Instead of choosing between chrome or brass fixtures, our interior designers suggest a bolder option: black. Matte black faucets in the kitchen or bath are one of the hottest trends in kitchen and bath fixtures–and for good reason. Black can have a huge impact on a space making it feel at once both grounded and modern. Like the best little black dress, matte black faucets can look fantastic in any style of space–from contemporary modern to rustic. This is a trend that has some staying power. Check below for some of our favorite examples.

Midcentury Modern Mix

This kitchen blends modern and midcentury exquisitely. The honey cabinets and backsplash paired with marble-topped waterfall and matte black faucet is the perfect exercise in style compromise. Via Inside Out

Simple Black Bathroom Sink

This beauty is actually an Ikea faucet! It’s a simple graceful shape that could work in a lot of bathroom spaces. Via Remodelista

Sophisticated Ikea Kitchen

This kitchen is one of the latest from Reform of Denmark, a company that specializes in cabinet fronts that work with an Ikea skeleton paired here with a concrete countertop and a matte black faucet, the look is decidedly chic. Via Remodelista

Scandinavian Kitchen

The kitchen of architect Ewa Czerny of 3XA where white, pine and black accents make the most of a small space. Via Remodelista

Black Shower Fixture

The home owner made the black shower curtain rod from old metal fittings; the ceiling is lined with wood sourced from the surrounding forest, protected with a coat of white linseed-oil paint. The black hardware — Pukkila. black shower fixture –is the perfect foil to the ceramic tiles from Finland. Via Remodelista

Minimal Kitchen

It’s all about the shape in this minimal kitchen where the matte black swan neck faucet steals the show. Via Inside Out

All Black Kitchen

The Albatross Inn, a boutique hotel in the Australian surfer’s paradise of Byron Bay is proof that it doesn’t have to always be about pairing black with white — all black is just right! Via SFGirl by Bay