To tell you the truth, I think they make for a nice design element! They also draw attention to the fact that there's a step there (good safety feature!)

It happens, unfortunately, and there's no guarantee that if you were to pull those pieces that the next ones would blend in any better. The following bathroom floor is also all carrera. Although the center is honed and the border polished, that's not enough to cause the contrast that you see in the picture:

I think it all looks fantastic. I think that having some pieces that are very similar, but slightly different looking keep it from looking too matchy, matchy, if you know what I mean. Seriously, it looks lovely.

I like the difference. It draws attention to the step and it keeps with your color scheme.

I have to agree with everyone else. It's all in the same family, shade-wise, just a different pattern. And Bill's point about visibility of the step is a good one. I'd leave it.

Stone is a natural material so of course you're going to have variation, sometimes major variation. If you look at your hex tiles some of them have more of the look of your threshold, some of them have more of the look of your vanity top and some of them are way more grey and streaked than both. With that floor tile you are never going to get the homogeneous look that it sounds like you envisioned. You can really only get that with a man made material - even if your samples look more homogeneous, when you get a whole bunch of it for a whole room there are going to be variations.

Most people choose natural stone because of that beautiful variation. Coming from a "that's the beauty of stone" point of view, I agree with those who say it looks beautiful the way it is. The coloration is a good match and some of the pattern appears in some of your hex tile.

Thank you all so much!

One more in the "love it the way it is" camp.

Gorgeous bathroom.

I am posting for the first time. I am just about as picky as they come with an eye to detail that drives my husband and family crazy. I don't think you could have planned that threshold any better if you tried. I LOVE THE CONTRAST. It needed to be there.......looks beautiful!

I think it looks beautiful. If I had only looked at your photos without reading your question, I would have had no idea what you were about to ask.

Red

I like it too!

I'm in the same boat as the others. (you did want a nautical theme, right?)

I was ready to say "just live with it for a few weeks..." but after seeing the pics I think the room looks just fine.

Contrast-wise, it is a very blended room, fairly monochromatic, so I understand your concerns. But still, it looks fine.

Congrats!

Mongo

ditto with the rest. What a great color base to bring in the nautical theme with. I think the step is beautiful and wouldn't change it.
However....with all being said....if it bugs you each time you look at it....ya gotta do something to fix that.
Sometimes just living with it will do the trick :)
V

I don't think you could have planned that threshold any better if you tried.

aunttomichael-- remember that when someone asks!! YOU PLANNED IT THAT WAY!!

"Geez, you wouldn't BELIEVE the exhaustive search I had to GO thru to FIND those pieces!!"

:-)

Beautiful bathroom! I understand your concern about the different marbles/etc. but I think it looks amazing.

No offense but it is hard to believe you are complaining about this, I can't imagine it looking any better than it does right now! It's perfect!

aunttomichael-- When I posted the pic above, it was the wrong one of that bathroom to show you, even though it did kinda make my point. This is another pic of the same bathroom. It's one that I designed and installed, and in this pic, there's FOUR different shades/ finishes of carrera all right in the same area (the two on the floor that you've already seen, the shower threshold, and the shower floor):

Hi,
I have no advice because, well....because I live on this Bathroom Forum board because of my own DIY Bath remodel and the bazillion questions I have.

But I just wanted you to know that had I found/seen/been told there was a vanity as sweet as yours, out there for me to buy it up and install, I would have!

Got to be one of the sweetest vanities I've seen in a long, long time and believe me, I've been researching small but sweet-looking vanities for my bathroom remodel over a year.

And personally, the slight difference/contrast with your marble looks spectacular!!

Thanks again, everyone! I feel slighly embarrassed now for even raising the question. Bill, you are right - - I have to take huge credit for searching for and finding that *perfect* piece! :-)

Amity, I fell in love with that vanity as soon as I saw it. (It's the Empire Malibu 100, 24".) It's diminutive and slides into the small space well, but those cute legs give it spunk. :-)

Here is a link that might be useful: Empire Malibu

I agree, it looks fine. I think actually I would be dizzy looking at it if it matched the floor exactly.

Bill Vincent , Your bathroom is great!
I also like your harmonica (folding) door a lot...Could you tell us where one can find such a door..
Would very much apreciate this..
Thank you in advance!

Thank you, but I'm not sure where you see a folding door....

I agree, the stone looks amazing. However, since you turned my critical eye on your photos, my only complain is the 1/4 round wood trim between the tile and the floor. Is there a way to do that in marble instead? Or, maybe not use it at all? Yes, if the floor looks good under the 1/4 round, consider taking it right off - I don't think it adds anything.

Wow beautiful bathrooms. I was very glad to see both these bathrooms with the carrara tile (although marble is not in our budget). They are both beautiful and exactly the look we are considering although rather than marble, we are considering an AO look alike in ceramic. My biggest concern was continuing to use the existing plain white shower and tub surround with the new faux marble floor tile and now I am thinking it will look fine.

Bill, if you are still reading this thread:
The dark inset in the bath floor looks like marble also, is that correct? If we were to use the AO porcelain tile in the main part of the floor, would it be strange to use real marble for a similar trim or decorative accent?
Is the grout in the main floor a dark grey? or is it still ungrouted in the picture?
Do you happen to know what material was used for the countertop?
Thank you for your advise.

The dark inset is actually blue pearl granite, same as the diamonds in the watercloset:

If you were to use porcelain for the main field tile, you're going to have to beef it up some, because ANY natural stone will be thicker than the porcelain, and it's going to look like hell if it's not all flush when complete.

Although not really my style, your bathroom looks fantastic. When I look at the hex tile, I see about a dozen different grains and patterns so I'm not sure how you would define a 'match' to the tile. I can see tiles in your pics that to me look exactly like the threshold, and some that look like your vanity top. I think it all looks wonderful, and the fact that the step is set off a little from the rest of the floor is a nice safety feature. I would have chosen a darker material for the threshold for this reason, but what you have does the job.

Enjoy your new bathroom.

Joe

That's about the prettiest vanity top I've ever seen.

Hello Aunt to Michael,

How are you? I realize its been a couple of years, but would you share with me where you got your hex tile? I love it!

Thank you,

Heidi