I bought this in matte black to match my other new matte black fixtures. I am going for a more modern look in my bathroom and was tired of the old faucet from 1990 that was falling apart. I love everything about this fixture, though my husband had a hard time getting the drain properly sealed. We ended up using silicon (or clear caulking) to seal as opposed to the plumbers putty. I think this may have been an issue with other new faucets so I don't think it's 100% this faucets fault.