Not a fan of the faux-grey wood tile at all. Faux grey wood is already a dying trend and will date your home in just a few years. Not to mention wood has no place in a bathroom so its odd to put in wood look.

As for the shower tile, mixing real quartz with faux quartz isn't a great idea. They don't usually look great together. That countertop is a show stealer, don't try to fight it. Go for something simple for the walls. Textured isn't great as said.

Thanks, Sina. Any recommendations for the floor? The wood look tile looks so much warmer to me than classic white tiles especially if we put white tile on the shower walls.

A counter with huge movement like that needs to be a huge counter. Otherwise you don’t see the pattern on a little 48” vanity. Plus it doesn’t play well with any other pattern. As in none. Houvr got too much pattern on all of those choices. That counter is THE center of attention. When choosing fake marble, pick only one fake marble. And never use it with real marble. Or other bold patterns.

How long is your vanity?

For the floor, if you like the colors of the wood-look tile, go find a 12x24 porcelain tile in those tones, or a lighter tone. At the entry to the shower, switch to a 2x2 of the same floor tile.

Backsplash is usually a piece of the countertop material, rather than introducing another pattern. With that counter, careful templating will be needed to make sure the pattern shows up in the most pleasing way on the horizontal surface and the splash.

There are shower walls tiles that look like they are wavy but the really aren’t.

Good luck!

Our vanity is L shaped. 102" on one side and 60" on the other L side. It is 2.5' deep. There is a sink on each leg of the L.

Are you aware that seams in such a strongly patterned stone are NOT guaranteed to match up? As in, not at all? Strongly patterned stone like that would be great for the back wall of your shower, or, one long single straight vanity with no towers. It’s a poor choice for the use that you intend. Plus it introduces too much conflict and pattern into other elements that are strong enough by themselves to not need the competition. You’d do best to adjust your design elements. You really should be working with a Kitchen and Bath Designer.

For an L-shaped vanity, you should probably choose a different countertop material so that you can get a good (inconspicuous) seam.

Agree with comments above. If you still want that countertop material be prepared to buy to slabs. Then you have a chance of nice joint/seam. Need layout to better describe what I mean. Keep everything else quiet. There are better choices for your flooring. Resolve decision for countertop and go from there.

We were told that Skara Brae comes in jumbo slabs so we probably wouldn't need a seam. If that ends up being accurate, would there be any other reason not to use it?

Anything other than it literally doesn’t go with anything else you’ve picked out because it’s all too plaid shirt and flowered pants patterned together? And it would be 7K of counter for a bathroom?

If it doesn’t get voted off the island, everything else does. It’s one or the others.

The SB is simply stunning! I almost chose this for my kitchen island as a compliment to Cambria's Charlestown for counter-tops. Decided to go with a uniform color instead. Take a look at the Charlestown. It brings out the black veining in the SB. Gorgeous!

You need to see slab in person and measure as well as layout how to best position slab and get max look from veining. Mark down specific unique slab number so you are sure you get the right slab. Sinks will also interrupt the look so careful templating is critical.

Here is example (although in kitchen) of good layout. Probably used two slabs to achieve this look.

I'd find some light gray porcelain tile in 12 x 24 that picks up the light gray from the countertop veining. Pick something either solid or with a very minimally embossed pattern so as not to compete with the counters. You can use the remnant pieces from the counters as niche shelves in the shower. For the shower floor, go with 2 x 2's or 2 x 4's of the same porcelain shower field tile.

Thank you everyone for your suggestions and advice! Feeling overwhelmed and wondering if going with either Fantasy Brown or Taj Mahal for the counters instead of Skara Brae would be a better choice. We plan to stay in this home and want something we won't tire of.

Fantasy Brown seems easier to match with shower tiles, flooring, etc. Taj Mahal is much harder for me to envision.

If you’re keeping the other selections, then you need a solid counter. Pattern on pattern issues again. Would you grab a flowered cardigan to go with plaid pants and a striped shirt and two toned shoes? Designing anything is no different than developing a capsule wardrobe for the whole house. It all has to go together. And you can’t pair patterns upon patterns.

You should seek the help of a Kitchen and Bath Designer.

Thanks for asking Kerrica. With the pandemic, we have been in limbo. Our bathroom is torn apart, prepped and ready to go as soon as things open up. We've decided to go with Taj Mahal quartzite for the counters and a "wood" porcelain tile for the floor. We want to extend the floor tile into the shower with a linear drain. I have to agree with others that, if we go with a natural stone for the counters we should go with a natural stone in the shower, However, I'm having a hard time finding something that goes well with the Taj. We're thinking of using large tiles to avoid too much grout. Slabs for the shower seem too expensive and have too many installation problems. Any suggestions on shower tile would be most appreciated! We are open to other flooring options if it would go better with the shower tile.

@seattlesue any progress? Would love to know what you chose for shower tile/stone to go with the Taj Mahal countertops. Any pics to share?

I would also love to know what you chose.  Also thinking about skara brae for bathroom countertop.  Will likely go with a subway tile, maybe in a light gray or taupe.  Not sure about floors yet.