ORB seams like it would be a nice fit with your beige tumbled stone tile :)

I agree; the tiles have a warm tone and the faucet a cool tone. ORB would look very good there. I've seen much worse things than your "mausoleum tile". Nothing wrong with that. To me bathrooms are much more about functionality than anything else, unless something is grossly ugly, which the tile most certainly is not.

Thanks, all. We only call it mausoleum tile because the bathroom has no windows at all and it's about 5 x 7' total and every bit of it is tile. I don't actually mind the tile style--it's the wraparound effect that I find a bit much. I'm afraid to drill into the tile to hang anything, so it's really a lot of tile surface for such a small space. Also, my kids have probably read too much Edgar Allen Poe. :)

I know just what you mean, maggiepatty. I just finished a similar tiny bath, but only tiled the lower half of the sink wall, and left the third wall drywall. My thought was that tile everywhere would make such a tiny space feel like a fallout shelter (but mausoleum also works).

Have you tried using those 3M Command Hooks for hanging art? I think they would work well :)

Errant, I have not tried command hooks but my DD is the queen of them, so maybe next time she's home I will ask her for help. It would be lovely to have a picture in there. Our other bath is the same size but the tile is as you describe, so there are places to hang things and also the option of changing the wall color. I am a color lover, so I appreciate that.

For not showing smudges and spots I've had the best luck with brushed nickel, for some reason, maybe hard water, the ORB in my powder room always shows water spots.

I keep a dish cloth in my vanity drawer and wipe down the faucet and counter after using it. Nothing, imo, beats chrome for easy care but I think orb would be the best fit for you bathroom.