We haven't made a decision yet on the tile - luckily, we''ve had time. Yes, if you have any suggestion that would be great!

Okay I love option 1 because it is based on practicality. Future owners of your home will most likely use this bathroom in the same manner as yourselves. Over time this is one bathroom that should hold up overtime. Not sure who cleans the bath but marble tile needs to be sealed and maintained, so one less bath to worry about. Plus I love the charcoal colored tile, our store flooring is in the same color.

Agree with WW, especially with 3 kiddos.

Yes, agree with all said above! Option one is very pretty and still kid friendly....

IMO the larger the tile the better , never white grout in a shower or almost anywhere else. The fewer grout lines the happier you will be with cleaning. I would not do carrara in a kids bathroom I think porcelain 12 x24 on the floor and the shower walls would be my choice and just the cararra on the counter as shown.

I like the look of the white Carrara hex (option 2) but real marble is a concern for two reasons: one is kids, they can be rough on a floor. Two is resale: who wants to deal with all that maintenance, especially in a kid's bathroom?

There are Carrara porcelain tiles that are hard to distinguish from the real thing without the maintenance issues. One I know of is MSIstone for a Carrara hex that looks, well, Beautiful. There are plenty of other manufacturers that have similar product also in porcelain.

indeed. you might dig around a bit more -- I find it hard to believe that there's nobody doing a hex tile that's not closer to Carrera, whether it's an actual marble-look or just a paler gray.

https://www.flooranddecor.com/tile-decoratives/carrara-matte-hexagon-porcelain-mosaic-100129238.html#q=hex+tile&prefn1=productType&prefv1=Porcelain&start=15

https://www.flooranddecor.com/tile-decoratives/dimarmi-bianco-hexagon-porcelain-mosaic-100129873.html#q=hex+tile&prefn1=productType&prefv1=Porcelain&start=19

https://www.flooranddecor.com/tile-decoratives/metro-gray-matte-hexagon-porcelain-mosaic-100139245.html#q=hex+tile&start=3

https://www.flooranddecor.com/tile-decoratives/white-matte-hexagon-porcelain-mosaic-100157650.html#q=hex+tile&start=1

http://tilebar.com/kashmir-luni-blanco-3x3-mosaic-porcelain-tile.html

https://www.msistone.com/porcelain-pietra/carrara-2%E2%80%9D-hexagon-matte/

Thanks everyone - lots of great feedback and suggestions! Quick question - why should we NEVER put white grout in the shower? I thought that was better than dark. I feel like I have seen soap scum on dark tile/grout in a shower being an issue more than with white...but maybe I'm totally off base here. What grout color is best for a shower?

I am curious too because I have white subway tile in my shower with white grout and no issues.

I have graphite color 2" square with similar grout and no issues....

I have issues, in the sense that it's constantly turning pink and requiring focused scrubbing, even after I resealed all the grout lines. Maybe it's only me though... ;)

You can certainly get a hex as you show in matte gray in 8x8 or 10x10 to reduce grout lines if the floor is large enough to go this large. I love the hex floor!

http://www.stonesource.com/?porcelain-tile=fumo-hexagon

acm, I used to see a pinky orangy ick on my white grout before we remodeled. It's not just you..... Kaboom to the rescue!

the large hex is cool...found something similar at south cypress that I'm considering for the floor, but it's larger (14x14). I think home depot has a smaller gray hex maybe 8x8 like the one you posted...will look at that too.

Yes, you might like the 8" better simply from a cleaning stand point.

There are quite a few out there.. some more matte than others.