Author Archives: Mary Beth Duehr

Touchless Hand Washing Helps Hygiene and Overall Health

Sonoma Forge’s Sans Hands Automated Faucet Technology helps reduce the spread of disease and bacteria while washing hands

(Petaluma, CA, May 5, 2020) We know that washing our hands is the most effective way to prevent the spread of bacteria and diseases such as COVID-19. But hands-free hand washing can even further reduce the spread of harmful germs that can make us sick. Bacteria and viruses can linger on faucet handles for days, where they can easily be picked up when turning the water on and off. Sonoma Forge’s Sans Hands Automated Faucet Technology eliminates the need to touch the faucet handles, thereby eliminating the transfer of harmful pathogens from turning on and off a traditional faucet. With no visible sensors, Sans Hands faucets help to keep homeowners, as well as those in hospitality and commercial settings, safe and healthy.

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Sonoma Forge Expands Finish Options For Industrial-Yet-Modern Strap Lavatory Faucets

Inspired by humble U-bolt fasteners, the Strap delivers strength and simplicity for a sleek, urban vibe

(Petaluma, CA, January 21, 2020) Sonoma Forge once again transforms the humble and utilitarian into the artistic and functional with its Strap lavatory faucet collection. With handles and a spout evoking the look of a cylinder inserted into the yolk of a common U-bolt fastener, the Strap offers an industrial-yet-modern aesthetic. The juxtaposition of curves atop solid square bases amplifies the contemporary feel. The Strap is now available in several mono finishes, for a softer, sleeker look, or with the original split finish with a more robust, muscular feel.

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Sonoma Forge’s Industrial Chic Faucets Help Beautify Aging Tahoe Lake House Resort

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With four of the maker’s popular industrial-style bath collections, Villa Harrah is transformed into a luxurious vacation home befitting of its Hollywood past


(Petaluma, CA, July 31, 2019) With their signature “industrial chic” look, Sonoma Forge faucets help create a fresh new identity for an aging lakeside vacation home. Once a hideaway where Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. relaxed between performances at nearby Harrah’s casino, Villa Harrah got a top-to-bottom makeover from Solanna Design, LLC. The timeless new look blends clean lines and modern materials with a touch of industrial chic—the signature look of Sonoma Forge’s handcrafted forged metal faucets.

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Sonoma Forge’s WherEver Faucets Marry Vintage, Artisan Style With Versatility

Unique faucets’ “wherever” installation makes it easy for designers to incorporate rustic, on-trend styles

(Petaluma, CA, June 20, 2019) As trends come and go, designers and homeowners continue to seek out styles from a familiar well—classic vintage looks with a timeless aesthetic that evokes nostalgia and a sense of place. From the company’s iconic WaterBridge Collection, known for elevating humble plumbing parts into every day art pieces, the WherEver spouts and handles recall images of well pumps and the unpretentious forms of simpler times. Offered in a variety of styles, along with independent controls, this collection provides designers with the flexibility they need to create truly unique spaces.

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A Picture’s Worth… a New Sonoma Forge Faucet!

Sonoma Forge announces new semi-annual photo contest; winners receive a free faucet

(Petaluma, CA, December 6, 2018) Sonoma Forge, the company known for its handcrafted artisan-assembled faucets and tub fillers, dramatic shower systems, and signature “industrial chic” style, announces a nationwide photo contest. Now through July 1, 2019, the company is accepting installation shots of any Sonoma Forge lavatory faucet or shower. The owner of the best photo entry will receive a new WaterBridge lavatory faucet, plus all submissions may potentially be featured on the company’s newly redesigned website and other marketing materials.

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Sonoma Forge Streamlines the WaterBridge Tub Filler with Hand Shower Option, Improving Form and Function

New single diverter valve creates a sleeker, more elegant look when paired with Hand Shower accessory

(Petaluma, CA, July 10, 2018) Always with an eye on progress, Sonoma Forge introduces a new generation of Tub Fillers with Hand Shower option. At the heart of the new design is a single diverter, which replaces two shut-offs (one for tub filler and one for hand shower) used with the previous offering. The new single-valve design not only improves function when adding a Hand Shower accessory into the mix, but it also reduces bulk making it a more elegant and pleasing design. Plus, the new design reflects the popular WaterBridge collection’s artful interpretation of raw plumbing parts for a truly industrial chic look.

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Sonoma Forge Showers Selected by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

An artful asset in today’s upscale hospitality environments, the versatile WaterBridge Exposed Shower System blends metal muscle with five-star luxury

(Petaluma, CA, May 16, 2018) Sonoma Forge proudly announces that Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has selected their WaterBridge Exposed Shower System for the exotic outdoor shower locations at three of their top resorts. The industrial chic-inspired design can be found tucked into the lush landscape at resorts on the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu and Lanai as well as along Bahrain Bay in the Persian Gulf. Bridging the gap between high design, versatility, and function, a WaterBridge system makes a luxurious statement in any shower environment, inside or out.

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Sans Hands Automated Faucet Technology From Sonoma Forge Redefines Touchless Hand Washing

Artfully integrating into today’s modern hospitality environments, Sans Hands faucets use electromagnetism to streamline the hand washing process and reduce the spread of disease and bacteria

(Petaluma, CA, January 4, 2018) Driven by growing concern over germs and bacteria on restroom surfaces, more hospitality environments are turning to hands-free, automated faucet technology. With no visible sensors, Sans Hands from Sonoma Forge offers an improvement over outdated infrared technology. Sans Hands incorporates an electromagnetic proximity sensor, packaged in stylish designs that perfectly fit today’s modern industrial style.

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CiXX Premium Designer Faucet From Sonoma Forge Bucks Modern Trend

With the blacksmith’s original hammer marks, its rustic style exudes rugged authenticity

(Petaluma, CA, August 29, 2017) Hand forged in solid brass or stainless steel, each piece in Sonoma Forge’s CiXX Collection is one of a kind. Pronounced “six,” the rustic designer faucets, shower systems and coordinating accessories show the original hammer marks of the blacksmith on real metal with real muscle. CiXX aims to carve out a unique niche in today’s modern-leaning design market.

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New Point-of-Use Faucets from Sonoma Forge Boost Kitchen Convenience

At the main sink, island, or bar, POU faucets serve cooks, family and friends in style

(Petaluma, CA, February 22, 2017) In busy home kitchens most cooks would agree two faucets are better than one, especially if one of those faucets is a point-of-use. For this reason Sonoma Forge has launched a line of designer point-of-use (POU) faucets that supplement and complement the company’s kitchen taps in popular elbow and gooseneck spout designs.

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Sonoma Forge Introduces Its First Kitchen Faucet with Pull-Out Spray

Part of the Brut collection, the faucet merges high function and versatile, eclectic styling

(Petaluma, CA, November 2, 2016) In recent years, an increasingly popular kitchen faucet type is the practical, easy-to-use pull-out. Now Sonoma Forge expands its Premium Designer Faucet collection with a pull-out that stands apart from the rest because of its signature “industrial chic” look.

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The Rugged Old West Meets Glitzy Las Vegas in Local Colorado Saloon

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Interior Designer Nancy Sanford Enlists Sonoma Forge Bath Faucets for Ghost Ranch Saloon Restrooms

When the time came to scout out a bar for the Ghost Ranch Saloon in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, interior designer Nancy Sanford’s clients took her on a tour of the American West. “The owner and I flew all over – to Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming,” says Sanford. “We heard about a bar in Montana that had a Western feel, and we went to have a look.”

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Sonoma Forge Expands Upon Signature “Industrial Chic” Style With WaterBridge Exposed Shower System

The new system, plus innovative concealed hardware, allows for a completely new glass mounted application

(Petaluma, CA, May 12, 2016) Expanding upon the popular WaterBridge collection, Sonoma Forge introduces the WaterBridge Exposed Shower System in a completely new application –mounted on a glass wall. Representing the company’s signature “industrial chic” style, the WaterBridge Exposed Shower System brings a sense of real metal muscle blended with rustic country elegance to the shower. Plus, new accessories conceal the mounting hardware giving it a clean, seamless appearance when installed directly to glass shower enclosures.

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Looking to Make a High-Impact Design Statement? Don’t Overlook the Bathroom

Premium designer faucets from Sonoma Forge help make a lasting impression in the lavatory for restaurants, private residences, and everything in between

(Petaluma, CA, December 8, 2015) Does your restroom reflect the design style of your restaurant or business? Does your home’s powder room convey your sharp sense of style? Sonoma Forge designs its products with restaurateurs, homeowners, luxury condo developers, and designers of spaces from hospitality to hospitals in mind. From the unique Sans Hands automated faucet to the distinctive industrial chic WaterBridge and Strap collections, the company’s latest introductions aim to create unforgettable experiences in any bathroom.

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Sonoma Forge’s WaterBridge Faucet Bridges Gap Between High Design, Versatility, and Function

Popular Waterfall Spout is joined by the Elbow Spout, which offers a water stream directed straight down for ramp-style and smaller sinks

(Petaluma, CA, August 12, 2015) Sonoma Forge has expanded on its popular WaterBridge Collection with a new spout option that broadens the versatility and function of the “industrial chic” faucet style. The new Elbow Spout is offered for ramp-style sink designs and for smaller sinks where the water stream would ideally be directed straight down. With multiple options in size, spout style, handle style, and finish, the WaterBridge Collection blends as beautifully in a chic urban loft as it does in a rustic farmhouse retreat.

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