Making a #HappiMess with Delta Faucet in Chicago

So if you follow me on Instagram, I’m sure you already saw that I was in Chicago this week!  I had the pleasure of touring the Delta Faucet showroom in the Merchandise Mart, and we got to try out the beautiful functionality of the Touch 2.0 faucet line up close and personal in a fun (and messy) cooking class with Gale Gand and some other great bloggers.

Oh yes, there’s my perma-grin.  I LOVE Chicago.  I’m a city girl, I can’t help it.  And getting my hands on some great Delta products and cooking tips from a Food Network chef?  I was in DIY heaven!

See, here’s the thing.  When you’re a DIY-er – whether you cook, build, paint, whatever your passion… you get messy.  Like sometimes really messy, haha.  Hey, it means you’re in the moment and embracing the experience.  That’s my zen, right there.  Cleanup will always be there when you’re done.

I love the transitional design, but what I loved most was that this bathroom faucet will automatically turn off and on without actually touching it.  Just getting within 4 inches (to brush your teeth, for example) will turn the water on.  What a great innovation for water conservation (which is always a challenge when you have little kids, like I do).

It was also really cool to compare side-by-side the spray of some of the different showerhead designs – to know exactly what it’s going to feel like before it gets installed in your bathroom.

Following the tour, they let us loose in the kitchen – with Gale Gand!  We had a fabulous treat waiting for us at The Chopping Block, where Gale shared a few recipes as we cooked along.

Photo credit: Jean-Marc Giboux / AP Images for Delta Faucet

I will never look at Grilled Cheese Sandwiches the same way again, haha – it was one of the things we made.  And enjoyed.  Ahem.

Gale was fabulous.  She’s so down-to-earth in her cooking philosophy, which is something I appreciate and relate to.  If you’ve read here often, then you know I’m all about keeping it simple in the kitchen.  But one thing I took away from my time with a famous chef (oh, I just love writing that) is that innovation in the kitchen doesn’t have to mean that it’s complicated or difficult – sometime’s it’s just something unexpected.

Which is a little like what Delta is doing with some of their product lines, like Touch 2.0.  It’s not difficult to use, at all.  But they dreamed it up, and blew my mind.  I mean, there’s a lot more science to their faucets than there is in designing a stellar grilled cheese, but it all comes down to the innovation.  Instead of doing what’s always been done, there’s room to improve on even the classics!

Photo credit: Jean-Marc Giboux / AP Images for Delta Faucet

It was a wonderful event, and it got my wheels turning about some of the things I’d like to do next – both in the kitchen with food, and in other areas of my house with some home improvement projects!  So I’ll be making a #HappiMess a lot in the coming weeks and months… as it should be, right?

What kinds of great messes are you making lately?

Why do people treat mess like it’s a bad thing? It’s actually the evidence of a life well lived. When you’re out there making, creating, doing and playing, embrace your #HappiMess and let Delta kitchen and bath innovations help clean up so you can do it all again tomorrow.

Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Delta via Mode Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Delta.