Secret Sources 2007

Quality faucets—the really good stuff with fancy finishes—can easily set you back $500. European imports can go higher still. Six-year-old Danze provides an alternative, with premium products at lower price points than other established brands. Faucets bear all the marks of high-quality merchandise: cast brass waterways, highly durable ceramic disk cartridges, and designer finishes such as antique copper, oil-rubbed bronze, and stainless steel. Woodridge, Illinois; 877-530-3344; Danze