I would love Thassos marble everywhere!! I know that's no help with your question, but if you use it, I can't wait to see it!

It is stunning, no question. But it's relatively high maintenance. It needs to be sealed several times a year and water can stain/etch. If you can accept that then go for it.

You guys are not doing a good job of dissuading me!! I am thinking I will do it. I started calling around today for prices. :) The first tile shop said I should be fine as long as I dont use anything like purple hair dye in the shower.

Thanks rococogurl! One tile shop has small hexagons for the floor and they are looking into other mosaics. That should be okay?

I have botticino mosaics on my shower floor. They are 3/4" I believe. No issues with slipping. Also, consider whether you want polished marble. Mine is polished and the etches show more than they would have on honed marble.

Also remember that sealing only prevents staining. It does nothing at all to prevent etching. You need to be able to live with the etching.

I always recommend against the use of natural stone in wet areas. It looks great when new, but as others have said, it requires more maintenance to keep looking good long term.

I've also seen nightmare white marble scenarios posted on other forums with discoloring. I wish I had some of the pictures.

If that was a look I was shooting for, I'd get a rectified porcelain tile with that look. Much more durable.

All that said, some folks absolutely must have the real deal and can't be dissuaded. As long as you can live with the drawbacks mentioned, then go for it.

Smaller the better on the floor.

Bressler does make a good point. Porcelain tile is mow digitally printed and its difficult to tell it apart from stone. But with none of the downside.

Thank you guys! Would honed be any less prone to etching? I will look into porcelain also.

Honed Ann Sacks:

Honed will certainly hide wear and scratches better than polished, but it's still marble...

Thanks Bressler! Do you have any recommendations for porcelain thassos look alike tiles?

I wish I did off the top of my head. Just ask at whatever tile place(s) you're working with and I'm sure they'll have some options for you.

Honed marble will still etch and stain, especially from soap. It must be accepted.

Artistic tile has Thassos porcelain tile. You might need to call them for a sample.

Hi all, It's been a while since I have been on the forum. Nice to see some familiar names still here. I have thassos tile on the floor of a small bathroom . If I had it to do over...I would go with a pocelain tile (more forgiving) Mine is polished. Not on a shower floor, though. Would not want the care of it in the shower. I have the black and white with a gray grout .............

Thank you anrol! I have decided against thassos as I am worried about staining.

I wish I'd gotten pictures of it-- years ago, I worked for a guy in southern Florida, and we did a house in Coral Gables where the entire master bathroom was CLEAR thassos-- no veining, whatsoever-- it looked like the white version of absolute black. 10 foot high walls, floors, shower floor to ceiling (floor got cut up into 3x3 squares).... This bathroom was bright white and looked sharp as hell..... when we finished with it. I have no idea how long that lasted, but I know we were all commenting on how we'd hate to be on the cleaning staff there.

By a slim chance you come back across this thread...if you went with thassos, what are the results years later?