I appreciate your comment.

What do you think about the first for a countertop. The second picture would be shower tile with the right trim tile in the niche and maybe backsplash.

Your floor is busy with movement and color variations. The first quartzite you posted is dramatic and busy. The other materials you posted are also pretty, but they have shapes and some movement also. The oak dresser to be converted to a vanity is pretty and should probably be a focal point. But none of it works together. You’re trying to make everything a wow factor. Decide what you want to be the star, and make all the other elements be supporting characters.

If you don’t want to change the floor tile, the counter and shower tile need to be calm, no movement. You could use a 2 x 2 shower floor tile that is a close match to the basic shade of your bathroom floor.

I agree with the above. You are trying to combine materials that do not go together harmoniously. The oak vanity is not going to support a modern countertop material. You're going to need a very soft white plain quartz or a very very light veined marble. Then the rest of the shower needs to be plain white/cream color in neutral shapes.

I see what you mean. Should I change directions with the vanity and go with a painted navy?

While the dresser redo is a cool idea, it is a lot of work. if the existing vanity and counter are in good shape maybe an update of (navy) paint and new hardware would a better option. You wouldn't have worry about adding tile under the dresser then.

Agree with the others, your selections don't work with what you have already. Rethink colors to better match the existing. Painting the cabinet is OK but the counter cannot be cool tones; look for cream/beige colors for the wall and something with a bit more color for the counter top.

Thanks for the feedback. I would appreciate your ideas with this flooring. I love blues but dislike beige. I also like the warmth of wood so maybe the original cabinet stays as is or gets painted navy.

Have you actually checked out the price for install of a curbless shower. I do not think you even have space to do so without moving the toilet this is a bit of an article on the process you might want to read and also chances are when you rip out the tub you will have issues with the infloor heating and the floor tile.

Curbless shower stalls (aka barrier-free showers) are very au courant but trickier to make -- the drainage slope of the floor has to be built below the level of the surrounding flooring surface. That means either raising the level of the surrounding floor, or lowering the shower pan.

I am waiting for our contractor to give us a quote on the shower install. He built the home and didn’t think it woilull be an issue.

The oak cabinet you are considering for a vanity may not have enough open space for adding a sink and the required plumbing without deconstructing the interior of the cabinet.

Thanks for all the comments. I do appreciate them. Could I now get some ideas on what to do rather than what I shouldn’t do?

@amybenz1 - You say that you dislike beige, but honestly your floor is beige and you say that it's going to stay. I get that, but then you're going to need to work with it. It is difficult for us to recommend specific products as we can only see pictures of your space that may or may not be an accurate representation. I'd be putting up a cream/beige ceramic tile in a standard shape (subway/square) that coordinates with your floor tile. The shower floor tile would need to be smaller in scale (2x2) and should either be the same as the walls, or a very very close match to the current floor (as it will be on the same level). As a person who has converted an old pine dresser into a vanity, it is not that easy to do, and in your case I would not bother. The oak chest is really not in keeping style wise with the floor. I think you'd be better served by painting out the existing vanity and replacing the top. There seems to be a bit of gray in the floor that you could pull out and paint the current vanity cabinet and then perhaps put on a solid quartz top.

Thank you. The floor was there when we bought the house. We did have a dresser conversion done in our previous home. I loved it but can see why it might not work here. I want to stay away from the beige as much as possible. I don’t want to pull up the floor since it has infloor heating.

Does change floor tile damage in-floor heating?

I think it depends on what kind of in floor heating it is. We have the electric heat mat in the kids bath (which I think would be damaged), but have radiant heat in our master (which I think would remain in tact.). The heat mat could certainly be redone and I'd get the cost for that if I really disliked the floor. No use spending all that money and having a space that still doesn't make your heart sing.

I don’t hate the floor. Yes, it’s brown. It is also blue and gray. We will not be changing it. So if I leave the floor and cabinet, please give me other ideas than beige tile for the shower.

I'll suggest you shopping for a gray/charcoal tile for the shower that's warm in tone and consider using sliced pebbles that have some color variations for the shower floor to carry the floor color. Find those and then look for the counter top to work with the rest; the oak cabinet may notwork in the end, but we'll see when we get there.

Really appreciate your idea for the pebble floor and warm gray.

Hey amybenz1,

I would suggest sticking to Nickel or Chrome hardware since Gold and copper are not your personal favorite. I would personally recommend Nickel in your bathroom since the floor is staying. I worry that chrome may be to blue and clash with it. Your should checkout what Century Hardware has to offer! Century has a wide variety of cabinet hardware as well as bathroom accessories. Best wishes!

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