Hi Patricia, thank you for responding. In regards to the tub size is it because the oval is smaller when taking a bath?

Is one considered more dated than the other?

Do you actually take baths? because I think a flat wall to lean against would be uncomfortable... #teamoval

Sorry I’m hitting you with a lot of questions, but when you have an opportunity to ask an expert :) why not! lol. So the vanity I’m installing (it’s called Naples distressed grey buts more of a medium light brown with grey tone and black bird cage fixtures)came with a white with grey vein Carrera marble or I could get the snowstorm. The snowstorm was sold out. So I picked out a white sink, but it’s one pieces vs the undermount. And oval vs square. With my bathroom being small I envisioned the warm brown pieces (vanity, wall storage unit, and medicine cabinet) with white subway tiles and chrome fixtures. Now I’m thinking the hardware is black birdcage I guess I have to go with the oil brushed brown fixtures which would that be too harsh against white? But on the flip side my bed is a darkish Brown french farmhouse sleigh bed so maybe it would be more cohesive (I had wanted to match the bathroom pieces with my bathroom I found an adorable barn door vanity that matches the coloring of my bedroom set but it’s too big). If I go with the white/grey Carrera I’d have to incorporate that which they have the sub way tile in that and I’m afraid that would look to dark, pigeon hold me in a pattern, and it’s not the crisp clean timeless look I was trying to achieve? I bought both sinks the white and the grey Carrera (waiting for it to arrive because I need to see it in the space). My sink and toilet is on the same wall so currently I have 8” between the medicine cabinet and wall storage cabinet. The new pieces is bigger giving me only 2” if space will that look overbearing too cramp? I may need to switch to a mirror... lastly whichever direction you suggest what direction would you go with the floors. My house has e-log siding it’s not a real wood but gorgeous (saw it in extreme makeovers) in brownish tone with green accents and down lighting, a frame with a stained glass deer window at top. Interior wooden blinds, bamboo flooring (which I’m switching to an oak I think now that I have natural gas heat and the radiant flooring we are no longer using). Just to give you a feel of our home it’s not contemporary or colonial more rustic with my touches which I like pottery barn (as a point of reference) a mix of wood with pretty. Your help is greatly appreciated!

ACM I take baths mostly every night it’s my down time. I have the alcove situation previously and it’s fine. The house I’m living in my husband lives in since he was a baby. He redid the bathroom when he was a bachelor and now I’m updating it. Currently it’s beige yuck yuck yuck I hate beige. I never thought about the shapes before. I love the freestanding oval tubs but obviously that’s not happening. I sometimes see a sharp rectangle. I’m torn.... my first bathroom remodel with a lot of limitations