I think you need a better photo of you selections; currently they look dreary and that could be the lighting in the space. Also check the undertones on the top and middle subway tiles against the flooring options.

@Skippack Tile & Stone I know it is so hard to get an accurate pic. When you say top and middle subway do mean the ones next to the marble and penny tiles?

The only one I’m pretty sure about is the star/cross and that subway. The others I just cant tell. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Yes, both those wall tiles against the others. Do you love any of those? Pick that and start over.

Closer photos. Still not great.

What will your countertops be? And the threshold material to the shower(s)?

@Skippack Tile & Stone I posted closer pics. Not sure if that helps. I originally liked the shower tile that is near the marble. It is marazzi rice bianco. I just cant seem to nail down a floor tile and now I am running out of time.

I would not put together the marble look with that wall tile, they don't mesh well. If you want a marble look tile, there's so many more options that can go with that wall tile. Like I said, pick what you love from your selection and start fresh.

@thinkdesignlive TBD but likely a solid white quartz.

@Skippack Tile & Stone thank you. Do you think the undertones are off or they don’t mesh otherwise? I have been to all the tile shops 100 times and both of these options are what sales people put together for me. Don’t know where to turn because obviously I am not sure about anything!

Also you don't have to coordinate the bathrooms in your house as long as the overall style fits in with the style of the house. It doesn't matter if one bathroom is a different color scheme.

@chispa I do have concerns about that as I have heard/seen horror stories. We are using a very reputable contractor so hopefully that wouldn't be an issue.

Make sure they show you photos of their penny tile installs. Also, it’s not clear exactly where all your tiles are going. Do you have a plan and elevations? I’m especially concerned about the star and cross tiles as they are such a specific style. Does your home lean mid century ranch or transitional, or ??? The solid white quartz could be fine but be sure to check which one specifically as mixing whites needs to be especially thorough.

Also Lori you don’t have any bathroom photos saved in an ideabook. That can be really helpful for you and others helping you at this stage.

The jack and Jill :

The first one will be the star and cross floor with the elongated subway stacked vertical (this is a jack and jill with tub). Both will have the white oak vanity.

You love blue? White oak, and it has a tub........

Find a gorgeous blue 8" porcelain hex , and do it on floor and tub walls. Call the bath done.with a white Quartz counter top.

Start over on the penny round bath. : ) Dingy!

Look at Crossville. Many tile shops are in stock on that brand and you save a lot on shipping.

Gloss matters not for slip in small sizes. The grout is grip

1 x 3

2 x 2 hex white

Then pick a nice wall tile, white, and put the MARBLE look on the counter top only. Frankly best with a white vanity

@JAN MOYER thank you! Must be the lighting because none of those samples are blue! 😂

You suggest white for floors, walls and vanity?

Thoughts:

- White oak is easy to match to ... everything.

- Avoiding real marble is a good call. How many threads have we seen on this site about problems with marble in bathrooms?

- I adore penny tile, but the installation concerns are valid. You've picked a hex tile already -- why not sub it in for the penny tile? It doesn't require the extreme know-how that penny tile does.

- Do these look good together? Eh, you'll have to find someone who likes marble (too old and cold) and subway (too common). That's not me.

- I wouldn't worry over-much about grout lines on the floor. Floors stay dry /don't attract mold, so they're easy to sweep and keep clean. Plus you're going to use throw rugs on these floors. It's SHOWERS where grout lines are the enemy.

- I was also wondering about the counter top. With these tile choices, I'm thinking solid black. You need something that isn't marble-gray-white.

- I don't think you mentioned anything about shower niches /ledges /other storage. Have you thought that through? Don't splurge on tile for the background of a niche, as you'll cover it up with toiletry products. Trust me: go with 2Xs the in-shower storage you think you need. Those cute little 12x12 niches aren't enough.

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The point is the two baths need not share this much in common. If you want forever? White with a hit of black, or "almost black" ! even a deep charcoal.

I would avoid a patterned tile on the floor, and penny round is not the only way to have a small tile.

You don't have an inspo. I lover a white bath allowing accent in anything else. including paint on the walls. This is easy in ceramic, but NOT easy in porcelain, because the vast amount of all porcelain originates in Italy, and few, especially larger format, have a match small size to make your life easy. You can do that in ceramic, and put the "marble" on the vanity top.

When you post? put a LABEL on each selection and what it is for..

Tile in white, paint in white.....both are simply in person selections. There is no way to get a perfect pic on any phone.

@JAN MOYER gotcha thanks! I do have inspo pics just didnt want to bomb the post. I love warm neutrals which all of these are, more in the warm white/cream/warm gray category. They look darker than they are in reality because the white background but was trying to zero in on undertones. I totally agree with sticking w/ neutral tile which allows to switch up paint, rugs, decor etc!

As much as I love penny tile (and I love it a lot), I don't think it's your friend here.

Incidentally, I don't understand the display photo. The marble-ish tile looks awful with the white and green tile. Both are fine on their own, but together they're a mistake. These are not people I would trust to guide me. You're in much better hands with JAN MOYER. And Mrs Pete asked pretty much the questions I would have asked myself.

@amystoller I think its a lighting issue in the pic. Nothing is green or stark white. Here is the hex w/ the same subway tile its next to in the pic. What this post is telling me is that i need more in person help. 😂

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That looks white and proves the point along with the fact that all of them will appear differently on different planes. Subway on a vertical hex, flat on on the floor. Matte looks less white than glossy, almost always, Compound that with it also depends temperature of lighting both natural and artificial.

This pic down below? Confused all of us! EEKS!

Our use to you is truly best on a definite color, pattern conflicts, poor marriages in scale, busy busy things you should avoid and definitely bath layout!

All monitors/devices differ, some of us ( me ) on big screen Mac, some on Ipad, phone etc.

Take a really deep breath, go back, and say " help me un complicate my bath and my life!" I want clean white and simple. Add the color, the sparkle and the whatever of organic or glam from a simple base. It will last forever and the kids in your buddy bath care not one wit.

Save your sanity. Pick the most forthright of salespeople to whom you've spoken - ask for brutal truth, as if that shop were going to be a feature in Bath Monthly!! " Your name is on my bath!" Designers look at their work like that. My name is attached to this outcome. That doesn't mean we are timid, blah.....etc. . It just means we own every result.

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LOL!!! I still remember a day in 2010. A local client with a huge build in very distant by thousands of miles..... Fargo ND. We hit my tile joint and two hours later walked out with five baths put to bed.

A nearby shopper whispered....... "gasp.....OMG you let your designer talk to you like that?!" ( should be noted my client has a fantastic sense of humor ) .....and my client, who thought the comment hysterical, replied, absolutely dead pan .....

"That, my dear woman...is exactly why I have her ! "

We split a gut over it, alllll the way home.

For me one tile for all is my fave 12 x24 porcelain tile no pattern a color that works for your decor and use it for the bathroom floor , the shower walls and just the same material in a smaller tile for shower floors . All matching grout simple and easy to change wall color, accessories down the road and not a million griut lines to get gross . I aso do not think 2 bathrooms never seen together have to coordinate at all.. If a bathroom is connected to abedroom I like those to coordinate and powder rooms need very little tile except for the floor .