TARA ULTRA 33 860 875 Professional single-lever mixer, 240 mm projection is where the handle is on the side and it is on a spring. I would istall it with the waste pop up and a soap dispenser on the deck. I do not have the kind of design that can carry a wall mounted faucet. Rococogurl, I completely understand the plastic body with coating versus all metal workings. Some of my cheapo (midpriced) faucets have nicks where the plastic are showing underneath. I have had good luck with Grohe but have not done as well with hansgrohe. How do you use the Dornbracht faucet so you can fill the pot on the counter? Maybe you can't. This to me is the biggest drawback of these pro sprayers that do not extend beyond the 'hose' that is visible. I really like the presence, however. I do not have any uppers on the sink side of kitchen. The sink is in front of a very large window, 6 ft wide or more, so the larger scale would look better from a design point of view. It's just the reach outside of the sink that I am worried about. I think they all reach well within the sink, but I would like it to be able to fill the pot on the counter so I don't have to lift the heavy pot up and out of the sink since I am short. If I fill it on the counter, I can just slide/carry it to the stove. A part of me has an attitude that if it isn't great, replace it in a few years. We tend to "wear out" things. We are hard on our stuff. I am not a great housekeeper and my house cleaner is "hard" on things, I think. They have been with us for 10 years or more and I don't have the heart to look for a new house cleaner. For example, our handheld shower heads get dropped all the time (not sure more by the cleaners or us), so there are cracks on the plastic. It is relatively cheap to get a new shower head for a small pick me up! Why not a faucet! It helps that my DH can replace these things with some ease. (even with an Ivy league PhD, he has his practical uses.) Decisions. Decision. Now that I have put in the cabinet order, I can move onto the faucet and the counter. i also have to decide on the railing system; glass, metal, or cable. A friend of ours is doing their house with all Dornbracht plumbing stuff. Amazing and beautiful! She has the tub filling from the ceiling. Cool, man!

I have a high arcing faucet and find I have no splash problem. Usually I find there is greater splash the closer the water source is to the item it's hitting--think about rinsing things under your faucet, the closer you get, the more splash. I would think the amount of splash would more depend on the water pressure. So I'm confused why there would be more of a problem with a high arc than with a faucet that has a lower rise above the sink. I love the large space between sink and faucet because I can manipulate any large item (think big stock pot) under it while rinsing the outsides. I have zero splash in stream mode (the water doesn't have a lot of pressure and the flow is less than in spray mode.) When I have it in spray mode there is some splash but a lot less splash than I get with a separate hand held sprayer. I tend to use the faucet in spray mode most of the time and have it in stream mode only for filling narrow-necked items. I don't know if the difference in water flow is true of all faucets or if it's unique to our Cucina Andrea faucets. I like the pull down sprayer better than hand held because I can have both hands free to manipulate items I'm washing or paring when the nozzle is seated in the faucet. One hand becomes unavailable when a hand held sprayer is used so everything has to be manipulated one-handed. I also like being able to leave a large pot on the counter, resting the nozzle over the rim, and letting it fill. I have my hands free for other tasks while I'm waiting and the sink doesn't have to be empty to get the large pot under the faucet. I've been happily using our 2 hi-arcing faucets for more than 3 years. I wouldn't want anything different

Kallista and Waterworks are the same faucets, made by THG in France. California Faucets has many faucets similar to the Henry collection. Also try In2aqua, Brizo and Ammara.. Stay away from Barber Wilsons faucets. They are not certified to U.S. safety and reliability standards and we have not found any evidence tha t they are certified to the current national lead free standard. Perrin and Rowe are nice, but I don't think they have the contemporary look you want.

Kallista and THG sell almost the same French-made products, but are equally pricey. Try In2aqua, a new German brand just appearing in the U.S., or Ammara. Both of these are stylish, well made and less costly. In2aqua has a new shower system that is getting raves from reviewers for its innovative quick connect technology.