To me, it is just one thing too many. Bathrooms are usually small so I prefer fewer materials. I would either not use any accent strip or I would use the hex tiles for it too. But that's just my personal preference.

No, doesn't work IMO. Starting with the beige tile floor and white shower - why? You need to choose either beige or white and then keep that "core" color choice consistent throughout the room. Only way to use beige and white is to make it the entire, complete color palette for the bathroom and cut the pencil and hex tiles.

Next issue I have is proportion and scale of the pencil, hex and subway tiles; they're all too close in size - it would be too busy visually even if the room size is large. In addition, the pencil and hex tiles don't harmonize in terms of color; the colors are off.

I'd edit this down to white toilet and sink (you didn't mention these), beige floor with matching grout, white subway tiles in shower, classic white hex tiles on the shower floor, white grout. For the walls I'd pull one of the neutrals from the beige floor. Finish with high-end fluffy white towels.

Thank you both for your feedback.

crl I hear you and I was worried about that exact thing, it was my impetus for posting. I was thinking I would be better off without the accent strip.

Lori - Oh dear, I thought that eliminating the accent tile would make it work, but you are thinking there is more that needs to change- darn!

Can I advocate for my floor tile? It's called beige, but it actually has splotches(for lack of a better word) of bright white, and blue gray. This is why I was planning to use white tile in the shower. I also will have a white freestanding tub and was planning a white quartz counter top.

Here is a picture of the actual tile from my phone.

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I'd pick two tiles and use them throughout. I like your floor tile. Could you use it as wall tile in the shower? You could do the blue hex floor, and then do a strip or niche with the hex too.

Alternately, you could do the floor tile also on the shower floor, and then use your glass mosaic in an accent strip, and not use the blue hex.

Also, my personal experience is that white tile, especially with white grout, is tough to keep looking nice.

Can I advocate for my floor tile? It's called beige, but it actually has splotches(for lack of a better word) of bright white, and blue gray.

Yeah, I had an inkling that its palette was more than just beige. It's lovely.

Thing is, each choice you made is lovely, beautiful colors, patterns, etc. There's just too much lovely (if that makes sense). You need to choose just one to be the star, the accent. And I think the floor is a good one; timeless, classic color palette and pattern for a bathroom. It's elegant.

I also will have a white freestanding tub and was planning a white quartz counter top.

Perfect. The quartz counter top, floor and subway tile should have a nice rhythm of scale and proportion. There will be plenty going on, no need for the pencil or blue hex.

To change up options and add a little more drama to what's going on could take a look at Pebble style tile. It is ideal for shower floors because the grout pattern affords good footing when it's wet. That's why you see small scale tile patterns on shower floors. Large sized tiles don't allow for enough grout lines and they're dangerously slippery. I've seen a few pebble styles in similar colorways as your floor tile. If you went with a pebble shower floor, I'd choose a matching gray grout. Still would do white grout with the subway tiles. If you keep it sealed and clean - especially sealed - it should look bright and fresh for years.

I like to do the shower floor in the same tile as the bathroom floor, but in the approriate size. I also picked larger floor tiles, but made sure they had a matching 2" x 2" mosaic to use on the shower floor. Similar idea to having one continuous floor type in your house.

I want to reiterate that I am very, very appreciative of all the help you are offering. I want the room to come out attractively. And, I clearly need help.

I get what everyone is saying about using fewer materials to have a more cohesive plan. The floor tile does come in 2x2s so I could use that for the shower floor.

Issue is that I am really drawn to showers that have some variation in the size or layout of the tile. My shower ideabook is full of images in this vein.

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Can I use the floor tile that I have selected and still have some interest in the tile in the shower? Squares, subway, larger format, whatever, I need something.

And what do I do about the fact that my husband really wanted some color?

Should I just start over? Help!

Oh and just to prove that this MB update is completely driving me bonkers, here are two other tile color schemes I have contemplated. I can go back to these if you want me to :)

Here the floor tile is Emil, Keystone WInd. The mosaic is Encore Bravo Honey Onyx blend. This was a front runner for a while, but I was concerned this was too much of the honey tones.

Here the floor tile is Florida Tile, Cinema in Ivory Lace. The mosaic is Encore Bravo Hex in Calacatta blend. This was my husband's favorite, until I brought in the blue. This floor tile comes in a 2x2 mosaic, if I used that for the floor and used the Encore Hex as an accent, would this work?

I would use the floor tile in the shower.....in different sizes if they have them since you like that look......with only one of the accent tiles you posted. The white subway tiles look out of place to me.

localeater, most of your bathroom examples are monochromatic and add interest with different sizes and textures. Your first mood board with the blue tile and wall will never end up with that same look/feeling.

In the last year I remodelled 4 bathrooms. They all had red and green saltillo tiles everywhere. I like color, but not in permanent bathroom tiles! All the bathrooms are neutral now, but not boring, as I used different sizes/textures in the tiles. I can add color with towels and accessories and change them, if I wanted to, to match the latest color trends.

The picture above with the pale green paint would satisfy your DH's taste for walls with color. The shower floor is going to please YOU and the look is FANTASTIC! I would copy it!

If you keep the beige tile flooring then the look above with the diagonal white tiles above the white subway would be a good go-together.

I'd say "no" to the glass tiles...too much going on already.