Glass block can look very busy. My advice would be to keep the tiles very simple. I googled for pictures-personally, I like the ones in the 4th row where the tile is about the same size as the blocks and there is little to no trim/ borders. That should work well for a contemporary look. Here is a link that might be useful: Google image results for glass block bathroom

Tile has different undertones so I wouldn't make a big purchase until you brought a test tile home to see how the color works with your existing floor, lighting, cabinets and backsplash. The grain in your current floor and your backsplash are pretty busy so I would pick a plain, larger square tile. I would bring the tile all the way out to the edge of the outside cabinet so your kitchen won't get chopped out by the flooring. What is your price range? Edited to add - have you considered laminate tile? Then there won't be as many worries about flooring height changes.

You have a great space, but your beautiful pots are getting lost in the background shrubbery! I would plant something very tall and dramatic like a banana or cannas, or consider moving those pots more towards the foreground or along the paths. Place containers at transition points, like sidewalk to front-walkway, or where steps are placed, to help draw people along the walkway (also easier to water). Consider pots as jewelry, and permit yourself to put something in that is large and dramatic even if you expect it to die in the winter. They are used to punctuate spaces and draw your eye to those spots (and distract from other areas). Good luck and enjoy!

Just because your entrance wall is on an angle doesn't mean the rooms have followed that angle because they haven't. Run the wood look tile the length of the rooms and make sure the tile is not bowed, but rectified so you can have the very smallest grout line possible. You have to use some type of leveling system to have no lippage to the tile.