(no on the jack and jill bath. someone always leaves the other side locked, or forgets to lock it. and you want to hear if your children are up at night ill. and then they are teens and you really want them to come out of their rooms from time to time, if just to use the bathroom.)

We will also be building a jack and Jill bath for our girls and I full disagree with the points against it. I think it's a great option. Ours will be quite simple with lots of white or very neutral colours and then we will add pops of colour with accessories. I figure as the girls get older their likes will change and so can towels and accessories etc.

You could always go with gray subway tiles. Lots of gray tones to choose from might really compliment the white wash.

If this was a bathroom for my home I would choose tile for the vanity area instead of laminate. Yes, the laminate looks beautiful, but eventually the water will cause damage. Depending on the base color of your rooms, probably either beige or gray, find a 12" x 24" floor tile with that color. Then for an updated look, add large profile 4" x 8" white subway tiles on the tub surround to coordinate with the white washed laminate. Then add color to the walls. Fun and pretty!