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.:-)

Would it be bad to use something like this, even though it is an older style? I am a huge sucker for black and white anything. I don't want to spend a lot of money (not that this is a lot of money at $5.75/square foot at home depot) and then still have the room look like it has the original tile, in case we sell. I like this too, for the same reasons...this is more expensive though, at $15.39/SF (for sale here: http://www.fastfloors.com/catalog/productline.asp?wid=FG8N2D2&productlineid=17937&productid=126165: I also like this, but I'm suspicious of the price ($5.48 for 11.25x11.25). Is the quality bad? this is at home depot. Would marble be better? Or granite? I have no idea what to do.

Well, I'd say you can easily recreate it. I think your inspiration picture bath has porcelain tiles..there is plenty of choice in the stores nowadays. If you pick white, or white and gray(like in certain marble or quartz that mimics it) countertop for the vanity, and do light gray porcelain tiles for example..you can go with bigger tiles for a modern look, or with smaller, for more traditional one. Porcelain tiles often also have texture that creates more friction-important in a place that gets wet. White and black or white and gray floor will look wonderful too, but probably a bit harder to keep clean. You can do this "chess board" look, or hex mosaics, or basketweave-I think it might look very cool in your house. But if you prefer one color on the floor-it will work perfectly well too. I'm saying "gray" because in my opinion it will play with a color of the vanity very nicely; I love this juxtaposition, but it can be anything really. What is the color of your hardwood floors? PS I don't think a white vanity is safer than any other vanity..:) It really depends on your preference, and on the house itself. But I must say-if you really love white, generally speaking, your choice immediately expands. I love colors-when it comes to materials, it gets trickier and more expensive. White and black or white and gray, or white and blue-that's where you have a sea of choices. Without overpaying. It is just so classic, and it's everywhere, and you can play with it to no end.

Dottie - I could not have done this without an educated designer - it's not just about the design choices although I would never have come up with design choices as my brain isn't hardwired in those kinds of visually imaginative ways. I can appreciate things but I don't know how to pull them together and I wouldn't have the ability to figure out where to even start in terms of the sea of vendors. I am good about researching appliances and functions but get lost in the sea of visual possibilities :-) And I can't even imagine dealing with codes and such since Los Angeles is code crazy - I wanted to move some floor electrical outlets up a bit from the floor as I found it difficult to reach them when I had some hip issues so I was thinking about for the future - I was told that if I move a plug, the whole thing has to be rewired back to the panel box. And the darn kitchen sink has to be approved by the UL LOL - who would think a kitchen sink could be dangerous.