The sink issue is a pet peeve of mine...more specifically the facet. Here in the States there seems to be a growing trend to see who can make the shortest length of faucet. IOW in many restrooms, the faucet barely sticks over the far edge of the sink. Much shorter than in your photo. Now if you have man sized hands, you end up rubbing them against the back wall of the sink in order for them to get wet! What is the point of soaping and washing if when you go to rinse, you are inevitably touching the filthy back of the sink! Its like come on designers, put on another inch of material so we can use the thing lol. Great post BTW!