It sounds very pretty, I don't think you need to worry about having too much white, once you bring in a nice wall color that will balance it out. But if you like the Ming and want to use it, I would do the floor in the carrera basket weave, walls in carrera subway and bring in the Ming Green by way of a mosaic stripe accent or somethihg. You could put a border on the floor and a border under the chair railing to tie it together.

I really love the Ming Green tile but unless I knew it was going to fit into my overall design, I'd be leary of using it on all of my walls because it's such a specific color and I'd be concerned that it would limit what other colors could bring into the room over the long term. It also leans towards the dark side which can be a problem if you don't have a lot of natural light. If you use it as an accent, I don't think it will dominate the color scheme as much which will leave you more options later on.

How about somehting like this? It has the best of both worlds.

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I love the ming in the basketweave--unfortunately I already purchased it in b/w! I think I will just go solo with the Carrara, and get the green in the paint, as lukkiirish suggests. (Although it will be a traditional-looking bath with the marble tile, it is my kids' bath and I want to make it really funky with orange and aqua accents. I thought the ming would be a great starting point, but now I think it is better to go plain.) I would like to get a k.a. chair rail in the Carrara. Any suggestions? Also, my floor mosaic is polished. What are your recommendations for the walls--honed or polished?

I think that is a very wise decision, sounds beautiful. Polished to me says glare. I preferred honed, but that's just me.

As far as getting chair rail in Carrara, you may want to do a google search or post a new posting specifically asking. I bet there are many in here who would know, you just need to get their attention. Good luck! -- Lukki

If it helps, I did marble basketweave and subway (and baseboard and chair rail) all the way around my bathroom.

Let me dig up a few links...

Here is a link that might be useful: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/bath/msg0409315625151.html

I chose a RH pivot mirror for the other bath I redid, and your pix have convinced me to use the Memoirs toilet. Love it. Your bath is gorgeous. I do not think mine will be too plain now. The basketweave prevents that. Is that marble molding at your ceiling? Beautiful touch. I also like how you framed your recess. Where did you get your chair rail?
Thanks for sharing your work of art!