The tile is vinyl...she can't paint the "grout". To me wall color reads a little too much on the blue side, it needs more of a yellow undertone to go with your tub & vanity top. I think the clean white can work for trim and vanity, but only if you bring in more of the creamy/tan colors. I'd just stick with a fairly monochromatic theme-no prints because then you're really stuck with a 'theme'. You can bring in a print with wall art. I'd go more with texture than print, however. In our main bath reno, we have the same tub configuration. We put in white/gray marble tiles with a light grout. The tiles have a touch of tan in them also. I went with a blue wall color-reminiscent of beach glass, and all white trim. We put up beadboard on the ceiling where there used to be a flurescent light tube box built in. I used brush silver accessories and bright white towels. For the shower curtain I chose a shimmery blue one from Ikea. I don't have a 'theme' other than ahhhhh=it's just very calming to walk in there. I do have a stone Buddha and a couple of small shadow boxes of Asian coins. In any case, I'd definitely get a different shower curtain-that one just does not work with your floor.

You can check flatness by taking a pair of tiles and placing them face to face or back to back. If there is any gapping around the edges or in the center when you look at them from the side, then they are not perfectly flat. That doesn't mean that they can't be used. It just means that they will look better if they are not laid in an overlapping pattern where you get lippage, and it is important, if they are bowed, that it is consistent from tile to tile. I did a small bathroom in 18" square tiles that were perfectly flat and I still chose to align the tiles in a standard, straight set pattern. Lippage

I would advise caution. Polycarbonate is susceptible to scratches, wear, UV darkening, and generally looking pretty beat up rather quickly. (There are numerous different grades of this resin and some will be better than others on some factors.) Such a material would also tend to magnify water deposits and soap scum. It may look sparkling and beautiful on Day 1 but will rapidly slide downhill. Be prepared to replace with ceramic or glass.

Anna - that's TOTALLY what I was thinking about. Everything that is old is new again. Or can be made new again! Love those ideas. @ Patricia...I know you have amazing German-made laminate. That's a different ball park from the stuff most people know (ie. the other 99.99% of the population) as laminate. The European made laminates have some of the best HDF board ever made. Your stuff takes HUGE amounts of humidity before it puffs. And then all it needs is a bit of dry time before it snaps back into shape. Most people won't purchase the $4 - $7/sf laminates that handle moisture like your floors. To them, laminate is the cheap stuff for $0.79/sf at LL or HD. When I answer stuff about laminate, I assume the 'bad' stuff.