crl, Thank you! I debated about the sizes of the tile as well as the color. In such a small room, I didn't want anything too "busy". I just wanted a simple, clean look. Hunzi, Love your newly created word, "marblelain". Our house is old, too. It was built in 1910, but it doesn't have a fourth bedroom to borrow to make a larger bathroom. You are lucky ;-) Post pictures when you redo your bathroom! enduring, Thanks! I loved the paint color enough to keep it, and I think it works with the new tile and the chrome accents. A picture on the wall between the vanity and shower is a good idea. I had a towel bar there, but this time I'm just going to use the one on the shower door and the extra one I have on the inside of the door of the bathroom. I simply can't imagine TWO doors coming into a room this small. So glad you were able to expand. Lotteryticket, Thank you! I like the dark/light contrast, too. The vanity and toilet were in too good of a condition to get rid of. I saved money by keeping them. prbetsi75, I love the niche. It is so handy. Our other bathroom has the 3x6 classic white subway wall tiles as well as 2" hex floor tiles. It is so hard to keep the grout clean!!! Our contractor used a product called Procolor Stain Guard ADMIX for this tile installation. It is supposed to merge with the grout all the way through. This keeps stains, mold, and mildew from getting into the grout and makes cleaning much easier. We shall see. Here is a picture looking down into the shower:

@mayflowers - Yes you can use them on a wet saw...you just have to be very careful. They also make tools specifically to snip smaller tiles. As for cleaning grout (for tile, not natural stone) use vinegar and water, 50/50 solution. If you have natural stone, 1 cap full of Dawn dish soap to 1 gallon of water. You can also use an upgraded grout for the bathroom floor. Most upgraded grouts do not require sealing as they do not allow moisture to penetrate. They normally cost more as well. -- Do not use an upgraded grout for the wet floor of the shower, this are needs to breathe properly and standard sanded grout should be used.

Yes it's okay to mix matte and polished tile but I'd skip the mosaic tile

As others have posted, it is the COF that determines whether a tile is safe for floors in bathrooms and polished or unpolished is not the determinant. In my personal experience it is the size of the tile that makes it safe because it is the grout that enables my feet to adhere firmly to the floor and not slide when my feet or the floor is wet - or even damp. When I used a bathroom that had large tiles with relatively little grout (12" x 12") the surface felt like ice and I had to be extremely careful about where I placed my feet lest I suffer a potentially dangerous falls, I have marble tiles in my bathroom (same ones as used in the shower) but they are small and so have lots of grout. I didn't want to rely on mats to cover every surface of a floor where I might potentially step because I liked the way the floors look without rugs or mats and I don't want to clean around a mat. FWIW, I lay down a towel outside of the shower so that I don't drip excessively when I step out but the towel goes into the hamper when I am done. And don't forget grab bars when you are building the shower - they are as critical to safety as a COF tile or grout.