I love the casual comfort of your space, recognizing all the planning it took to achieve that feel! The wainscotting, soapstone, and hex tile floor make that happen for me, as do all the personal touches like the picture shelves and your lovely barnyard art. I love the thoughtful touches like the med cab placement, the shower' s window, and the foot-rest shelf in the shower - which I may be stealing! And saving the chute, even though that meant re-routing it, is just another example of the care and you took to get it right. I have a possible solution to the hand towel dilemma. Remember how farm kitchens often have those three-fingered towel holders under the sink to hold kitchen towels as they dry? The ones where the three rods come out from a center hinge and can be rotated into any position from all lined up together when not in use to spread far apart so that towels on them can dry? Ginger makes them now in two-rod style in nice finishes for the bath. 16" long. It would really match your farmhouse feel. Where to place it is your problem, you are thinking. I say, put it on the wall just in front of the vanity. You often step away from a sink when done, so the towel will be handy. Rings bunch up the towel and it takes longer to dry. Either this Ginger 0322-16 or any straight towel bar in a 12" or 16" size works, height-wise. Because I am on my Kindle and lost an entire post yesterday by touching somewhere on the screen on accident, I am going to post now, then try to link to the Ginger bar in another post. PS: I love the the violet wall color!

This is the inspiration pic for the vanity:[https://www.houzz.com/photos/barn-and-entertainment-music-performance-space-farmhouse-bathroom-new-york-phvw-vp~7861659[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/barn-and-entertainment-music-performance-space-farmhouse-bathroom-new-york-phvw-vp~7861659) If I went with a lighter, warm white quartz, could I get away with plain warm white walls, do you think? Or do we need a little contrast? A whiter countertop with warmer white paint? Then, do I match paint and tile in tone? Or can I mix shades of cream there too? I'm starting to lean toward a slate-like floor (still porcelain tile, but something that looks organic, like stone). Wondering about this inspiration too: [Woody Creek bathroom[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/woody-creek-guest-house-rustic-bathroom-denver-phvw-vp~37362005) [Vintage-Meets-High-End-Bathroom-rustic-bathroom-new-york[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/vintage-meets-high-end-bathroom-rustic-bathroom-new-york-phvw-vp~19973364) And one more I'm still hunting for. :-) I love the mid-ton stone floors, but not sure if they will suck light out of a room with no windows?

It sounds like you have a great plan. Alzheimer's is a tough disease and my thoughts are with you. Was there anything you wanted some help with?

BTW that fixture will give you HORRIBLE light in a bathroom, the glass will fog, and it will give off a very yellow light let alone a glare...... I seriously dislike clear glass vintage bulbs here and its just a trend .