Waterspot

With its well-stocked showroom of fine kitchen fixtures, bathroom furnishings, hardware, and — bonus — lighting options, Natick’s WaterSpot marks the Rhode Island–based Ardente family’s most comprehensive move into the design trade thus far. The Natick location is the newest of the company’s five outlets (and the only one that doesn’t sell wholesale plumbing supplies, WaterSpot’s original trade). Kitchen offerings run the gamut, from hammered-copper farmhouse sinks by Native Trails to elegant French Herbeau faucets. Meanwhile, the 60-year-old business’s experienced staffers provide the kind of expert design consultation you’d expect from such a well-established plumbing operation.