Autumn 2016 Cape Cod Home Magazine

Turn-ons Aplenty

Cape Cod Home  /  Autumn 2016 / ,

Writer: Marina Davalos / Photographer: Aidan Devoe and Dan Cutrona 

Turn-ons Aplenty

Autumn 2016 Cape Cod Home Magazine

Cape Cod Home  /  Autumn 2016 / ,

Writer: Marina Davalos / Photographer: Aidan Devoe and Dan Cutrona 

A gallery of hardware, faucets, and fixtures galore

Turn-ons Aplenty, Autumn Cape Cod Home | capecodlife.com
One of the goals of Botello’s Main Street showroom is to make customers feel at home. Entering the 10,000 square-foot showroom—located at Botello Home Center in Mashpee—visitors are warmly greeted by a member of the company’s design team. These experienced professionals can guide homeowners and do-it-yourselfers through any design or remodeling project and offer suggestions on available brands and styles of fixtures for both kitchen and bath.

For kitchens, Botello offers many lines and styles of faucets, including offerings from Waterstone that are handcrafted in the USA. These fixtures come in styles ranging from the classic pull-down and bridge faucets, to more eccentric options such as the gantry and the wheel, which features a five-spoked wheel that resembles a captain’s helm. The faucets are available in most any finish, from antique pewter to polished nickel or American bronze.

For the bath, Botello designer Christine Granfield says one popular trend has homeowners conceptualizing a “universal design,” or making every aspect of the bathroom accessible to all. “Universal design is for everyone,” Granfield says. “It means that the interior design of a bath is consistent, including the hardware.” This design style includes grab bars for stability, wider doors, and showers without thresholds—and Botello’s staff can customize any bath with these features.

According to Granfield, one feature that sometimes gets overlooked until the very end of a project is the hardware, such as the knobs on the vanity or kitchen drawers. These pieces can add a nice finishing touch to any room, and Botello offers all styles and designs of hardware customers can see and touch in-house. “The hardware is the jewelry of your kitchen or bath,” she says, adding that Botello can match sink fixtures with hardware to suit any taste. “We offer any line or brand there is.”

Botello Home Center
26 Bowdoin Road, Mashpee
508-477-3132 • mainstreetbotellos.com

Marina Davalos

A resident of Cotuit, Marina Davalos is a freelance writer specializing in hospitality, design, and the arts. When she's not out gallivanting for stories, she can be found spending time with her niece, her dog, and her cat. Marina has covered several unique stories for Cape Cod LIFE including a history piece on Emperor Hirohito’s 1975 visit to Woods Hole, a profile on Provincetown chef Michele Ragussis, and – for our 2017 Annual Guide - a comprehensive look at 17 B&Bs and inns on the Cape and Islands.