Hi Mountainseer, I installed the bijou with the carrara marble top (which only came in the 3/4" ) and polished nickel legs in our 3rd floor guest bath. On the whole, I was reasonably pleased with the quality for the price. I was worried that it would be flimsy, but it is much sturdier than I would have expected. The 2 things that bug me. The underside of the sink is unfinished, and (although it sounds like it won't be an issue for you) The sink drain is finished in chrome... so it doesn't really work with my polished nickel fixtures. I originally was going to order the sink with four legs but ultimately went with two.... Here's a link to some photos of the installed sink. I can't really speak to etching as the bathroom has only been used by guests for a total of maybe 5 days.... tiny 3rd floor guest bath under the eaves

Thanks all ! didn't mean to hijack the original thread. Mostly thanks go to Bill and many other folks who encouraged me to put this pattern into the powder room when I posted my design a couple months ago. The field tile is good old American Olean Chloe, with a 1.5" border of regular semi-gloss black Dal tile. We cut the 1.5" wide black pieces out of 6x6 tiles, and the tile guy had the idea to run the leftover middle 3" pieces between the two sections of baseboard, which I think worked well. His helper accidentally grouted with the wrong type of grout, so he spent half a day scraping it out :-), and they will regrout this week. He assures me that properly sealed white grout will not be difficult to keep clean, but I am contemplating Polyblend Platinum, the same as I will use for the main bathroom. gardenerbabe, that's a Toto Promenade, which is working great so far. I really had to find a small toilet, so had to go with the two-piece round-front style. It's so hard to get a picture of this tiny room, it's really far prettier in real life. And not even finished yet :-)

I recently (as in this week!) was asking myself the same exact question - a quick look at all my kitchen magazines convinced me that the satin nickel faucet/stainless sink/ ORB hardware combo is done all the time. I think it's a great look. The faucet will pick up on the sink, your Wolf range, and any other stainless appliances you may have. Like you I have creamy cabinets with glaze( with a cherry island) , Wolf SS range, paneled fridge and SS undermount sinks. My granite is in the medium brown tones - New Venetian Gold. I'm doing ORB hardware on both perimeter and island, satin nickel faucets and stainless undermount sinks. Lighting will probably have ORB or similar trim. I've also seen ORB faucets matched up to ORB hardware , including mixed with stainless sinks (one like that right on the cover of one of a recent kitchen magazine) - those can be just gorgeous , too. To me, some faucets styles look better in the ORB than others - just personal preference. In addition to kitchen magazines, you might also want to check out the finished kitchen blog on this site - look at categories and then creamy colored kitchens or ORB. If you want a satin nickel faucet though, I think you'll be reassured by what you see.

Mark - ha ha, I'm guessing you don't like a black/white home. Patricia, I don't have any photos as we just broke ground. I've been trying to find photos with the different looks. I was thinking the black hardware on white doors would look like a checkerboard, but I keep seeing it online. That's why I'm thinking polished nickel which is what we like and I think they are more of a timeless look, but want to hear/see from others. Thank you!