Sorry-- I just saw this post. Take your aggressions out with a hammer. I think you'll find the tile comes up pretty easily, especially if this is directly over a single layer of plywood. In fact, I'd like to know how it's stayed down for ANY length of time if it's a single layer. The thing that may be tough will be the thinset. But I've got plenty of ideas for that, as well. Take the tile up first, though, and once the tile's up, we'll have a better idea of what's going on underneath, and I can better advise you on how to proceed. Four cautions, though. First remove any breakable objects from the area. Second, wear safety glasses. Third wear a long sleeve shirt. Preferrably a heavy one, like flannel or chamois. And lastly, wear gloves. The reason for these precautions are that when you start smashing the tile, pieces are going to go flying. I've been known in the past to not worry about the longsleeve shirt part, and end up needing a stitch or two (well, I SHOULD have gotten em). (thin pieces of duct tape make great butterflies!) :-)

Ok..not sure if Google has led me down the right path but here is what I found according to IRC (International Residential Code) sec. 2705 http://archive.org/stream/gov.law.icc.irc.2012/icc.irc.2012_djvu.txt "SECTION P2705 INSTALLATION 5. Water closets, lavatories and bidets. A water closet, lavatory or bidet shall not be set closer than 15 inches (381 mm) from its center to any side wall, partition or vanity or closer than 30 inches (762 mm) center-to-cen- ter between adjacent fixtures. There shall be a clearance of not less than 21 inches (533 mm) in front of a water closet, lavatory or bidet to any wall, fixture or door." It doesn't say anything about the two sides being equal, just that they need to be a minimum of 15" from center, or 30" total center to center. Now you may tell me it will look horrible, that's another story, but I am not sure if I am following why it isn't to code. Here is a picture I found online of an off center toilet. It is a toilet stall, and I think it is closer to walls/partitions than we would be...but it was all I could find. I don't think it looks terribly bad and to be honest I think ours will be less noticeable since the wall to the left will be a glass wall to the floor...so it will feel more open. Thoughts?

Sumod- The medicine cabinets are simple wood frames with a cabinet-grade plywood back that just sit in the stud cavity. Because of the dimensions, the front of the frame projects about 1"+ beyond the finished wall. The medicine cabinet doors are also plywood with veneered edges and they are attached to the frame with standard cabinet hinges (Euro hinges). The mirrors are just 1/4" plate glass ordered to size from a glass shop and held in place with mirror mastic and a metal strip at the bottom that you don't really see. The guy who did the cabinets just made the medicine cabinets as part of the job. I don't know about the door brand...we live in a large metro area that has lots of door shops and the doors are just solid core maple doors with the center cut out and a maple panel held in with molding. They're not stained; they simply have a couple coats of clear spray lacquer.

Well..if I was looking at the bathrooms I'd take cpartits's one. Any day. (it's not available 'cause some other folks bought it long time ago, I know)) the blog post-the pics look nice with all the styling and all, yet imo they picked a wrong countertop. very wrong. why this marble next to travertine? these two stones don't want to be together. Pretty cool-ish white with bold gray veins next to yellowish tan stone with small veins and shades and whatever else it has. Looks very unnatural to me, this combination. They shot the after shot with light of thousand suns or how does this quote go..so one can see less the veining on countertop, and travertine seems more white too. I don't think it reflects how stones really look together. (oh Lil I seeyou commented on that while I was writing my essay lol..yes, exactly. Light) I think: don't fight the stone..stones usually win:) If you bring very dissimilar stones together-they'll both..win lol. The room will loose though. So. Simplest countertop..no bold patterns(if in budget to change it at all). Some warm white, cream, light tan maybe. One minimizes the color he doesn't like often by repetition..as strange as it sounds. I also have one hall bathroom with tile that mimicks travertine..I don't like it not because it's "dirty", I prefer muddier colors, but because the tile doesn't fit the house's character. I picked the lightest color of the tile, took it to walls..bought the best and longest shower curtain I could find.. similar color but shade I like more, and interesting texture..put a real rug on the floor-they withstand moisture really well, and being small, they're affordable..put there art (real art I owned already), some funny ceramics..no, it's not the best room in my house, it's still a compromise of sorts, but I'm not bothered by that tile as much when I hardly see it anymore. You can do bolder color too of couse..but I'd mind the stone and wouldn't go against it. I'd pick a warm shade of whatever color you prefer. If red-then brick red. If green then warmer darker green. Deep warm shades. If white-as creamy as possible. (pretty much what you have now, right? Maybe you can go lighter..) If gray-then so warm a gray it's rather greige or taupe already. You can create a flow as they say with your other rooms with accents..mine are hidden in the rug, in the art, etc, Small things-yet they will make everything look cohesive even if the bathroom differs a tad more from the rest than you'd prefer. Ah. And if you have a space for a plant-they always make everything fresh and alive whatever the color palette..such is their nature. Our bathroom is small so I put a ceramic thing-y on the wall and keep there succulents or whatever I have at the moment. Unfortunately I don't know how to lighten the tile on the floor..I highly suspect that SlipDoctor product that folks use for making tiles less slippery, will take some color away(in my experince it does)..but I'm not sure that's the way to tackle things. Hopefully somebody comes who knows in depth about tiles and stones. You can change your other faucet and hardware for chrome (or nickel..in short the one you have in bathtub area)..you can go with different mirror to echo things more..I can't see your other rooms, maybe your mirror is perfect for what you want ..but if not, that's another way to tie things. Finish on metal is a color too..in a way.. It will be a very nice bathroom..I'd say: don't fight it completely, make compromises with it.