Putting my fingers over your current floor and envisioning an entire floor made of the new tile, I still like it. Yes, it's similar to the cabinets, but I still think it works. I think it will be a very neutral palette that you can add color to with accessories. Not dull. Neutral.

It's going to give the appearance of the floor traveling right up the face of the vanity. I would keep the floor you have for now. The color seems to work. Sell the tile and cut your losses.

My first thought is to do a dark brown bar or C pull that's 1/3 the width of the door/drawer and place it horizontally and high on the drawer face. But they're expensive. Or a tab pull. Something contemporary.

I like it. For pulls, I'd get simple, contemporary polished nickel.

I still like it.

Don't have the tile yet but it's ordered. But I can cancel the order.

I think I just hate the cabs now with the counter. I hate them. My dh is ticked. This is so hard :(

Try it running the other way.

What is the countertop....plain black? And the Backsplash?

I think the floor "matching" the cabinet is unique and different...in a good way. A calm, spa palette you can add any color to with towels, etc.

I love the cabinets with the counter. They're very elegant. Maybe you'll like them better once they get their "face" on (i.e. hardware). I'm not sure about the floor tiles, but what I am sure about is palimpsest's taste and ability to visualize, so I'd listen to him.

I really like the flooring but I'm I'm not wild about the cabinets either. You could always paint them.

Thanks all.

The countertop is Cambria Sussex. So kind of a greyish brownish khakiesh.

The cab fronts are new. I'm going to see if I can exchange them. They were ordered though. But a standard size. So we'll see. And maybe I'll put a hold on the tile guy.

Eta: called and can't exchange the cab fronts. I'm so overwhelmed. I thought it would go good together. They weren't super expensive but now I feel awful.

Don't feel awful they look great! I also love your countertop! It is hard to say about the flooring... but I am just the type of person who likes contrast. However, they look lovely. I too would run them in the other direction.

Personal opinion: I like the cabinets with your counter and hate them with your current floor and with the existing toekick which is very distracting. So your new floor tile will be a big improvement. The whole effect will be monotone and soothing, so if you were going for Pop it might not work.

To get a more sophisticated look I think get some nice cab hardware and go for sort of a relaxed spa look overall - lots of reflective accessories, not a lot of additional color, maybe some texture. Something like this tone on tone bathroom is what I'm thinking.

Edit: and I too would run floor tile other direction.

Edit 2: if you're really upset, and the toekick and filler pieces aren't cut yet, would it be super pricey to exchange the fronts for white? I like them but if you will hate them forever it might be worth it.

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You like the floor and it matches the other flooring. Tile is more permanent than cabinet faces. Install the tile in the direction you want it then put a rug in front of the sink to give a break.

It is not hard to paint the cabinet white if you want to do that later.... I wouldn't attempt a darker stain due to the black countertop.

This may be a case of not seeing the forest for the trees. What was your overall vision for the room?

I like the cabinets, too! I think the hardware and some nice bright towels/rugs will make it perfect.

I like the existing floor, but think the tile would be great, too.

Donna

My vision was, I don't even know. I wanted a darker counter and lighter cabinet. Nothing too dark as it's small. Sigh.

Maybe I'll see how much white door fronts would be.

I am really afraid that white cabinets would be dull, if that's what you are worried about it being. White cabinets with a dark countertop and beige floors is formulaic. There is nothing wrong with it, but it is exactly what everybody would expect.

This is monochromatic, which is a different thing. Change it if you really hate it, but not if you are afraid that you aren't supposed to like it, for some reason.

akl, I really feel for you. I tend to hate EVERYTHING at first. My first reaction is automatic and suspect.

If I were you, and unhappy about the way the vanity looks, I would put a hold/stop on the floor. I'm not in love with them together. I would live with your vanity for a few weeks and give the doors/drawers a chance. You will either find them growing on you or you will continue to hate them. If the former, I would explore a different tile for the floor, one with a little more contrast. If you still can't abide the cabinet fronts, then replace them with something else, a different wood species or stain or paint.

It's not like it's an entire kitchen. You have choices. But I wouldn't add a floor until you're reconciled with the vanity.

I don't think I'd like a white cab with that floor. I really like Robo's picture and think yours will look just as nice.

I like robo's picture, too. Note that the patterns run different directions, as others have suggested you do.

It's got kind of a nice contemporary zen thing going... You might end up with a great looking bathroom in contemporary neutrals -- a nice look for a small space. I painted out the distractions in the mirror. And robo's suggestion to run the tile in the other direction is fantastic!

Rotate the tile 90 degrees so it doesn't look like it dripped off of the cabinets, IYKWIM. I do have a different comment. Are the door fronts custom? If so, shouldn't they have matched the grain of the top and bottom pieces? Or am I being too picky?

I like it! Our main bath is small, about 5 x 8. We remodeled and ended up with a black vanity and near-black floor (it wasn't the original plan for the space). At first it seemed weird, but it's actually feels like less visual clutter. I think your bathroom looks wonderfully peaceful!

I still like it. And I have the white cabinets and black counters, and it's dull. I'm still working on the character for the room.

In your bathroom, I would add some LED lighting under the toe kick that you can change the colour on. :D

Ha MtnRdRedux, I just ordered the door fronts, but my carpenter were trying to line then up! He's also a bit of a perfectionist. They are just thermofoil.

And yes Linelle. I think that's what I'll do.

Thanks all. I had a big cry over it today. I know it's such a small thing, and new door fronts would be like $400. So no sense crying over that, everybody is healthy etc. Just was getting too much.

Awn, the direction looks like akl's photo. Is it my monitor?

Akl, the majority here encouraged you to go with the floor looking like the vanity. Yes you are overwhelmed with all these decorating decisions. It often happens when we don't have an exact vision or inspiration picture.

Let's put this is perspective. It's a bathroom. And, one primarily for your son. It's not the focal point of your home.

i would absolutely not paint or change the vanity. You might hold off on the tiles. You could do a floor with a pattern, using the color of the vanity top and a tile similar to what you chose, just a different shape.

When we renovate we hyper focus on the one elelement that we are working on, not seeing the whole picture. Bath mat, junk on the counter, shower curtain etc.

Sending calming thoughts.,remember to breath:)

Yes, run the floor perpendicular to the vanity and it will look fine. Not having the grain of the drawers and doors aligned is what would drive me batty.

Would you take a pic with the floor tile running perpendicular and show us?

I think it's beautiful.

Counter is lovely though!

Thank you all, I'll try to respond better now that I'm on my computer and not the phone!

Ellendi61- thank you. I know. It's a bathroom. You know. Rationally I know. I was so happy with how our powder room turned out that I maybe should have done the same combo- dark cabs, light counter. But I didn't want the counter to look like the old cultured fake marble and I didn't want dark cabs as it's so small. And we used a vanity with an open middle and legs so it is not oppressive at all. But this is different.

Thanks pal. I get what you're saying. I totally do. Thank you for the perspective.

Amberm145- thank you. I don't find this dull as in boring, but dull as in bland and beige. Maybe I should have gone with the bright blue counter my DS wanted :) Would have spiced things up! And I don't remember exactly what city you're in, but a tile store in Edmonton just sent me 9 samples by like express post at no charge. I love them. So you don't have to go to the train station for me :)

My first reaction - the spa-like effect that others pointed out. If you want more punch, imagine bits of color though towels, soap dispenser, art work, etc. .

I was not sure based on the earlier pictures. But with the picture that you just posted I really like the combination. Like Mtn from the side the stripes were bothering me. With the head on picture, you can see that the stripes are not so predominant and the stripes don't need to match. The counter is much lighter than it appeared also. I do not mind the floor that is currently there either.

I would say it's all what you had pictured in your head and how this meets your vision. I could live with it, can you? If not husbands forget. Happy wife, happy life!

Thanks all. I canceled the tile order and postponed the tile guy. Glad he's reasonable and doesn't hate me! Because I don't feel reasonable myself right now!

So I told dh that I'm taking a little break. He's like, "well how are things going to get done??" well, I guess they won't for a while.

akl, good for you. Take a break, because everybody else does. It can wait till you're ready to deal with it.

It is way too matchy. You really need some contrast. I would take a cabinet door with you when you go shopping for the floor, and definitely a color on the wall that isn't in the beige family, maybe a light blue for some pop.

I actually love the monochromatic, spa look. I think it's a good idea to take a break and postpone the tile until you are sure, though - it's functional with the current tile, so no need to hurry. I assume you're not tiling under the vanity obviously since countertop is in place! Once the backsplash is in and the filler pieces and toekick are in it will look MUCH better and more finished.