Talk to the company or the product seller. The lever vs. handle issue is hte right one. We have lever handles and the faucets turn in opposite directions for off, both for the wall mounted (shower) and the sink mounted ones. All it should take is a valve swap-out. In fact, I had our shower faucet valves swapped because the levers swung down instead of up to go on, which seemed extremely odd to me. Put more simply, any faucet has two types of valves possible: clockwise off and counterclockwise off. You just have to pick the right one for what you want, given your handles etc.

I ended up here, because I'm redoing my kitchen and trying to make a decision about the faucet. I have various faucets throughout my house from Kohler, Moen, Restoration Hardware, and Newport Brass. I think the Restoration Hardware fixtures are made by Newport Brass, because we had to call them when we needed to replace. We've had them from 10-12 years, so I don't know the styles or even if they are made. Almost all are polished nickel, and the Kohler and Moen are always spotless, laundry room and bathroom, respectively. I'm not crazy about the pull down sprayer on the Kohler. The Moen Showcase (do they still make this line?) is in the bathroom, and I love it so much, because I can just pour water over it and it will dry spotless. It's amazing. It is wall mount, and I wish I had it in every bathroom. Because of my success with Moen, when I needed a faucet for my kitchen, I bought an inexpensive (relative to all the other faucets I have) Moen at Home Depot. It is the only non polished nickel faucet I have. It is stainless steel, still looks brand new (10 years+), and the pull down sprayer works wonderfully. Unfortunately, I'd never buy fixtures from Restoration Hardware again. They spot like crazy. The Newport Brass are slightly better, but they also spot. I'm looking at Kohler and Moen for my new kitchen, but the choices are limited in polished nickel. Now I'll look at California Faucets, too, but I'll skip Rohl, since someone mentioned the polished nickel spots so much.

Chicago Faucets is a good choice. Be sure to let the company know, however, that you are installing it in a residence so they can configure the proper flow rate. Restaurant-scale flows are likely to blast you across the room, Other possibilities are Symmons Industries and T & S Brass. All of these are reviewed and rated on our webstie.

I guess because gold faucets are just no selling enough to warrant the expense My advice put the RO water through the fridge water dispensor if you have one and forget the tap on the counter and save a hole in the counter too..I could not find a wter dispense that matched my fuacet so went with as close as possible but not gold of course.Kraus makes a gold one I have Kraus faucets and I love them we had a small issue it was taken care of very quickly and the customer service was excellent .BTW I know Kraus is made in China but so are lots of Moens too