Either same faucet different finishes (I'd never have answered that was if I'd not have seen the lovely kitchen above) or same finish, no need to match. What would look bad would be two different finishes and styles in the same kitchen. My faucets (I have three) are all different, all within six feet of each other...and the only thing they have in common is the same finish. They look great and each functions as it should for the area it serves.

Mrs. Smith, Thank you. This stone was just right for our tastes - simple lines enhanced by the patterns in natural materials. It is Azul do Mar, an accurate name because it looks very similar to a photo we took of the ocean off Point Lobos. Blues and greens mixed with the white of the wave tops and some little reddish brown spots like the bits of seaweed or an otter popping its head up. It is a quartzite and very similar in properties to Azul Macaubas. Both come from Brazil. Azul Macaubas usually has more white with streaks of aqua blue - more like the sky than the ocean. They are often sold as "granite" as are any other hard stones. It is very very hard - harder than granite because it is composed mainly of quartz, but the impurities give it its color. It is very low porosity - our fabricator insisted on sealing it because he seals everything, but in the tests we did on our sample before sealing, nothing stained it. We have been using it for 5 years and have not resealed. Our fabricator said it took longer on his machines because it is so hard. Nothing short of a diamond is going to scratch it. I've never had anything that is as easy to clean. A wipe with a damp towel usually does the job even if my family has allowed a spot of wine or tomato sauce to dry on. The downsides: Like most blue stones, it is more expensive - we paid about $54 a square foot for the slabs. It isn't very common - only two yards around us had it. Supposedly, it usually comes in smaller slabs but either that isn't accurate or we were extremely lucky. The first slabs we saw were 67 by 54 inches, then at Bedrosians we found ones large enough to do our island with one slab but our L would have needed 2 seams. Bedrosians checked their other stores and found 124 x 64 inch slabs which allowed us to do our L with one seam.

Can you post your kitchen plans with the island placement here? I know you have the kitchen wall posted on another thread but it helps with sink-placement suggestions if we see how the placement will interact with traffic patterns and the other appliance placements. Maybe also give us an idea as to where you plan on doing your prep. I think you have mentioned it will be on the island and yes put a trash pull-out beside your prep sink. I think you asked that question on another thread. Thanks

I will, thanks Lily's mom. But I had a bit of a revelation last night while trying to fall asleep. Couldn't I just run the output of the drinking water filter output line to the cold water feed on the center bar/prep faucet and skip the second faucet altogether? Plus I'd be cleaning my produce with better water. My only concern is any drinking water system I've seen seems to have lacked pressure but maybe I can find one with enough to function as the single cold water source. And Lynne_in_PA, there won't be any disposals.