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Mountain Plumbing Hot/Cold Water Selection help needed

10 years ago

Hi Everyone,

Trying to do the last of my plumbing shopping on a pre-black Friday sale and I need to select the Hot/Cold water dispenser that best matches my faucet.

Which one do you prefer with my faucet? All choices come in chrome and will be purchased in chrome. I just pulled the available picture of the website.

Faucet:

Kitchen Mood Board:

Option #1:

Option #2:

Option #3:

Option #4:

Thank you!

This post was edited by neroselover on Wed, Nov 20, 13 at 11:45

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kksmama
10 years ago
Ummmm, is there a polished chrome choice if your faucet is polished chrome? I guess option 3 is best. But I'm alarmed by how many holes you'll have in your counter: 4 if I'm counting correctly for the 2 faucets. Do you have a soap dispenser and garbage disposal air switch, too?
Do you want to discuss that mini mosaic, high contrast, herringbone backsplash?
mom2samlibby
Original Author
10 years ago
They all come in polished chrome. I couldn't pull all the pictures off the website in chrome.

No to a soap dispenser, but we will have an air switch to the garbage disposal.

Some of the things on the mood board are just ideas that I'm still considering.

Are you wanting the link to the backsplash herringbone? Or is that something I should reconsider?
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mama goose_gw zn6OH
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I have a similar faucet (Franke Manor House) and a Mountain Plumbing water dispenser (Little Gourmet), single handle in bronze, but you can see the styles together in this pic:

Mine were purchased on ebay for rock-bottom clearance prices, so I wasn't picky about the slightly different colors--I painted the water dispenser handle to better match the porcelain faucet handles. I also have four holes in the counter, and don't consider it a problem.

I vote for #4 (the Little Gourmet MT1201?).

This post was edited by mama_goose on Wed, Nov 20, 13 at 11:46
kksmama
10 years ago
If you love that backsplash don't let me scare you, I love my own mini mosaic. The close up looks very intense, but it looks more subtle and gorgeous behind the hood. You just want to be clear about whether you are going for something soothing and calm and monochromatic, or something more energizing, with contrast.
mom2samlibby
Original Author
10 years ago
This is the look I'm loving right now. I like color. :)

My tile is a little more muted. I think it has a lot of neutral in it.
mom2samlibby
Original Author
10 years ago
Bump. Any other opinions? I have one vote for 3 and one vote for 4. :)

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