Are your tiles white or cream? I'm glad you said that! I wasn't sure which pic you were talking about, and the white one just above your post is NOT one of mine. It was posted in here about two years ago, and was MY inspiration for the one I posted at the beginning of this thread. As for that one, it's Dal's Salerno series 12x12 ceramic tile with a 3/16" grout joint. The chair rail around it is real travertine (although I can't remember which one) set with a 1/16" grout joint, and the shelves are (I believe) dakota mahogany granite 12x12 tiles cut down, radiused, bullnosed, and polished.

I love the marble top I received and it was very similar to the one I saw in a RH store. You can also purchase samples of the counter material online ($20 I think?). I will probably be purchasing some samples now (yes, after the vanity is installed) to test out soaps and find out what will or will not etch. I think a dark gray tile on the floor and white tile on the tub surround would be absolutely lovely. Personally I would use tile colors in the "cool" family (whites, grays, etc) to be in keeping with the cool colors of the carrara top. I will definitely post pictures when I am finished. Things have been a little crazy lately and I'm at about the 90% completed mark and am struggling to find time to finish.

Is French Quarter a color body [aka through color, solid color, unglazed, etc.] porcelain? If it is, cutting the 12x12s into 6x12s is pretty easy. But there are so many fantastic tiles out there, if you can't get the sizes you need, consider looking at some of teh smaller companies like surface art or arizona tile-- you may find something you love even more. As to a 'random pattern', I'd get some graph paper and play around with it. I actually loooove doing this, its something like doing a jigsaw puzzle, but more creative. I don't know if this will make sense, but I'll try to communicate a simple pattern for these three sizes. The 4 'X's represent the 12x12, the 2Hs are the 6x12, the E is the 6x6. A single unit made up of one of each size would be: XX HH XX E Does that make any sense? Hard to communicate visually in this format. Now to put some units together: XX HH XX E XX HH X HH XX E XX HH X E XX HH XX E HH XX E HH The ones on the left edge have been cut-- lets pretend that's the wall... That's just to give you an idea. Not a bad pattern because it prevents any long grout lines, but there is a clear repeat to the pattern. You can do much better, I'm sure, just by using more than one of the smaller ones for each large.

I'm stunned at the ignorance displayed in this forum. I've been installing ceramic/stone/porcelain, as a private contractor for over 25 years (i.e. since there were only 4x4, nominal of course, tiles available on walls and only porcelain mosaics or kiln baked ceramics for floors. You know, the ones with the knobs on the bottom side. Think I know what I'm talking about? I am recognized as a superior installer in Bergen County NJ as evidenced by staying in business for over 25 years and never spent a nickel on advertising. I work 6 and sometimes 7 long days a week at a moderately competitive price all by word of mouth. Anyway, on the subject of rectified tiles and how wonderful Porcelanosa tiles are. I very recently installed 500 plus square feet of rectified tiles of which the dimensions were 26 inches by 17.5 inches. BTW no one in this forum has mentioned a tile of that size yet. The degree of difficulty is extreme at that size. I was also asked to space the tile BUTT, not even 1/16 inch joint over an extremely well poured and "flat" slab of concrete.The area to be tiled has a straight run of over 60 feet long by 9 feet wide in a printing factory. Even though I am a very careful and conscientious worker I was given a D minus on the job and was not paid. I might even get sued.The bottom line is, if the floor is PERFECTLY FLAT (which NO floor is : repeat NO floor)you will still get a degree of lippage, no matter how minimal it is. Which leads the the almighty question of how tolerant the homeowner or building owner is when they look at your job. People in this forum have used the word good job. No one has said great job. Job quality is in the eye of the beholder, but rest assured no one can EVER expect a perfect install, with rectified tile. Go to any Porcelanosa showroom or for that matter, anywhere in the continental United States and examine the sample installations for yourself. Learn what to expect before you get your hopes too high. Going from a 1/16 joint to a 1/8 joint will greatly increase your satisfaction. Don.t be fooled by someone who says he can do what YOU want to make him do. We are all trying to make a living. In ending I would love some feedback from anyone who claims to put in a perfect floor (rectified w/1/16 joint, and I am willing to travel anywhere to see this work.