This is the other half of the same bathroom.

Please note that we've held off on the backsplash for both behind and the side of the sinks (the one you see in the after picture to the right was something we were considering at the time), until after shower is done, and will as well be replacing the one large framed mirror behind the sinks (bad DIY job on framing) and will be replacing with two rectangular mirrors AFTER shower completion.

Before

After

Hi there! I love how did the vanity with the vessel sinks and single hole vessel faucets! Maybe something simple like this with a sling door but in your colors of course?

Hi Arica,

Thank you. We did the bathroom ourselves (even the floors - which are white parceling with minimal gray and beige veining - Marble like).

We are looking to keep the shower simple - but need help with the floor of the shower. We want something to blend in with the whole package BUT in dark so that we don't have to scrub every two seconds.

I'm going to add the shower door we are interested in getting.

Scale back. This is quite elaborate design for a small bath in an older home. You have way too many clowns in the room all competing for attention. The vanity is making a very big statement and you want to then do the same layer upon layer of bold elements in the shower. It's too much.

Is the Morrocan tile the one you're using a 24" wide vertical strip of? Is the rectangular tile just for your shower walls or all walls? Is that a large format tile? Is it textured and if so, won't that create more cleaning? Do not use bar soap in this shower!

I'd probably do a small square shower floor tile in dark gray but need some clarification on what is planned for the shower.

The two things I'd eliminate to get a more balanced design is the Morrocan tile and the black window pane shower door.

No more TILE!! Stop! No on the morrocan. Dark gray mosaic ( plain) on shower floor. Clear frameless glass shower. The death of a room is over design.

It's all too much. You're going well overboard. Especially for a hall bath. Do you want a 30K hall bath? That knocks you down every time someone tries to find the toilet?

Stop and hire a designer.

How about a cast iron shower base? Easy to clean, lots of colors, and waterproof without question.

More important than the shower floor tile selection is the shower pan/installation etc to ensure proper drainage/wall protection etc. Simple shower pan from Kohler might be something to check out--

https://www.us.kohler.com/us/Shower-Bases:-Easy-Design-from-the-Ground-Up/content/CNT111100024.htm

If less cleaning is really what you want then reconsider dark. Soap scum will show even more on dark as it is lite. This probably won't sound good to you but for ease of cleaning first switch to liquid soap only, no glass only a shower curtain and solid surface walls and shower pan. Either wipe down or use a shower spray after ever shower. You will have a clean shower without much if any effort. If you must have tile and glass use simple tile with and epoxy grout done very carefully, with a rain glass or other semi-transparent glass. If you really want all those grout lines, dark tiles and texture you will have to clean but that may be worth it to you.

Imhofan has a good suggestion in the Kohler cast iron shower pan. They've been highly recommended on Gardenweb for years for their beauty and ease of cleaning. I wanted to use one but the sizing didn't work out for me. I saw the Salient in Basalt at a plumbing showroom and it was gorgeous. It's available in 60x30". They also have it in Thunder Gray and black. For a 30" or 34" base, you go into the Bellwether model, which is available in Ice Gray.

https://www.us.kohler.com/us/Salient-60-x-30-single-threshold-left-hand-drain-shower-base/productDetail/shower-bases/426199.htm?skuId=399550&brandId=431313

https://www.us.kohler.com/us/Bellwether-60-x-32-single-threshold-shower-base-with-left-center-drain/productDetail/shower-bases/1012536.htm?skuId=1012505&brandId=1027726

I agree about dark tile, soap will be the enemy here. You’ll be scrubbing even more. By the way I use cheap dollar store shampoo and a long handle scrubee to clean my tile which was put in 1951.

I love the shower door idea. Because of the grid, it will create a design by itself. That might interfere with the Moroccan deco you have chosen. Consider choosing one or the other to have one “pop” of design, especially because the rest of the rest of the bathroom is bold. I personally might choose the shower door (given the rest of your bathroom) and a tile in a light color. As the commenters above said, dark shows soap scum. I personally prefer light tile in a small shower. It opens up the space. If you are concerned about scrubbing, then just get a grey grout. If you want the grout to match the tile, then go for mid range on both but know that it will make the room look smaller. Good luck!

I just noticed that you said you already purchased two of the three tiles. Assuming you want to stick with that, then maybe do a mid grey on the floor. And consider a less busy shower enclosure. I do like the Moroccan. It would be a shame to break it up with a bunch of lines from the shower enclosure. Good luck!

Thank you all for suggestions and recommendations. I've been down with a horrid migraine for the past few days and just well enough to read and respond.

Mayflower - Although I appreciate the feedback, the use of the words 'clown' doesn't sound very nice - especially since we've already spent a lot of money purchasing the tiles. My question wasn't asking if we should do away with the two tiles we've purchased, rather what to put on the shower floors and for shower door (the items that we have not yet purchased). Our home is not an older home. It was built in 2003, and we've already done some updates to the upstairs and working our way down. So, not sure what made you believe we have an older home.

Everyone else - thank you for the suggestions/recommendations/ideas. We have already purchased the rectangular tiles (ceiling to floor) for just the shower area. The 'moroccan' tile has also already been purchased (paid a lot of $$ for it, so we will not be omitting that), and will be used as an accent in the shower and for the shampoo nook.

We have not yet purchased a shower door (we were originally looking at a plain 7' tall glass shower door) or the tile for the floors of the shower. And that's what I needed suggestions on.

I'm not concerned about soap scum showing, as we are planning on switching to liquid soap once the remodel is done. We just are not a fan of subway OR any white/light tiles in the shower. Especially not a fan of subway tiles with dark grout. I know it's all the fad now, but it's something we've never been a fan of or will consider.

Again, I appreciate all the info./feedback/and suggestions, and will def. look into the Kohler cast iron shower pan.

i happen to like your selection. (tilebar, right?) are you wanting tile for the shower floor or bathroom floor? if shower floor, try a larger, white hex or lantern shape tile. Often those glass mosaics aren't suitable for a floor. How about a black basketweave?

or white

or something like they've done here.

if the bathroom floor, why not a white/black cement tile? (or carry the basketweave if doing that in the shower)

or a solid slate, or basalt tile

Hi Beth, looking for tile on the shower floor (our bathroom floor is already done in a 12 x 12 white porcelain with light gray veining).

Thank you for all the fabulous suggestions.

I did a 3" hex in honed Nero Marquina on mine. you could do something like that w/yours, (doesn't have to be marble,,you could do porcelain in matte black)

if too dark, then you could do the same porcelain you're doing for the outside, but get it in a mosaic for your shower

Thanks Beth...my husband and I actually prefer the darker color - simply because we are over the whole 'scrub the white with Clorox or Bar Keeper's' thing. :)

I also love the hex tile idea. It would go nicely with the Moroccan deco you chose. I personally would not put dark tile in a shower - but I also live in a very hard water town and my husband hates softened water. If you don’t have this problem and soap scum won’t be an issue, the dark hex tile is beautiful and would look nice with the other tile selections.

"Too many clowns in a room" is a Gardenweb expression that's been used here for years. It wasn't meant to insult and it doesn't mean your choices are clownish. Clowns draw a lot of attention-- one clown is entertaining but a roomful of clowns would be dizzying. In good design, you usually pick one or two clowns, elements that are the stars of the room, and scale back a little on other elements. Those are your supporting elements. Otherwise there's so much going on that the eye has no place to rest.

Your home is fifteen years old. Design changes rapidly. It's been through several cycles since your home was built in 2003. You can see that the shower door and vanity is an older style. Isn't that part of why you're remodeling?