so the plumbing you can see stays grey too. Both are brass. The Granada shower drain takes your floor tile up to 10 mm thick in an 82 × 82 mm insert, so only a thin grey frame shows.

Accessories and screen

The Provence towel rail, Lille roll holder and Copenhagen hook are 304 stainless steel in gunmetal, and the Geneva and Rennes hinges suit 8 to 12 mm glass, with the Corfu knobs to match.

Care

Look after it and brushed gunmetal keeps its colour: warm soapy water, a soft cloth, then dry it. Tapware finishes explained compares it with black and nickel.

Every product here has the same cover: 15 years on the body, 7 years on cartridges, valves and moving parts, 3 years on the finish and 2 years on washers, seals and O-rings (tapware warranty). Taps and showers must be installed by a licensed plumber, to the NZ Building Code (G12), for the warranty to apply.