We purchased the MOEN Banbury Two Handle Bathroom Faucet in Classic Brushed Nickel from Home Depot.  It was a great brand at a really reasonable price (which I guess I had no idea just how expensive bathroom faucets could run!) and they had an option in brushed nickel - which was a must with our design scheme we had already picked out through our entire house.  We had read reviews and everything we saw on Moen was positive and felt really good about making the purchase.

While I did not do the putting together of the faucet itself, it seemed to present a couple challenges to my boyfriend the...