crl, Thank you! I debated about the sizes of the tile as well as the color. In such a small room, I didn't want anything too "busy". I just wanted a simple, clean look. Hunzi, Love your newly created word, "marblelain". Our house is old, too. It was built in 1910, but it doesn't have a fourth bedroom to borrow to make a larger bathroom. You are lucky ;-) Post pictures when you redo your bathroom! enduring, Thanks! I loved the paint color enough to keep it, and I think it works with the new tile and the chrome accents. A picture on the wall between the vanity and shower is a good idea. I had a towel bar there, but this time I'm just going to use the one on the shower door and the extra one I have on the inside of the door of the bathroom. I simply can't imagine TWO doors coming into a room this small. So glad you were able to expand. Lotteryticket, Thank you! I like the dark/light contrast, too. The vanity and toilet were in too good of a condition to get rid of. I saved money by keeping them. prbetsi75, I love the niche. It is so handy. Our other bathroom has the 3x6 classic white subway wall tiles as well as 2" hex floor tiles. It is so hard to keep the grout clean!!! Our contractor used a product called Procolor Stain Guard ADMIX for this tile installation. It is supposed to merge with the grout all the way through. This keeps stains, mold, and mildew from getting into the grout and makes cleaning much easier. We shall see. Here is a picture looking down into the shower:

Sagging has a lot to do with ceiling joist spacing. With the advent of trusses for roof framing, the 16” on center stick framed joists went to 24” on center. And you can’t really modify the bottom chords of a truss to add additional bracing without an OK from the engineer. A 24” span is a lot to ask of 1/2”. Especially in a humid climate with the typical poor air sealing into the attic that happens from builders. I prefer 5/8” X type for ceilings for greater rigidity.

Some ideas: Never sure if they are good ideas, but here are some ideas. :-) all the tiles are accessible. https://www.tileshop.com/products/carrara-gris-porcelain-gloss-delray-mosaic-tile-615873?g2=room&c=shower&sc= https://www.tileshop.com/products/hex-matte-white-w-black-flower-porcelain-wall-and-floor-tile-667753?g2=room&c=shower&sc= https://www.daltile.com/product/Coastal-Keystones?shape=Block%20Random&color=Island-Harvest https://www.daltile.com/product/Keystones?color=Arcticwht/Black&shape=Penny%20Rounds And this one is a great use of penny tile: https://www.daltile.com/inspiration-gallery?Cat=Bathroom scroll to the second and third ones

It is required for any installation of Gauged Porcelain Tile Panels that the installers are trained and certified. This is not should be trained but required TCNA. I took a training / certification course at Ardex this past summer. Just for the knowledge. I have no wish to move those around. They did a great job. You are cutting and installing wall & floor panels. The tools , time & manpower involved with GPTP's is very in depth. A vibrator is used across the entire panel to remove air. Just shipping them to distributor and then to jobsite has extreme risk. Panels are book matched and numbered for veining. You break #3 you need to order a new #3 and wait to get it. The guys were charging $60 s/f labor only. Add $$$ for specific jobsite variables to that amount. Please post in progress photo's. Start from framing to required vapor proofing for a steam application. Good luck with your project.