I have 3 PPf faucets and a tub filler from the 'Ashfield' line, the old fashioned looking trough faucet. I love the look, but there are a couple things to think about. First, they don't really pound the water out the way a 'regular' faucet does. It's more like water coming from a hose at about half pressure. I think they put out as many gallons/minute, but if you want a strong stream for... I dunno, washing your hair, maybe? Do people still do that at the sink?... it might not be the best choice. It's simple to get a glass of water [something I wondered about due to the width of the stream-- I think Kohler stopped making some models for this reason], and washing your hands or face is very pleasant. The stream of water arcing out is gentle, a very natural feel with no pounding or bubbles. And the trough itself [on Ashfields, anyway] holds on to a few drops of water which will evaporate, leaving whatever minerals you have behind. I recently used a wax on the troughs to see if that helps. Even with relatively soft water, I have some deposits. Also, when we have a power outage and get an air bubble in the pipes, the ashfields spit a bit right at you, as opposed to downards like a conventional faucet. But I'd do every one of them again in a heartbeat. Mine have only been in a few months, so I can't answer for longterm dependibility [some people on these forums report bad luck with PPf], but they are fun to use, appearance wise, there's no substitute, and the look is so unusual they get a lot of comments and compliments.

We'e in the middle of a similar situation with a wall mount faucet over an undermount sink so, while I can let you know in a few days, I don't have any advice about that. In terms of the showerhead, we just had ours installed at 84" too--our old one was at 72" and was way too short for dh (6'4"). He's loving the height of the new one and I'm fine with it too (5'3"). It does look a little high aesthetically to me but is very functional.

OOOPS - thanks for pointing that out brickton - you are right. We like the Whitehaus Vintage III bridge: http://products.whitehauscollection.com/whitehauscollection/products/whkbtcr3-9201-bridge-faucets/ We also liked the twisthaus by them, but found the ones without the sprayer seem to be on their outlet page, and that worries me that there is something wrong with this faucet and they are trying to clear them out. Here's a picture: http://products.whitehauscollection.com/whitehauscollection/products/whttscr3-9771spr-bridge-faucets/ Thanks again!

I have the 978 in bronze, and I love it. It's nice and easy to operate.