So I priced out the Waterstone and accessories that I would need, and also the Perrin and Rowe with the same features (they look almost identical), and it turns out, much to my surprise, that I can get the Perrin and Rowe for over $300 less! So, since they look so much the same, and I know it is a good quality faucet, I went ahead and ordered it in chrome. I really loved the Waterstone, but at a difference of $300 I really can't justify that. Even with the price difference, for all the part I needed (faucet with sidespray, soap dispenser, extended flange for my Shaw sink, garbage disposal cap (we will have a batch disposal), and drain strainer, it still came to about $1000. Yikes! I really didn't want to go that high with the faucet, but, as I remember someone on GW saying, it IS the most used thing in the kitchen. So I will just have to shave a few hundred dollars off somewhere else....

Sylace, my spouse and I recently went through this decision process. At first the question seems simple, but there are loads of options. Some folks have hardfast rules about what should match. Our kitchen is all white, so I can't give you 'similar situation' info, but I can tell you what we considered. We have stainless refrig, stove, vent hood, and a white DW. - Metal finishes...from different manufacturers can vary, as mentioned above. - Scrutiny and proximity...also mentioned above...items with similar finishes, which you scrutinize before the job is complete, may be less noticeable once the remodel is finished. Proximity of slightly different finishes can minimize or maximize their color differences. We have a soap dispenser, disposal air switch and side spray next to the faucet. Since they are inches away from each other, they all have the same finish, polished nickel. We have ORB knobs for the cabinets and ORB bin pulls for the drawers. These ORB items are from different mfgs and vary just slighty in color, but they are far enough away from each other that it is a non issue. However, they may wear differently with use. A chance we are willing to take, considering the price. Keep reading for info on why we selected ORB instead of light colored metal. -Surrounding areas...I saw window mentioned above. Our sink could not be centered under the window, so we chose sink hardware with less contrast to help minimize any 'first glance' attention to this area. We selected a goose neck faucet with a spout that did not visually cross the plane of the window sill and extend into the the frame of the window. Okay, its off center, but we didn't want to highlight it! -More on contrast...Sink fixtures with high contrast relative to the surrounding surfaces will emphasize the sink hardware. For example, if our sink fixtures were ORB against the surrounding white, then the sink fixtures would draw more attention. Furthermore, sink fixtures that have a lot detail, are large in scale, or visually 'busy' in some way, will call attention to themselves. So, contrasting color and contrasting details maximize contrast. Focal point or blend? -Style and design of the house...our cabinet hardware is ORB, which matches the ORB pendants hanging over the sink. Our kitchen opens into the rest of the house. The door hardware in the rest of the house is ORB, so we stayed consistent and pulled some of the house design into the kitchen design. When was your house constructed? Can you put your house in a 'period' of design (e.g. arts and crafts, mid century modern, etc.)? What finish and color are the door knobs in your house? Side note...the kitchen can spawn projects in the rest of the house if you drastically change the appearance. -Light switches...these can blend into the wall or match the other hardware in the kitchen and house. I recently read that someone matched the light switch plates with the finish of the light fixtures. For us that would've been ORB, which is more contrast than we wanted. We went with white to minimize contrast. And there are no ORB electrical plates in other areas of our house. -The "safest choice" might be matching all the hardware and the appliances as closely as possible (e.g. stainless steel appliances with brushed cabinet hardware with brushed sink hardware with brushed light fixtures, etc). -Do you plan to sell this house in the near future? If so, what you like might not be what a potential buyer likes. -If you're on this site, you've probably already visited the book store and library for ideas. Educating yourself will give you the most comfort. Decisions in the theoretical world are hard to visualize and can make selections cumbersome. We spent a lot of time researching, trying our best to find pictures with similar kitchen designs to help us decide. Collect as much visual information as you can to figure out what you like and works best with your application!!! We purchased hardware so we could hold it in place and returned what we didn't like (made sure we could return it first!). We watched 'spice up my kitchen' on HGTV. Do you prefer champagne and gold or beer and paper plates or somewhere in between? Hope this helps.

Good Evening, Thanks to DCS who originally posed the question (3 years) ago, I ended up taking a risk and purchased the SINKINGDOM Garbage Disposal SinkTop Air Switch Kit with Long Button, Brass Made Cover, Champagne Bronze from Amazon last month after I went down the Rabbit's Whole with a google search for the Northstar Decor Air switch in their Champagne Bronze Finished with lead me to Walmart who advertises the Northstar Decor Air Switch BUT I wasn't able to order the Champaign Bronze finish in particular. So, I crossed my fingers while I waited on the SINKINGDOM order from Amazon. Then, I did a comparison and went back to my Fabricator to schedule an appointment for two additional holes cut into my new pre-installed stone countertops. When the Fabricator arrived, we played around with the distance between my Delta Champaign Bronze Faucet and decided it would be best to try and space the two holes as far apart as possible (9" on both sides) of my faucet which was already centered in the middle of my (30" wide) oblong sink. As soon as the Fabricator left, I cleaned up and setup a dress rehearsal! I know the Champaign Bronze finishes aren't exactly the same but please let me know if you think the color/finish/tone of the Air Switch is worth some experimental touching up?

@MinnesotaMary thank you! Yes, that looks like a much closer match to both my Brizo Luxe gold and Delta champagne bronze. I will try that finish. the champagne bronze from mountain plumbing was way too gold (albeit pretty). Oddly my Brizo luxe gold and delta champagne bronze were almost a perfect match which others have said in previous threads that they are not. So I think Delta changed their Delta champagne bronze finish to match their Brizo luxe gold and now everyone is confused. thank you though, this is very helpful since everyone seems to be out of sample chips for mountain plumbing around here and at the central company itself.