I'm so glad you found this gorgeous tile! I'll look forward to seeing others' suggestions about placement and will mull this...

It sure looks like a mural wall tile to me!!

I can't comment on your question, but I did want to say how beautiful I think this tile is! I can't wait to hear what you decide to do.

Those tiles are even more beautiful when put next to each other than used individually. Maybe a whole wall in the shower, depending on your layout.

Thanks @maddybeagle @rnonwheels @Emily & @latifolia! I probably can't swing the whole wall, or at least I shouldn't. I've mocked up a couple of options, as a mural and as a band, one using the fish-scale style tiles and one using a 4x12 subway. Forgive the bad cropping - the shower is 5'4" wide (including a 16" bench) but I failed to reflect that consistently.

Let me know which you like best, please:

Hmm. I'm inclined to like the mural options, though it's hard to tell at this scale which field tile is better. Are there other horizontal elements in the shower that might influence your choice, like a grab bar or a niche? Any thought of framing whichever pattern you choose in a liner in one of the main tile colors?

Yes, it does depend om the layout of your shower. We are doing a custom tile shower with a wide vertical stripe at the entrance, in our accent tile, and the same accent tile in two niches. I have also seen a vertical accent stripe done where the shower head and controls are.

I think I would go with the simpler tile in option #2, but I would run the fancy tile from ceiling to floor, rather than framed. This is going to be beautiful and please post photographs when it is complete!

Let me push back against not framing the decorative tile. My sense is that tile that doesn't know where to end, especially tile in a large pattern, is very trendy at the moment and it's already beginning to look dated. It's not always a bad look, but where it's used it never seems to respect the proportions of the room. I think you'll appreciate the decorative details more, and have better proportions in the room without being overwhelmed, if you make the Moroccan tile a discrete set piece.

I like the horizontal band option.

I need to know what else is going on in the room/house? The tile is pretty but will look odd if it isn’t integrated into your whole room. What is finish of vanity? What is flooring? Is this ceramic? If so, don’t put it on floor. It will crack. This is a “commitment” so think it all through.

I'm not a fan of accent tile generally unless it's a whole wall (go big or go home), but what about around the window over the tub, and then a shower niche, and maybe the backsplash over the vanity? That ties it into all three major things in the main part of the bathroom, perhaps making it seem less random.

Color is never good with the Internet, but I suspect the light color in the decorative tile is not white. So real white tile or vanity won’t work with it.

These decorative tiles are much easier to work ...just as pretty ....and much more economical in smaller sizes....also i would be sure your water is free of any elements that may coat the black shower base...as well would point out that black floors in a bathroom show dust and even toilet paper “dust” to a point that the extra maintenance is a daily concern...

If you go ahead with the one big tile ...as a focal point...it will look more appropriate and special with a solid color border...perhaps in tiny squares of a coordinating color..or even a mix of alternating colors that match the center piece

I think a cream to compliment the cream in tile, in a shape that also compliments the pattern (wherever you decide to add).

Consider using your tile in another area instead, or in addition to shower or bath if the other application was in a small area like a niche. Perhaps get colored Bristol board and experiment with locations

I think I would use the same black tile; larger version on floor and smaller for shower pan, so as not to overwhelm the room. You could get samples of everything and see how they work together

Watch the porosity of tiles especially in showers or wet environments. Sealing can be very tricky and time consuming. $$$&

Wow, so nice to finish work & find lots of opinions!

Fwiw I think the tile is a bone white, not super stark but also not really creamy either. Here it is on the Beltile website.

@Emily: I don't have the elevation diagram for the bathroom, but the general idea is something like this below (w/a slightly longer tub& bench. Our vanity will be on the opposite side of the room). I want to use the accent tile on the back wall, since that will be the view as you walk into the room and visible from the bedroom when the door is open.

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This the porcelain floor I'm hoping to use from the Tile Shop. I'm hoping the variation helps with keeping things clean.

I was hoping to do this 2" travertine hex on the shower floor. Per @Maureen's suggestion, I could do a larger hex instead of the chevron for the floor tile.

@maddybeagle I definitely would try to find a narrow tile to frame the accent. Beltile has a pencil trim in blue as well as green, but I'll have to see if either is a good match.

@jslazart I love those ideas, but I worry that using this tile for the whole wall above the tub would be overkill.

@btydrvn I realize black floor tile may be risky. But so are light floors! We're staying in a rental house during construction and I'm cursing the white tiled floors in all the baths. I have 2 boys...so I'm generally trying to go dark on the floors to hide the fallout.

@Maureen thanks for those beautiful images!

@Flo Mangan - thanks for all the great tips! This is an addition, just in the framing stage, so the style of everything is up for grabs. My style probably qualifies as transitional. For personal & professional reasons, we have probably more than the average amount of art & carpets from the Middle East.

I prefer the horizontal option rather than a mural. Agree that if you run it in the shower, some element of it should be incorporated somewhere else in the room. Perhaps a single strip in the backsplash over the sink?

Run it up the entire wall where the vanity is.

Thanks for the photo. I would do the back wall of the shower with it, if you stick with this bathroom layout. In other words, to the right of the tub, just the 3' or so back wall of the shower, so it would frame the glass block shower window. That would be dramatic and a focal point when viewing the room from the door. Also a single strip of it as vanity backsplash to tie in with the rest of the bathroom.

Remember black and white are not the only options...just the worst options for showing build up and detritus ...any tile with some color variation is better than white or black...my husbands bath is all black marble with some veining....and every aspect..floors..shower walls and mosaic shower floor ...requires extra attention on a regular basis and still shows any soap or shampoo residue even when rinsed after each shower

I agree re. black. Lovely when absolutely clean and a nightmare the rest of the time. If I wanted to do a bath with the Moroccan tile, I would probably go with cream tiles elsewhere. Or even a wood-look tile for the bathroom floor and cream in the shower.