I just received this faucet for my new basement sink, and I love it! I will admit that it is pretty dumb that they put the serial number on the tip of the faucet facing out, but it's not as noticeable as I thought it would be. I may just rub some black matte Tremclad paint into it if it's bothers me. My only other issue is that the drain portion wouldn't fit on my Ikea sink, so I'm not using it at all...so my drain is chrome :( But it's all worth it to achieve the look I wanted in the end!