mqmoi and rococo and organic, after a lot of searching I finally found a spec drawing of it not on the company's site but on a liquidation auction site! (it's definitely a discontinued item) It's a fine length--5-1/8"--comes out the same length as the faucet that is in the sink already (it's a salvage vintage sink, but the faucet has the wrong color wood on the handles so we can't keep it). I ordered it last night. :) kgwlisa, I agree about the machine-age-deco look but drat...I really like them together...the flooring and the light really go well, IMO, and the flooring and the faucet and furniture go well too, but is it the clean faceting of the faucet vs. the giant-ice-cube effect of the light that is the problem? It really doesn't read "crystal" as in formal chandelier, it's just three big ice cubes (and there are clean angles on the support area)...I'm not ready to bid it adieu yet...When everything is assembled here I'll see it and if I *have* to, I'll sell it. *sigh* It's so great--I don't know why I love it so much but I do. It's really heavy. But things do have to go together... rococo, things are coming along, but *very* slowly. Even I have hit my remodel-limit. DD's bath is still completely in the future--it won't be anywhere near as hard as the downstairs, but it's still Another Project...

Kirstyteg--LOVE your sink setup! Those countertop height windows with views are so luscious too! I am ordering a ledge sink by creategoodsinks for a new build and would love your insights now that you've been living with one of Dan's creations: -It’s funny—when my sink-hunt first started, I thought 32” would be plenty….long story short, after getting hooked on ledge sinks, I’m now considering a 56” model, so about 6” wider than yours (will go in a 13’ island)—does that width sound like overkill, or if you had the space, would you take the additional 6”? -I don’t know whether I should do 1 faucet or 2 (we'll have a second 24” sink by the window, so not sure how often we’ll have two of us working at the big sink). Do you think you could function well with just one faucet, or do you find yourselves using the second one often? And if you find the second one highly useful, would you have the faucets be identical (both with pull-out sprayers) or have a big spraying one, supplemented by a second bar-type faucet? -As an aside, I'm debating between 38" and 39" high counters (5'10" tall), and noticed your lovely higher countertops. Does 38" suit you or do you think another inch would've been beneficial?

Thanks a lot for all valuable information. Actually I noticed one thing last night, when water is flowing thru the down spout, it makes more noise than when water flowing thru the shower head. @nancyinmich Oh yes, I did not even think about that. The reason I thought about the spray foam is, it could expand and fill in the gaps, and I just have a make a tiny hole to spray. But I believe, if I have to install insulation batts, I probably have to cut the drywall, right? The other side is hall, and the walls have texture, (which I don't like even a bit), so it would be hard to cover it all up. :( How about the loose fill insulation? I have watched videos about this. But I am afraid, the insulation may be fill in all the gaps, especially with the water valve. @Jake The other two bathrooms are very silent, both from the bathroom and the other side. Again, likely because of insulation. The bathroom that makes noise, the sound is loud both in side bathroom and other side too, which is hall/kitchen. And this bathroom is right in the middle of the house, so the sound is also audible from the living room. If you think there is some problem with the valve itself, how can I narrow it down? Does it leak water inside the wall? Shower works fine with good pressure like other bathrooms. I also wish I would not have to open the wall anytime soon. If not the spray insulation, what other insulation would you suggest? @ionized_gw That's a good place to start. @Bruce, Since I want to fill up the space between two studs, I was thinking of using the gaps and cracks. My idea is to , make two small holes, one below the valve, and one above the valve. First spray below then valve, and then spray above the valve. I don't plan to full up the entire space between the studs, but just give enough insulation around the valve to make it quite and sound proof. I am still trying to figure out if the valve is bad, or is it just insulation like my builder suggested. @Austin Air companie Thanks for your input. What's the best way to figure out if the noise is because of the water hammer? It doesn't happen in other bathrooms. Also, the noise is worse when water flows thru the down spout compared to water flowing thru the shower head. Could it be because if the valve?

Oh I’m so glad your sweet little kitchen reno popped back up! I’d meant to comment on it when you posted it, and then I lost track of it. What a great job! Your material choices are spot on—it all feels right for this kind of house. I love how you treated the backsplash, and I applaud you for reusing the blue sink. It was a ballsy choice, and it totally works ;-) Hope you are enjoying it well!!