@btydrvn The veneer is repairable by a talented wood worker My bedroom suite had damaged veneer which was repaired beautifully so it looks better than new. It isn’t cheap to have it restored though as you need to hire a talented craftsmen

The guy who restored my furniture also built of my custom cabinets for kitchen and bathroom as well as my office built ins and my dining room table which is a replica of a French Art Deco table I had fallen in love with after seeing a picture

@btydrvn I have never seen a Waterfall vanity that was larger than this one. Some came with benches - some came with chairs but I never saw the "seat" small enough to slide under the vanity - and the middle section is too low for one to slide one's legs under as is typically of desk or table seating.

In terms of OP, the benches/seats I have seen are not generally veneered or in a particular "Waterfall" style. There don't seem to be many of them around for whatever reason.

I think the best option would be to get seating that is in the spirit of the era. A fabulous upholstered slipper chair is classic vanity seating. Or something in lucite would provide a bit of Hollywood Regency flair.

I think @Helen is right.

I don't know if my tile qualifies

My bathroom is principally Encore hand fired tile with a crackle glaze. I love it as it has movement. It was sealed and after six years still looks perfect.

I also have some other tile in there as part of the design as my inspiration was the old style Art Deco bathrooms which had contrasting tile colors and patterns.

The edges of my hand fired Encore tile are tannish and I got a grout that blends in to the edge as opposed to any kind of high contrast grout that mades a statement.

I have Calacatta marble basketweave tile on my floors (again homage to classic Deco bathrooms) and they still look pristine. Again I chose a soft gray grout - they still look fine.

I have marble counters which I also used for the curb and bench in my bathroom - no stains and they look fine. I chose a very muted French Vanilla pattern.

I don't do anything special in terms of upkeep - I use liquid soap and not bar soap and spray down the shower and my doors (which have Showerguard and also look pristine with no special attention).

I do have an excellent Panasonic Whisper Fan which runs on sensing ambient moisture levels in my bathroom and so there is no condensation on doors or mirrors after about 2 minutes of shutting off the shower.

At such time as as the grout looks "tired" I would just hire a professional cleaner. I live in a condo which has marble tile and periodically the grout is cleaned professionally and looks great. As I posted mine still looks fine from just normally washing down periodically.

Personally I would not choose “a look” with a high maintenance profile…there are so many other things I want to do… besides cleaning…

Don’t go for the Zellige. If that’s the look you want, there are now lots of ceramic tiles available with the Zellige look. If you want tiles you get grout, not sure what all the fuss is about grout…