My masterbath is almost complete and I've looked at almost every picture on houzz to try to get inspiration. Although all the bathrooms pictured on houzz are gorgeous I'm either too poor to afford the tiling or there is something that just doesn't click. First off I'm on a budget of $1000 total for all tiling for my 10' x 11' bathroom. As the pictures show I will be putting a drop-in $379 brand new 60" whirlpool from Homedepot. I have framed a 32" x 66" shower. Here is where my dilema started. I found a 72" vanity on sale at "Cabinets to Go" for $399.00. I couldn't pass it up because until I found that I was going to paint my builders grade junk cabinets. Anyway... I bought the expresso vanity and as the picture shows it has a "grey/white/black speckled" granite top. This changed my whole color scheme (even though my girlfriends are thrilled because they are sick of all my beige traditional rooms). I love "BRIGHT" rooms with warmth but every tile I find in a gray looks so dull. I would love to find a beautiful whitish gray that is polished and shiny, but I can't find anything. I can't afford real marble and I hate the look of the fake stuff. The best tile I've found so far is a "Happy House Avantgard Grey" tile that sells for $3.89 per square foot (see picture). It is so beautiful but it seems so dark. It also has a metallic in it and I'm not sure that is good for a shower. The manufacturer is from Italy and there are no specifications for it. http://happyhouseitalia.com/lang1/files/depliant_avantgarde.pdf

I'm leaning towards a more "contemporary masterbath" because of the vanity. I've purchased gorgeous Danze fixtures (roman tub w/handshower, sink fixtures, shower fixtures and all the towel racks, etc all matching in chrome for $400.00!! ( I know God is good :) If anyone knows of a tile series in a light grayish white polished porcelain or if anyone has any suggestions for a tile for my floor/shower/bath I would be so grateful. The plumber is coming today and I need to get some tile. :( It's driving me crazy!!