Davidro1, I was able to find the Aqua Brass Martini at a bath showroom over the weekend. It definitely looks great. My concern with it is the wide opening in the bottom of the spout; if the water isn't turned on fully, creating a wide ribbon of flowing water, I wonder how it flows. It looks like water could trickle down the bottom of the spout back to the base. Or maybe it's designed to function as well as it looks -- I just can't tell. I'm reluctant to buy it without being able to see one hooked up. (In our guest bath, we purchased a pricey Cifial faucet with seems to be great quality and works nicely with the water at full stream, but I'm disappointed that it doesn't work well -- water stream breaks into three fragments -- with the water only partially on. I don't want to spend the money on the Martini and have a similar result.) But it's hard enough to find one in a showroom; finding one hooked up is a nearly impossible task. kbacci14, thanks for the vote of confidence on Graff. I've checked a couple moderately high-end bath showrooms and haven't seen one yet. I wasn't planning to spend as much as these faucets cost, but if I could see one, and it it appeals to me as much as the photos do, we might splurge for it. Hmmm, let's see, this would be splurge #37 or #38 so far on this project... ;) And, of course, I've procrastinated on this decision, and now need to get a faucet quickly because granite templating is coming up very soon. -- Eric

We just bought a suite of California Faucet products for our master bath including a hand-held shower, Roman tub faucets, hand held tub shower and lav wall faucets. We chose a compatible Kohler product for our rain shower head. We are very happy with the fit and finish of the California products, but they are not yet installed. They do have an excellent range of finishes to coordinate with a wide variety of fixtures. Our local Kohler bath store got us 30% off in their summer sale.

I think if you are going with an "antique" look, a more traditional looking faucet with a metal side spray could look very nice. Some of the pullouts can end up looking a little thick and ungainly, especially when given traditional detailing and finishes. You will have many more options in antique brass faucets if you expand your search to include traditional small diameter faucets with separate metal sidesprays. If you want the convenience of a single pullout, the suggestions above are good.

I took a couple more pics of the faucet and the drain so you can see how it lines up..I especially like the placement because I can easily wash fruits and veggies in the basket without having to pull the sprayer out. The faucet reaches nicely. Also you can see there is no splash going on with the water running. The only thing I would maybe change is the soap dispenser. I did put dish soap in it and it isn't close enough to the big bowl to pump directly into the sink. As it sits now, the squirt goes into the cascade bowl.