Timberj, Thanks for sharing your picture. It's nice to see the Dover on beadboard with a dark vanity. I was thinking a nice simple white, soft cotton shower curtain would work. PB has a couple I like. The countertops will be a solid surface of some kind. I was thinking either solid white or a tannish brown that goes with the floor. Andreadeg, I originally had been thinking a blue very similar to the one in the 2nd photo Lindybarts posted, as I love that look. I test painted a swatch of SW Rain, but it looked too bright in there and not quite right with the warm Whole Wheat in the hall. Weird thing is that it looked so perfect on the posterboard sample when I held it up on the bathroom wall prior to cabinetry being in place. But once the cabinets/tile were in and the Whole Wheat was painted just outside it seemed all wrong. It made me think that maybe blue wasn't the most complimentary color to the WW. I happened to already have the brown samples, so decided to give those a whirl. I ended up liking them and feel they compliment the WW nicely. Maybe I should've explored more blues, but I do love the warm rich browns too. In fact of the 1st 2 gorgeous photos Lindybarts posted I am slightly more drawn to the 1st one with the rich brown walls than the one with blue. Thank you both for your help.:-)

hermustangs, if you'll read the "new to GW" thread below on this page (or if it's left this page by the time you read this, search for it) you'll find explicit instructions on how to post photos; very easy to do. I think you'll get many more responses if you include photos. I'm not good enough with colors personally to try to answer your questions without seeing the rooms. Good luck!

Nice choices! I love the pop of color you have in the accent tile. If you choose white or light grout color then the marble pieces will look more uniform since the tile will be close in color to the grout. The opposite holds true with the larger gray tiles - these tiles will "pop" because the lighter grout will have a contrasting effect. I think you're fine going either way. It's more of - which tiles do you want to "pop" more... What tiles are going on the floor (if any)? If you have to choose a grout color for the floor then I'm always a fan of darker grout to help hide dirt/stains down the road because the grout will get darker with time if it's on a floor that gets used.

A lot of people do Shaker Beige (or another neutral) throughout because they have an open floor plan, which makes it difficult to transition colors in the home's public spaces. If your rooms are separate, as is common in older homes, then you definitely have the flexibility to vary the color from room to room. If you are concerned about all beige being boring, I would definitely think about varying the color from room to room over accent walls. When varying the color from room to room, you need to think about flow and sight lines. For example, my living room opens to the dining room with a 6 foot trimmed opening. All my trim is white throughout the house for continuity. My living room is a muted mid-tone blue and my dining room is chocolate brown. The living room has some brown wood furniture and the dining room has blue curtains, and both rooms have green accents, so even though they are painted different colors, they coordinate. The view into the DR works with the living room decor, and vice versa. If the rooms in question are separated by a hallway, or there is no line of sight, you can get away with colors that don't coordinate as well.