How about a high-quality stone-look porcelain tile that mimics marble or granite. You could also go with a high quality porcelain wood-look tile. Both are much easier to maintain than real stone, which can't have regular cleaners used on it and requires careful sealing. Choose something that won't be slippery when wet.

Thank you, sooz001! Would something like this work, you think? It's a 12x12 glazed porcelain indoor/outdoor tile...

Barbara - right now it's down to drywall and slab, so it's hard to say exactly what everything will look like all together. As you walk into the bathroom from the hallway, the vanity will be immediately to the left. Then the toilet will be right next to the vanity, and then there's a doorway into the next space which will have the bathtub/shower combo directly in front of you with a window centered on that back wall. I want to be sure the bathroom tile will flow nicely from the wood in the hallway, and keep the bathroom light and bright.

You have lovely wood. Nearly any tile will look good next to it except for a brown or wood patterned tile. Be sure your installer can match the heights of the flooring before you purchase the tile. Sometimes they add a subfloor and adding a thick marble will be hard to match heights.

Keep in mind that mosaics or smaller tile, i.e. with more grout, is less slippery. Large tiles can get very slippery when they are wet.

What about a cool hexagon pattern in the palette of your bathroom? Love the way this bathroom ties it all together. Also, may consider lightening paint color to keep the bathroom bright if that is one of your goals.

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