Your bathroom metal finishes need not match the kitchen finishes. You don't even have to use the same finishes within one room, but you do then have to consider how they all look together.

Note that polished nickel from different companies will look different. Chrome is chrome is chrome no matter what company you get it from, which is why I often go that route. But if you are mixing and matching polished nickel across brands, it will not look the same.

You vanity faucet with cross handles doesn't look spectacular to me. I prefer the one you posted with the side handle.

Are you sure that the shower head you used in the hotel was Jaclo and not a Speakman? Speakman are ubiquitous, kick ass shower heads used in a ton of hotels. The Jaclo looks like a knock off. I have a speakman in all of my bathrooms and they are wonderful.

https://www.fergusonhome.com/product/summary/1473652?uid=3461918&srsltid=AfmBOopQf02Fm_csKv3Kk5NdzqsaanWEf6UeCcPNPOyhyJn6FrwGXyurj8k

Thanks for the response!

I am positive it was a Jaclo, I took a picture of it. I even asked the front desk what model it was and he said they get people asking all the time. Jaclo has been around since the early 1900s and is actually the first company to offer handheld showers.

One tip:

" A guest house in the mountains" " Wood wall treatments..

About the LAST finish on earth I would choose is polished nickel.

Already too much going on here.....? Perhaps?

I realize that is a rendering. , but knotty wood, wood panels . wood look tile floor, white ,osaic, another on shower walls........and what is counter top?!!!

Polish nickel water spots spots like crazy. Is more suited to a glam MODERN URBAN locale.There are a million shower heads, and Speakman is great. No the kitchen need not match the bath and in ANY scenario change the bath to polished chrome or matte black.

I'd be a hard no on this too

What Jan said.

Also, please do not use Pfister--they are a horrible brand. Delta or Moen are reasonably priced and much better quality. And polished chrome is the best all-around, easy care, classic finish for a bathroom. And comes in any style you want, easy to match among brands.

good advice already - do you have a Ferguson plumbing supply near you? i have had great luck there - they tend to have very knowledgeable reps who can help with selections

We recently bought fixtures for our bathroom from Ferguson home online. We found a line that met our specifications and everything was in stock.

I used other Jaclo products (grab/shower bar and handheld shower head), but all my wall mounted shower heads are Speakman.

How great your shower head is also affected by your water pressure. We did the biggest supply pipes to our showers that code would allow!

Do the rest in chrome and try to simplify that mix of finishes in the bathroom too..

I concur with @Diana Bier Interiors, LLC - use Delta or Moen. Every plumber I have ever met tells me to use delta or moen. Their parts are so much faster and easier to find. Given that you are in a rural location, I'd be even more inclined to go with those two companies because surely the plumbers in the area have worked on those brands and can get parts for those brands. Moen has absolutely outstanding customer service. Sometimes if you need a part they will just send you an entirely new fixture for free.

Read the difference between Moen and Pfister at Star Craft. They are my go to for reviews on pluming.

https://www.starcraftcustombuilders.com/sources.faucets.Moen.htm

"While other North American companies have shifted most if not all of their manufacturing overseas, Mo­en continues to produce most of its residential sink fau­cets in the U.S.

It maintains two plants in the U.S. at New Bern and San­ford, North Car­o­lina, and employs over 2,000 American workers.

The company backstops its very good to excellent quality fau­cets with s strong warranty and a customer support operation that is the model other fau­cet companies aspire to."

https://www.starcraftcustombuilders.com/sources.faucets.Pfister.htm

I'm more familiar with Jaclo for grab bar and accessories than faucets and shower heads. I can tell you that Speakman has the best customer service I have ever encountered. I called them to ask a question about a shower head I was thinking about getting and they said, why don't we send you one for free and you can see if you like it. It doesn't get better than that.

I live on the 12th floor of an old apartment building in NYC and the water pressure can sometimes be a bit low. The speakman shower head blasts phenominal pressure. I'd call and ask them what the difference is between their shower head and the Jaclo. Perhaps they'll send you one for free!

Read about Jaclo faucets. I don't know about their shower heads but assume they are the same:

Jaclo is a trade name only, registered in 1976 by the original Jac­lo, Inc. and transferred when Jac­lo, Inc. was acquired by Durst in the 1990s. Jaclo, Inc. no longer exists.

The Jaclo warranty has technical legal problems. Its protection, however, is about average for North American faucet warranties, providing industry-standard "lifetime" coverage. Its claims process is very complex and time-consuming, virtually ensuring a downtime of several weeks or even longer.

I have not used Ferguson online. But, before they bought out Build.com , I got excellent customer service shopping help on Build.com. Try calling them and walking them through your various options and find out how long it takes to get them, the repair and rating experiences.

Additionally, when considering plumbing brands, I cross post on https://www.reddit.com/r/Plumbing/ You get a lot of plumbers on there who will give an honest opinion about their experience with a brand.

If you can't see the two faucets at once, no, they don't need to match.

I recommend you go with simple chrome. It's classic and easy to match when (not if) something in the room needs replacing. No one will ever think, "Ew, so basic." No one will ever notice the difference between chrome, brushed nickle, whatever.

Plumbing fixtures like everything else need to compliment each other. Example your modern Pfister facuet does not compliment your Kingston faucet. One is modern and one is not.

Polished Nickel is my favorite finish BUT I concur with what everyone else is telling you. Polished nickel is like fine china where finshes are concerned. It shows everything and needs maintanence. Its like using real silver flatware instead of 18/10 stainless.

Forget about it entirely in hard water locations.

If you rent out this house then I am panicked for you to even think about putting it in. You can't use cleaning products on it. A client learned that the hard way even after being instructed verbally and being left with written instructions on how to care for it, her cleaning lady ruined it on the first house clean.

I also agree with using Delta. Pfister is known for issues. Kingston as well and although their products feel heavy and substantial they are very noisy when water is running through them. Just google Kingston Brass faucet noise and look at all the hits that come up.

Thank you everyone for your input! I have emptied my cart and am starting over. I’ll answer a few concerns.

I will live here for at least 3 years, so this is for me to begin with. The floors are hardwood, not tile that looks like wood. They are in great shape so I am re-finishing, not replacing. Pretty common in cabins in this area.

Cabinetry will be a plum/maroon color. It is a bright space and I am adding a skylight in the kitchen and another in the bathroom. I personally love color and moody color to boot so am solid in that choice.

While I love the idea of black, we put black faucets in the main house when we moved in and they are horrible to maintain. My plan is to bring in black in the towel warmer, towel bars and maybe the cabinet hardware.

Here are some new options.

These are the kitchen and bath faucets- both in chrome

Here are 2 options for the tub filler, I have compared and can’t figure out why one is double the price. By the time I add the coordinating rough ins, the one on the ledt will be $475, the one on the right will be $850! Should I go with the one from the same line? I like both and feel like the handles are on the other are simple enough to work as well.

Here are 2 shower heads, thoughts?

On a side note, my last house has Pfister in every bathroom and they held up for 25+ years with no issues. Maybe they have changed their manufacturing in the interim?

I have the Speakman showerhead on the right.

Is the left tub faucet the more expensive one? It looks to have more details and thicker handles, but sometimes simple clean lined designs are priced at a premium, specially since "modern" designs became IN/trending.

I love Delta Trinsic in baths. Easiest clean chrome wipe up ever, no grooves for goo. Match tub and faucet in bath. done

Chispa, the tub faucet on the left is the cheaper option. I can’t figure out why, other than the cheaper option is a Ferguson exclusive line.

As I’m up in the mountains, my nearest plumbing supply is in Atlanta, approximate 75 minute drive, 90 minutes if I hit rush hour.

I understand..........for fixtures that will be in there for HOW MANY YEARS?

Don't hit rush hour : )

Love the plum cabinets!

I have Delta trinsic sink faucet in a powder room. Don't like the water flow at all. Maybe it is just a common regulation restrictor impeeding the flow? I tried to see if there is something that can be removed and can't find anything to take out. Sink faucets in my two other bathrooms have great pressure.

Call Ferguson and ask about the difference between the two tub faucets.

The two speakman's might just be that one has a bit of trim around the head.

Delta Trinsic is a solid choice. I have used it a lot. Stick to one style for your bathroom fixtures.