This old thread got revisited. @dani_m08 to answer the question about extra probe, I believe I ordered an extra one when I bought the set up. The probe wire is just setting in the junction box I think but honestly I cant remember. When I laid out the underfloor heating and the probe, I just ran another probe near the first probe, and it was then sealed into the floor self leveling compound as per instructions. then the end was just threaded into the wall like the one that would be live, and not connected, but just laying there in the box. Regarding the tile layout. I just decided to run it this way, after getting instructions on the 90Degree way, IIRC. The herringbone that I love is from my childhood and the side walks in my neighborhood that all ran at 45Degree. so that to me is herringbone. I know you posted on @sochi thread about her amazing bathroom and a wall mounted faucet. I would totally do it if I had the right sink for it. In my case I had made my sink out of soapstone and an integrated backsplash. The pictures of this bathroom reveal are no longer available because of the use of photo bucket, when it was Gardenweb. I did not keep my account with photo bucket. I'll add some of the reveal pictures so you can see the sink and floor. Regarding the sink there is no ledge for water to drip from my hands when using the faucet. The water drips right into the sink. In my other bathroom with a deck mounted faucet I am always wiping up drips and it is a nuisance. I much prefer the setup for this sink. Below: I love the flush finish from the faucet to the bottom of the sink. nothing drips on a counter or edge of a sink. Below: looking in from the doorway. Below: Here I am finishing up the sink. the backsplash was epoxied on as a separate piece. The whole soapstone install in the room took next to nothing to buy as they were all small pieces that I epoxied together with a 3 part stone epoxy. Below: this is the counter at the tub, and is in 2 long pieces but I was able to epoxy them together at there edges to make a wide slab for the top. All the soapstone was finished with a 60 grit sandpaper to be rough and this lovely soft tone of blue/green/gray/white. I did not oil it so this color tone would remain light. Below: If I recall correctly @sochi helped me decide on this Hubberton Forge Mirror. I have 3 different metals in this room, but they are all a cool silver to black color. Below: the center of this tower shares space with the kitchen on the other side of the wall. there is also some extra space that houses some electrical wiring. this is an old simple house. this bathroom was an add on when it got move to the farm in the 30s IIRC. The plumbing was all rearrange and some of the details that were orignially there I kept but updated it, such as this tower feature. The old one went and the carpenter did a wonderful job with this one. Below: This feature was another thing I kept from the old bathroom but flipped it from the other end and had the carpenter put drawers in it. Before it was a hell hole. things got lost and the build was soooo old and creapy I didn't like using it for storage. Now it is perfect for storage.

Here is a photo with a floor with color and grain similar to your samples next to oak cabinets. It's too busy and the stain undertones clash. You need to start looking at a different part of the flooring store. Try samples with less prominent grain and not as much stain color variation. I hate to keep raining on your parade but light gray paint and white/gray stone will not look good with orange oak. You are mixing warm and cool colors. Even though gray and wood tones are both considered "neutral", they don't usually play nice together. Here is an oak with light spice stain. It is from Bruce.

Thank you Olychick and Fori. I appreciate the suggestions. I actually like the look of our oak trim, staircase and banister, and as I said in my original post, while it is from the 80's it's not the typical look that you saw during that time (it has straight, clean lines), and we have way to much of it to consider painting so thank you for making suggestions that might work. There is something to be said for the beauty of wood regardless of the species. While I like the look of white trim as well, it seems that everyone is painting their trim white and I have a feeling that it won't be a trend forever. We did bring home some samples of hickory but the tone of the wood was a bit too pinkish. We are looking at Acacia (matches well but may be too dark for our space), and I was also thinking of bringing home a sample of natural white oak in a wider plank to see how that might look, maybe I can sell my husband on it:)

Thanks for the help here! Right now, was planning on SW Repose Gray for the master bedroom, but open to updating. There will be a walk through closet that leads to the bathroom so I'm fine if the closet & bathroom are a different paint color. The tile for the rest of the bathroom floor will be this Happy Floors Kursaal slate-looking tile, and the teak vanity will be right outside of the walk-in shower. I'm likely leaning towards light gray or blue for the bathroom - potentially continuing SW Repose Gray, BM Gray Owl (recommended above), BM Solitude, BM Mineral Ice. Alternatively, I could embrace the bright white and going with SW HIgh Reflective White... but I just feel like throwing another shade white in the mix could be tough to navigate. Appreciate folks helping me think through this...