I still love this one, weird as it is (the spray hose lies atop the gooseneck, and the neck itself has a sort of channel (for lack of a better word) on or in which the hose rests and blends in like a chameleon. When you want to use the hose you just pull it down from the nozzle clip (again, for lack of the proper word) and you're free to roam around the sink with it. When you're done, you just place it back over the neck and clip snap it back into place at the nozzle area (the nozzle is part of the hose so hose and faucet are one in the same). Sounds crazy but I've used the floor model of the bridge style deck-mounted 10" one and it was FUN to use and looked and felt very high-quality. It's solid stainless steel and made of replaceable parts. I.e. if you got tired of the hose version you could just replace the gooseneck with a standard gooseneck. The polished stainless steel looks like a cross between polished chrome and polished nickel because it's warmer than chrome (not so blue) but not as yellow as nickel. Not sure I'll get it though cause I want a wall-mounted one and I think the wall-mounted sizes are either too big or too small for my space. :( We'll see... See below for link to the 10" (19" high in total) version of the single lever style. They also have the shorter 8" version (14 3/4" high) and they also have the traditional deck-mounted bridge style in a couple of sizes as well as the wall ones and mono blocks (click on Steam Valve Originals once in there to see everything). They have really beautiful levers/wheels including both white and black porcelain. Here is a link that might be useful: JACLO Steam Valve single lever faucet

Has anyone come across a pull out/down, close-to-90-degree faucet with the buttons activating the spray being made of metal (as opposed to soft plastic or hard plastic)? Sort of like this one by Moen, but with metal buttons instead of the super distracting plastic ones? This remodel has taught me that I am far pickier about things than I thought I was. Crazy. ;) This post was edited by miffybunny on Thu, Mar 21, 13 at 14:45

Someone posted here a while ago saying that s/he thought the pull outs had a longer reach than pull downs. Our Kohler Vinnata isn't installed yet, but I did measure what I think is its reach against the reach of the Price Pfister pullout I had before and I think s/he may be right... It may be that b/c the pull downs have a lot more room underneath them for pots that manufacturers feel you don't need a longer reach. However, we fill our 5-gallon pail for our fish tank on the counter next to the sink (not in it...it would be too heavy to lift it out of the sink!)...so a longer reach would be better for us....luckily we have a pullout on our prep sink (Kohler Fairfax) so I think I will have the best of both worlds! Just thought I'd mention it!

Love my Brizo Floriano. BUT, one thing I didn't think of but would not change my mind anyway, is that there does tend to be more finger prints because you are always handling the spray head. The floriano is a little too easily swung from one side to another, and I have hit it a couple of times and sent it flying to pour water on my countertop. Do leave it running full force when not using it in case you hit it. Love having a built in soap dispenser with neverMT but the Floriano one is a little too loose in its base and doesn't pump as much soap as I would like in one pump. VERY easy to use and handle, single hole makes it easy to clean around, spray head is metal on the outside not plastic, but light weight, and the spray button is hard plastic rather than rubber and lets you keep the nozzle on spray without holding it the entire time. Got a great deal on it from faucetdepot.com, less than 300.00 for the full size chrome faucet WITH the soap dispenser. Overall, I like it very much. Sue