Spouting Off on Bad Faucets

I’m amazed by how popular two handle kitchen faucets are, because if you ask me, there’s nothing more uncomfortable than tinkering back and forth to get the right temperature and water flow in the kitchen.  And yet, over half of the home decor images I see have separate hot and cold knobs.  Like this one!  The spout on this faucet certainly looks sleek and stylish, but I don’t know if I could handle it.

Am I the only person with a problem?  We currently have a two-handle faucet in our kitchen.  I’m always scalding myself or spraying water because one of the taps is on too high.  I could live with separate water controls in the bathroom–that faucet doesn’t run nearly as long.  But the kitchen?  I never knew I could love single-handle faucets so much.  I don’t even have one, and I’m already hooked.   Someone please say you agree with me and that this is the world’s most annoying problem.  (Or, you know, totally prove me wrong.  That’s okay, too.)

And for those of you who do love separate knobs, I’ve written a (very sad) poem with hopes of increasing any and all persuasion tactics about my new love affair:

I hate those double handle spouts

and never know which knob needs turned.

I only know one dreaded thing:

a guarantee that I’ll get burned.

(Image from PlumberSurplus)