Hi Phil, Happy New Year to you too! We offer Matt black on our range of Italian brassware. From basin taps to shower valves and accessories. We even provide black fittings for the wet room glass to keep the look consistent. All very reasonably priced compared with Hansgrohe’s bespoke range and available within 4-6 weeks. We can also offer black brassware from UK distributors in around 7 days but not the same quality. I’d love to hear more about your project. Do u have a floor plan or measurements u can send us? We offer a complementary design service and have a VR app u can download on IOS or Android to view the designs created for u. Best Regards Sam

Hi Sam, With a dynamic pressure of 1.0 bar you should be fine using either one of these handshowers: https://www.grohe.co.uk/en_gb/rainshower-icon-150-hand-shower-2-sprays-27276000.html https://www.grohe.co.uk/en_gb/rainshower-classic-160-hand-shower-4-sprays-28765000.html I hope this helps!

Also depends on how big your shower is, if you have a small shower and huge shower head, it might look odd and also your ceiling height. I just had a loft done, ceiling height is 2m or 2.2m I think with a 1.4mx0.8m shower, I was also thinking of getting a 300mm head but then thought it looked too big ( I took a 30cm dinner plate placed it above my head in the new shower and thought...too big! ) so I went for a smaller one and it looks perfect for the size of my shower. I went for this one https://www.crosswater.co.uk/product/showering-shower-valves-multifunction/curve-multifunction-thermostatic-shower-valve-with-fixed-head-and-single-mode-shower-kit-rm553wcplus/

I got one from an ad on social media. It turns off at the head and gives a good spray. It’s got beads of some sort in the neck which are meant to help make the water softer. Maybe a gimmick but we like it. Can’t recall the name though or I’d tell you! Maybe you can find it on Google with some of that info. Angie