For the price of these faucets, I DO recommend them. The texture and matte finished is smooth and soft to the touch and very sleek in appearance in person. The faucets work great mechanically and the knobs are easy and smooth to turn. However, the faucet and knobs both have a tendency to come loose and must continually be tightened back up over time (not that big of a deal, I’ve tightened twice in the 6 months I’ve had them with heavy use). Secondly, and why I rated 3 stars, the paint on the drain portion of the set is NOT staying in tact. The second picture I’ve included shows that the black paintfinish on the drain is slowly chipping off. If this faucet is in a low traffic areabathroom, I don’t think you would have this problem.