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Help solve tile dilemma!

last year

Help me solve a design dilemma for our entryway and powder room, please!

I have attached a snippet of our floor plan - as you can see, these two rooms are close together.

I have also included a couple inspiration images - love the idea of a patterned tile up the wall behind the sink in the bathroom. And here's the tile we're thinking: https://m2tilestone.com/products/meraki-tile/.

Questions:

-Would you use the same tile in both rooms?

-Do I need to ensure a flow between these two rooms?

-Is the Aguamarina version of the above too overwhelming to be used in both spaces? If I just used it in the bathroom and do need to be somewhat cohesive with the entryway, what do I use in the entryway?

....Lots more questions...

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palimpsest

last year

Have you considered putting the powder room where the closet is and the closet where the powder room is?

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shermybeagle
last year
I wouldn't use that tile in the entryway. Maybe using something simpler for the floor in both spaces and just using the pattern up the wall?
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
Not in the entry and IMO show us both spaces
chispa
last year
I would do the entry in the same flooring as the living room, unless you really need tile at the entry due to weather. If so, then I would do a simpler tile for entry and powder floors, with patterned tile on powder wall. Maybe a medium gray slate look porcelain for floors? But we don't know what your main flooring is?
cpartist
last year
I would tile the whole bathroom, not just the back wall. And NO I would use whatever flooring you use in the rest of the house for the entry foyer.

I also agree with the person who suggested switching the powder room with the closet because no one wants to see a powder room from the living room.
palimpsest
last year
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I would pick a tile that works well in the foyer and use it for the powder room. And use a swinging door which can be kept almost closed much easier than a pocket door.

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