You may want to consider installing the floor tile at an angle, or in a running bond pattern. This looks good even if the tile is perfectly square. I saw that after I retiled my kitchen in Crema Marfil and wish I had seen it before. Good luck!

I am planning to use the Fusion on the tub top and the face of the tub and the adjacent short facing of the shower stall. The tub facing would have the Fusion broken up with a center panel of the Crema Marfil. The two sink counter at right angles to the tub/shower is also to be made entirely from the Fusion, including the short backsplash under the mirror and the lip over the cabinets. I am using a Fusion that has more green and brown than blue.Thank you for your time.

Personally I would not use 2 kinds of natural stones in a bathroom setting, you can consider something more muted to compensate for the 'busier' pattern of the fusion granite.

Hi jooney! I think most people think of fusion as the busier and darker blue pattern so I'm posting the photos of the one I'm using so discussers can see. I still think Crema Marfil would be lovely with it.

That said, I have decided to be choosey about where I use fusion because I otherwise worry that it will take away from the "wow" factor.

I am using a the large piece - 30" x 72" - as the back wall of the shower with probably a porcelain tile version of a polished marble "picture framing" it in so it's a real "moment." The rest of the shower will be the neutral tile.

Then, I'm going to go with the neutral marble around the tub and put the fusion on the double vanity. If I do anything with the fusion around the tub, it would be a little secret shelf / niche for candles and prettiness that you can really only see from the tub. My special moment. ;-) I decided that using it on all three of the biggies - shower, tub, double vanity - was too much.

If I didn't have the large piece for the shower, I'd do the tub platform and the vanity and then just use a single piece for a bench in the shower (just have them cut a rectangle or shape and anchor it - nothing underneath it - it's gorgeous!) Or, I'd skip the bench and use two or three pieces for the back of shower niches.

Keep us posted with photos and let us know what you decide to do! My love of fusion has caused an adjustment in the master bath budget but it just can't be helped!

Best!
alexa

PS Attached photo of the additional slab I found. It's definitely busier than the original that I have so I have to think about that.

PS 2 Post photos!

Hi - It's me again. I wanted to show you a general visual of my plan for the fusion in the shower, using the more neutral tile as an accompaniment.

NOW, the shower in this photo is backlit ONYX (as if I could do that!) and very modern... as well as beautiful, so it's not really in the same general feel as what I'm looking to achieve (rich beautiful stone, classic materials, traditional home.)

BUT you get the idea I meant about using a portion of a slab, then using tile to frame it in and then on the other walls of the shower. It allows the fusion, in our case, to be the WOW. I think it's more beautiful than using two walls of it or more.

Just an idea!

Thank you all for your advise.

I would love to see photos of both jooney's and akcorcoran's finished bathrooms. We are using a small amount of Fusion along with some Dreamy Marfil quartz for tub surround. So it sure would be helpful to see a similar combo in a finished bathroom.

We actually ended up using the fusion in our powder room because it was so dramatic (and expensive)! It is blue fusion and beautiful - the light is a little tricky bc it's a soft powder room light, but here are pics. We did a two-story addition and renovated every bathroom in our 1917 colonial and I probably get the most comments on our powder room! ;-)

Thanks for the reply and pics. It turned out beautifully!

In our master, we ended up going with Breccia Oniciata from Italy and it's breathtaking. It's neutral with a coral color and the "breccia" pattern allows me not worry about any staining or risks with marble. We even have a few spots that have beautiful fossils in it. We used it for our 8' two sink counter, the tub surround, and the bench and two shelves in our shower. I don't let many people up into our master bath, but when they do visit, they compliment us that it's like a luxury hotel. Pics attached - night and day lighting. Kind of hard to see tub surround in sun. Sorry!