I think the most modern element is the large format tiles. I'm having trouble picturing them with the traditional square white tile wainscotting. Do you have any pics showing something similar?

The skirted toilet and glass shower wall will kind of visually disappear, so I wouldn't worry about their style too much.

I think you are putting a lot of good thought into your choices, so it's going to turn out well. I think it's fine for bathrooms to be modern in a more traditional house. I think if you keep the rest of your choices simple, rather than very vintage or very modern, it will work out.

I don't have any pictures of large format floor tile with smaller wall tile. But here's a houzz picture showing a similar floor tile in a bathroom with some vintage elements.

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I am pretty adamant about using large format tile on the floor for durability and ease of cleaning. But I could see if I can find an 18 inch square tile. I think I'd want that set on the diagonal and then I would use subways instead of 4 x 4s on the diagonal on the top part of the shower wall. Does that flow better with vintage? (I'd love to find really big grey hex tiles for the floor--like 18 inches. But I haven't seen anything even close that's rectified porcelain.)

Thank you!

It is odd, isn't it? Maybe it reflected something dreadful so the photographers took it down for the picture?

The large format tiles look great in the pic you posted. I especially like how they ran them across the room, rather than going the long way; it gives it more of a brick floor feeling, if that makes sense. They do look great with the more vintage elements. How weird that there's no mirror!

18" squares on the diagonal is a fantastic idea! It would keep the large format, but have a more vintage look. You could even use two colors, if you like the checkerboard look.

I found possible sconces, faucet and knobs for the vanity. Hopefully these would be simple enough to look right but still a bit vintage in feel. I'd like to go all chrome for the metals, but the sconces I like don't come in chrome. They do come in polished nickel. I'm not sure if that will look like a swing and a miss though, especially if I go with a chrome medicine cabinet?

This Kraus faucet in chrome;

Two of these sconces from schoolhouse electric in polished nickel (?)--they don't come in chrome--for over the vanity:

This medicine cabinet from Pottery Barn in chrome (?)

And these glass pulls available on Myknobs:

Thanks!

Why are you choosing such a modern faucet--and what are you using in the shower?

So that faucet reads very modern to you? I thought it read more transitional with a bit of vintage because of the shape and the ceramic handle. Do you have an alternative to suggest?

We had to replace the showerhead in this bathroom not long ago and are quite happy with what we chose. So we will be reusing it. It's a Hansgrohe raindance handheld shower head in chrome. But it won't be visible unless you actually go inside the shower so I don't think it will have much impact on the feel of the room.

I like your choices.

I love the sconces, but think you'll have to see them in person to make sure the nickel will look ok right next to the chrome mirror. It will probably look fine, but I know sometimes there is a noticeable difference in color.

Thanks! I really do like those sconces, but I think you are right that the polished nickel and chrome right next to each other might not work well. The medicine cabinet does come in polished nickel so one option would be to switch it to polished nickel too, though my understanding is that polished nickels don't necessarily match across brands.

I don't like this sconce from pottery barn quite as much, but perhaps it would work better in the overall scheme?

Or I could switch the medicine cabinet, perhaps to this one from Pottery Barn

Then the sconces wouldn't be right next to another metal.

Ooo, I really like that 2nd medicine cabinet! I think it's a better choice than the first one. And I like that PB sconce-- and both the mirror and sconce have the square bevel on the edge, which is a nice touch.

That's a tough choice between sconces, it's really just personal preference.

http://www.besttile.com/Tile-Collection.aspx?cid=14&pid=494 Probably not what you're looking for because they are not plain grey, but I just ran across these big hex tiles today so they were in my mind when I read your post wishing for large hexes.

Wow, thank you! Those are a great size. I think they are too much pattern for me, but I'm still pondering because I do really like the idea of hexes.