I have the ladylux3 and thought it would be too big. I'm not sure of your dimensions are the same. I think it will be a focal point in your kitchen and not so much obtrusive. I like the idea of a single hole as well. I'll be installing ours on sunday so I'll have pics then.

Thx for your note- would love to see your pix!

BumpÂI hope you get more replies and some pictures as I am worried about the same thing. In my plan IÂm removing my raised seating area at sink and doing a large half round w/seating counter that will include the sink thus giving me more useable counter space w/seating and IÂm reusing my single hole Grohe Bridgeford pull-out faucet, love the facet but worried itÂs going to look like a big honking monstrosity. My kitchen is also open to family room. We had a party the other evening and as usual all people crowded into the kitchen area even though I have a game room, big patio and family room. So, if I canÂt beat it IÂm going to cater to itÂbut what about that big faucet sticking out there?

I worried about the height of my new faucet so decided to get the Kohler Forte and it's just right for me. Don't know how high the Kohler simplice is but here's a picture of mine. HTH.

I have the Kohler Simplice ready to get installed in my counter top next week. I opened up the box and sort of mocked it up in my sink cabinet and I thought the same thing..."wow, is this thing tall...." I think in the end with all the other elements in place, it will be just fine. If you like the Simplice look, there is a slightly smaller secondary faucet. I bought that one for my prep sink and it is still plenty big.

The Simplice is a nice-looking, sleek faucet, I don't think I'd worry about seeing it... It will also breakup the space a little/give it more visual interest with the varying height of elements...to me, a plus.

I'm considering the Simplice as well, and also a Grohe K4, a Ladylux . . . . I just can't seem to narrow it down.

Anyway, I'm hoping to use the faucet as a point of interest -- not as THE point, but the taller ones like the Simplice have nice curved lines that I am hoping will tone down some the the rectangular square lines of the kitchen.

4 years ago when I was doing my kitchen I was worried about the same thing. Because of that, I have taken note of tall faucets in all the many pictures posted here and elsewhere  since that time. Never once did I think "too tall". The faucets we (those on this forum) tend to choose are all so handsome and do make their own statement  a statement that says "every detail, even the kitchen faucet, was well thought out".

I bet you will be very happy with your choice.

I was also scared that the simplice would be too tall in our small kitchen...the remodel was finished in November, and I still love my faucet!

maddielee, very nice! Would you know how high your faucet is?

yes, I think some are too tall. remind me of a restaurant sink.

chris - i love that faucet. it is close to the back tho. how deep is your counter top? width of your sink?

""maddielee, very nice! Would you know how high your faucet is?""

16.5 inches - top on counter to top of faucet.

Hi all, i have pix of my kitchen in its current state.

We have replaced appliances and will repaint cabinets. Soapstone counter top and white cast iron sink coming shortly.

This is a 1950's ranch. The kitchen opens up to a small area which we use for seating but is really a breakfast area, then you go down 2 steps into an add on family room that is windows on 3 sides - great light. so you can see into the kitchen from the Fr and into the FR from the kitchen.

next to the kitchen is the DR, with a narrow door. The kithcen used to have a slightly higher wall that covered the back of the faucet. We just t removed that and the new soapstone counter will have a overhand so we can have a few low stools as everyone wants to be in the kitchen when we cook and entertain.. so picture this with a black top, coming out more and now put in the Simplice faucet, which will be about 8 inches higher than the existing faucet.-

too high?

I know im being TKO ...

thanks all

L

Here is a link that might be useful: lauriec 's faucet height question

oh and one more question - should I center the faucet on the sink- when we do the counter top, because of the need to enter the DR, the counter top overhand will be deeper towards the edge of counter and narrow as it approaches the DR door- we'll figure it out when templating. so one idea i've been having is to have the faucet off center, closer to the DR end of the sink, closer to the cabinets... bu tnot sure

thanks

All the faucets have dimensions online (detailed dimension with the total height, reach etc.) I was surprised to see a wide variance in the pull-down faucets (everything from approx. 13" to 16" tall), so if you decide the Simplice is too tall, you could do some online searching to pick some smaller ones. Or look at the bar sink size (usually scaled down from the primary sink). I went with a Moen Kleo from Home Depot. Very happy with it, it's a pull down, but on the smaller side.

Lauriec - nice kithcen layout. I think the tall faucet will look nice. It will look similar to maddiele's kitchen if you plan to go with an overhang.

Lauriec - here's my faucet. Installed today.

Here is a link that might be useful:

thanks all, really apprecaite feedback and pix.

just opened the box with the faucet -and its the wrong one!

so now another dilemma - the one i got is the Simplice secondary facucet- slightly shortly than the regular kitchen sink one, but its a two hole- one for the faucet and one for the thingy that turns the water on and off. I can also get the regular slightly taller on with only one hole at HD tonight.

so thoughts- people who got the two hole one andlike it or prefer the single hole.

and if anyone can explain to me (and to my DH) why i keep getting stuck on faucet, that would be good too :) I can tear down walls in a minute, but faucets are my undoing.

rufinorox- Your faucet is lovely. Could you please tell me its name?

judirae - thanks! its the Grohe ladylux3.

hi, OP here, well, today is the the day- templating in the next hour. I ended up going out and getting a kohler forte and a moen faucet at HD do have 3 choices - those two and the simplice. One thing i did decide is to use stainless - chrome is beautiful but the stainless goes better with all the stainless appliances. so will talk with my contractor and the soapstone people and then pick the faucet.

any one ever change the faucet a year or so later - if yes, how do you deal with the size of the hole in the stone? just get anew one that matches? can you put a smaller faucet in the hole for a larger one?

cannot wait for this part of tko to be over - still have paint, knobs and backsplash to go.

thanks for all the responses and support! will post after

L