They are all pretty, but do not play well together...Carrie stated it well. I would never use marble in a shower - many cleaners that remove discoloration or mold or mildew will ruin marble. Same with a patterned tile on the walls. You could use cleaners on porcelain tile, but with a raised design, a nightmare to clean. Could you use the wall tile as a backsplash where it won't get too much soap or water on it and find something more practical for the shower walls and floor?

The tones of the shower tiles are coolish, while the floor is warmish. They can be combined, but it's tricky and seldom done well. What color is your vanity?

Do you have to have wood look floor? Instead of trying to come close to laminate elsewhere in the house, could you find a floor tile for the shower you love and use it on the whole floor? Or use whatever you decide on for the shower walls on the floors? They often have different size tiles in the same line of tiles. Fewer competing looks is better than too many.

Do you have inspiration pics? I would start there and post pics of things you love and ask for help getting that look.

That isn't wood look tile, it's laminate flooring, just for clairification.

I don't really want a tile floor in the bathroom. I have that now and don't really care for it. I think I'm going to go with a shower pan now made of something other than fiberglass. Thanks for all the comments and for being honest with me. I did ask the woman at the tile shop for help picking things that went together, since I knew I wasn't that great with it.

I'll go back to the tile shop tomorrow and look for something else. I don't have any inspiration pictures, Olychick, because everything is ugly subway tile and or gray. Sorry to anyone who likes subway tile, but I really can't stand them.

Laminate is in my opinion not a good choice at all for a wet area.

kathsgrdn, I agree with you about finding pics that aren't gray rooms or subway for inspiration. I just did a remodel and gave up trying to find a tile for the shower that I liked and ended up with subway. I like it better than I thought I would, but it wasn't what I wanted. Not sure what you don't like about your current tile floor, but if you found a tile you loved, could that change your mind? Keep looking for pics. This site has some great ideas....dwell

I found an accent tile here. They send samples for a really low price and keep sending offers of more sample tiles for the same low price $5 I think. https://www.tilebar.com/

One of those changes of terms when "shower pan" was mentioned above my mind went 'why on earth' because shower pan's used to be a metal often copper pan that was placed under a shower or bathtub years ago. Most installers probably no longer use them but probably should.

Something similar was also under any entry tile for the same reason.

If you love the pebble look, but don't want to do marble, take a look at the gazillion non marble options here. https://www.tilebar.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=+pebbles+tile

Or if you decide to go with a solid surface shower floor, look at all of the options for green tiles that aren't subway, if you want something green. https://www.tilebar.com/shop-by-colors-now/green.html

This is a porcelain tile similar to the marble you picked.

Here it is on the floor and the shower floor:

https://www.tilebar.com/terrazzo-hex-green-9-matte-porcelain-tile.html

kathsgarden, only because you seem open to comments, I still can't see putting laminate flooring in a bathroom. They recommend it more for half baths where you won't get a lot of standing water and spillage on the floor as you would in a full bath. I'd hate for you to go through all this effort only to have to redo the flooring in a few years because it didn't stand up to the water.

If you're anti-gray (as I am) there are lots of other color tiles to choose that will get you closer to what you want. I suggest looking for an inspiration photo...there are plenty in houzz to look at and many are not gray.

I do like porcelain tile and I do like porcelain sheets which mimic real stone but are not.

I agree with going with the right expert at a tile store. I've finally found one who is sympatico with my tastes and go to her now for any decisions, even though she's well out of the way for me. I've been to others who are helpful, but still don't "get" what I'm looking for. Selecting tile is like designing your own fabrics where you have to look at colors and patterns and textures and coordinating them throughout the room, and it takes the right pro to help you with your vision.

@Olychick...That hex tile is gorgeous! That would be fine in a shower.

Kath...if you like that hex tile for the floor...with the large raised pattern for the walls....go for it! You should get what YOU want.

My first thought was to go with those large sleek looking tiles for easy maintenance. Then I saw the tree brach one and thought it would be so nice. Here is the one display of it they had in the store:

Maybe I could use it for the nook and just go with a matching white, large tile for the main walls. Or use it outside the shower area for a small wall decoration? I see now that it doesn't fit my orgianal idea, which was mostly white, green accent tiles for the nook with warm wood look floor and simple wood vanity. I did want a pebble-like shower floor but now not sure I want to deal with tile grout in my old age. I suppose I need to be more practical than I want to be.

I was going to get waterproof laminate. It's my bathroom so I'll be the only one using it. I dry off in the shower and so there shouldn't be water on the floor, unless I have another leak.

It's timeless...and BEAUTIFUL!

I used Armstrong Alterna engineered tile in a neutral color with minimal pattern for the guest bathroom floor. It's grouted in with a special grout and doesn't look like vinyl sheet flooring. The tile has a little texture so it's not slippery and it's not cold like ceramic tile. This has been in for ten years and is a good, solid floor that's not affected by water.

We liked it so much that when we remodeled our master bath three years ago, we chose the same exact tile. My advice is not to use engineered tile in a wood look as it will always look fake. Use a quiet stone pattern. It also makes it easier to find a countertop that coordinates, especially if you want some pattern in the counter.

https://www.armstrongflooring.com/residential/en-us/engineered-tile.html 

If your shower is a standard size, I'd look into the Kohler enameled cast iron shower pans. I saw them in the showroom, and they're gorgeous and also the easiest to clean of any shower floor. Kohler also makes acrylic pans, which we have and are very happy with.

https://www.kohler.com/en/products/showers/shop-shower-bases?Material=KOHLER%20Enameled%20Cast%20Iron

Coordinating the flooring, countertop (we wanted a remnant) and tile was a real chore for us. The vanity was easy. We used wood for both--dark-stained cherry by Kraftmaid in the guest bath and semi-custom medium-stained alder by Omega in the master. Alder is a softer hardwood that takes stain well. It doesn't have much of a grain, which would be a good choice if you did go with a wood-look floor.

Verbo...you are correct about the slope. :0) It's not a big deal for the tiler. ( envelope cut into 4 different planes, individually sloping to the existing center drain. ) Kath just needs to decide if she wants that tile...

Verbo, I'm glad you weighed in about the hex tile. It says it's approved for pool and commercial floor tile, so might be ok, but the tile store can provide the rating, I'm sure.They were really helpful to me when I purchased tile from them. I have no investment in her using that tile, only posted it to show there were other options besides marble. I didn't look much further, but I wonder if it's available in a smaller size that would work better for shower floor. (Tho I think Kathy is looking at other options anyway).

I love gray for a bathroom. We did our master in our Florida home like this:

Find a tile that comes in a coordinated series. We did polished 12x24 size, polished for walls, unpolished for floor.

The time floor is a small square mosaic.

I also like the idea if the shower pan and we have done it in a few bathrooms. It us easy clean and eliminates on choice of a tile.

We just did this bathroom for a rental property. Took tub out replaced it with a shower pan.

They love it!

I have pebble floors in both showers in Cathedral City and have had no problems with them, but that might be partly because of the very low humidity (often 10-15%) there.

Like you, I strongly dislike subway tiles, and I chose 24" square gray Italian porcelain tiles for the walls. Because the tiles are so large, the grout is minimal and therefore easier to clean.

I am looking for times for my NY home. Hard pressed to find color. As Kath is seeing, gray is still going strong.

Kath, keep in mind that you if you do a gray, there e are so many colors that can compliment it.

Remember someone will have to clean all the raised ornamental do-dads (the tile 'mouldings' around the 'tree' tiles).

I loveee the green marble tile. Almost looks like terrazzo. But just beautiful colors!!

(I also love the branch design tile. But id use it elsewhere. Super cool!)

I’d consider using that tile in the entire bathroom. For the whole floor and shower pan.

For the walls I’d personally do something simpler.
What about something like this?

https://www.tilebar.com/sample-wabi-sabi-snow-white-1-5x9-matte-ceramic-tile.html

I went to Lowe's this evening to look for a shower pan to touch and feel in person but they had none on display. I did pick out a flooring for the bedroom so it wasn't a complete waste of time. Going to a couple tile places tomorrow and maybe the Lowe's and Home Depot there.

Someone I used to know liked a tile but knew deep down it was wrong for the area it was to go in. While it was heavy they had it framed and since it was also white placed it where the sun would reflect off of it as a decor item. It was leaned against the wall rather than attached because it was thought to be too heavy for the wall.

Courage. You will find something you really like.

I like this bathroom as an inspiration...I like that the counter has some graining but basically reads as a neutral. It pulls the colors from the back splash and the bath surround. The flooring is kept neutral color without pattern. But the color in the space comes largely from the wall paint. Note in the mirror that they repeated that accent tile as a strip around the shower stall. So there is some color, some pattern, but nothing that clashes or overpowers the space.

And I like this one as the color is only in the walls, the rest is kept in the neutral whites with a bit of graining in the counter, a geometric pattern in the floor. If you don't like subway tiles, you could do the squares as are on the wall below the molding.

Maifleur, I'm getting a little stressed trying to figure out what to do. I've gotten the money from insurance company, so they are just waiting for me to make a decision on materials.

Annie, I like the feel of both of those!

Irvington District Bathroom - Craftsman - Bathroom - Portland - by Craftsman Design and Renovation | Houzz

I like the color of the white and green in this bathroom. Very warm and cozy.

The one you selected has a deeper green wall color and the color really is only in the wall paint. It has black counters. It has chrome fixtures and it uses the square white tile. The flooring ties in the black counter with the accent tiles in it.

I'm just pointing out the details to see if that is what you are looking for to replicate, or decide against.

It is a really sweet bathroom. The green is great, esp with that very warm white.

One person I asked thinks the green marble I picked for the shower floor will be uncomfortable to stand on.

I dunno about that, but it is a lot of grout to keep clean. I don't love it enough to say I'd be willing to clean it.

Also the same person thinks it will be a nightmare to clean the wall tile I picked because of the raised design.

I've never seen tile like that, and I really like it! It feels light and airy.

Walls -- even if they have a raised feature -- aren't nearly as difficult to keep clean as floors. I might be willing to use this /accept that it would be more work. If you go with it, set yourself up for success: Install a hand-held shower head that will be useful for cleaning tile (as well as people).

Thinking of using the floor tile for the inside of a large nook for soap/shampoo.

Shower niches are so lovely when we're looking at pictures of empty showers on this site, but remember that you're going to cover up that expensive tile with bottles of shampoo. I'm not convinced this is a place to splurge. In a perfect world, I'd put the storage niche in a hidden spot (like behind a pony wall).

They also had flooring. I added the only one I liked.

I like the flooring you're showing, but I don't like it with your tile selections, and I can't quite say why. Is it too light? I can just say it seems "off" with your tile.

I went to Lowe's this evening to look for a shower pan to touch and feel in person but they had none on display.

I've had shower pans, and I've had tile bases -- the shower pan is easier to clean and feels better underfoot. They last longer too. You can get a "tile ready shower pan" /can have the best of both worlds.

Laminate is in my opinion not a good choice at all for a wet area.

I've had several bathrooms with laminate flooring and never had any problems at all. I prefer them because laminate is warm underfoot and is kinder to the knees and ankles.

I like this bathroom as an inspiration...I like that the counter has some graining but basically reads as a neutral.

Lovely inspiration pictures! They're classic enough to stand the test of time, and the details are all well chosen.

Maifleur, I'm getting a little stressed trying to figure out what to do. I've gotten the money from insurance company, so they are just waiting for me to make a decision on materials.

I'm sorry you're feeling stressed, but don't rush these decisions! You're going to live with them a long time.

Mrs Pete makes good points.

When buying the expensive tile, you want to make sure it's in a prominent place, used judiciously and not surrounded by other tiles that will distract from it.

I liked the stone and glass squares for my bath but they were pricey. So I used them as dots in large porcelain tile in the floor and repeated them as stripes in the shower with squares turned to the diagonal in between. I placed them at eye level so they would stand out.

Floor tile with dots made of stone and glass

The color is off in the pics...the floor and wall tiles are all the same color...to look like onyx....the shot above is the truest color.

The wall tile came in both 2x6 and squares so I made use of both in the shower.

To tie in the stone/glass tiles, I selected squares for the shower floor that have some texture to make them less slippery but picked up on the rust tones and I selected the same color in the corian which I used for the shower seat, the surround and the counter.

While I'm not suggesting you do as I do, I'm using this to illustrate how color can be used to tie together the bathroom. In your first pic, the colors in the floor are such strong beiges that I don't see them going with all the white/gray of the other tiles you selected. I'd suggest either going white with the tile and finding a flooring that blends better with that, or finding tile in the beiges to mesh better with the flooring.

What Mrs Pete wrote makes the most sense. Please do not rush your decision or feel pressured by the insurance company. It is a hard decision and you will have to live with the results for a long time.

For less maintenance, I would look at a tile-ready shower pan or at porcelain tile for the shower floor. Both will provide a low coefficient of friction (non slip) surface. Then go from there with a matching larger format tile for the shower walls and coordinating tile for the bathroom floors. You could use large format tile and have them installed vertically on the walls. This results in less grout. Also pay attention to the size of the niche. I’d go at least 15-18” to accommodate large shampoo bottles. I’ll post a photo of mine later to illustrate.

As someone pointed out the selections you showed first don’t coordinate all that well in tone. What size is your bathroom? That can play into the size of the tile you use too.

Good luck!

Based on the 4-D Nature tile and green colors, it seems you want your bathroom to have a botanical feel, or maybe even an Asian theme. Having a theme can help you focus on materials.

You can use the 4-D tile on the shower plumbing wall like they show in the display. You face that wall so it makes sense to use decorative tiles there. That tile would be gorgeous with soft green tile as the field. I'd start with that idea so you're not all over the place with so many materials to choose from.

Verbo, found one on another site yesterday and played around with it. I don't know if it helped any. It's like going to a restaurant that has too many menu options.

Outsideplaying, it's very small, like 5 x 6. Barely big enough for a shower, toilet and 36 inch vanity.

Eileen, there was a bath with green subway tile there but it was a lot of green:

I do like the coloring of the tile but would it go with the tree branch tiles?

It's a lot of pattern, Kathsgrdn. You wouldn't want a mosaic with the 4-D. They've used elongated subways for the field with the 4-D tile. They look like a matte glaze, but you'll probably see more glossy ceramic than matte porcelain in green.

The moulding tile as shown may be pricey but you could do a simpler glass tile in green for the frame. Simple, clean lines would suit a botanical/Asian theme bath.

If you can, meet with the tile setter. They'll help you with selection and layout so there are as few cuts as possible.

Something that no one has touched on. How quickly can you get the tile. While it was years ago I wanted to do something with my bathroom. The tile I selected was not available although the store told me they could have it shipped within a week. They were truthful in that it could be shipped. What they failed to state it was being shipped from Italy and that company sent things by boat. I only found out about how after a week when I called to see if it was in.

Maifleur, they told me a week to two at the most for anything I was looking at. I went to a Daltile in Lexington, but when I got there the sign on the door said the showroom was only open by appointment. So went back to the first Tile store I went to and they were very unhelpful again. Basically told me whatever I liked would go together.

I picked a cermamic tile in white with very little veining (fake marble look) and a black one for the floor of the bathroom. When I went to the visualizer you can't add the black to the shower floor so I'm assuming it's unsuitable for that application? I just wanted to see what it looked like. I'm so frustrated right now. I can't really picture what it will look like, the visualizer looks horrid. Went to a Lowes and Home Depot to get a good look and feel of a porcelin shower pan and only Home Depot had one out, but it was about 20 feet up on a shelf.

I'm thinking of either calling Daltile on Monday and making an appointment with them or just finding a bathroom picture and copying it exactly. Not sure they will help me put everything together if I only buy the tile from them and not have them actually do the work?

Daltile is a chain store. I buy from them here, in Colorado. They will sell you anything your heart desires. They will give you advice too. They don't cater only to installers or designers....the general public is welcome.

If the bath is that small then definitely only one special tile should be used, and used in such a way as to enlarge the space. Or else, I'd consider not using any color at all, but only all white and adding color with paint and accessories.

The shower posted above is to demo the tile so you can see what it looks like on the wall. For example, using the specialty tile to create a stripe:

horizontal

Or vertical

Using the same tile in color variations, either subtle or bold, can lend interest without overload. We used a lot of black for the home in our parade of homes, but you can translate the idea to other colors, and other shapes. The Daltile RetroRounds are used in an unexpected black and white stripe here, and the Black River Rocks are not confined to just the floor in the primary shower.

There are loads of options! Which can be overwhelming. Are you working with a designer? Many if us do long distance consults if you have not found a local person to help you.

No designer, Linda. Not sure I can afford one.

(by the way, those "by appointment only" stores -- try calling the number as you are sitting in their parking lot. Worked the time I tried it.)

One thing to keep in mind is that a shower is very expensive to replace so don't go too trendy. A lot of what you see at the tile store is probably already past trend.

I saved a lot of inspiration photos and brought home dozens of tile samples. I had visions of a "Houzz" bathroom, but it didn't make sense for our modest home. How much time do you spend in a bathroom? We didn't need to make a showroom out of it.

We ended up using a quiet 12 x 24 tile in a very light gray in the shower and no accent tile. No niche--we have a teak bench in the shower for bottles. After trying to find paint that worked with the shower tile, flooring, and granite countertop, we kept the walls white. Our shower tile also came in a white which was almost as pretty as the gray, and I regret not choosing it because it would have given me more paint options.

Kath....Daltile can assign a designer to you....free of charge....if you buy everything from them. 😁 (You can still use your own installer)

Most local tile stores, the sales person will work with you to create a design you like...that's how they sell tile. But you need to find the right person. Like any job, some are better at it than others.

Annie, I thought the same about the massive tile store I went to. They even had work areas that looked like they would help you do that but they only had sales people there and when asked about specifically helping to pick things that went together they jus told me about their glitchy online visualizer.

When buying the expensive tile, you want to make sure it's in a prominent place, used judiciously and not surrounded by other tiles that will distract from it.

Yes, that was my point -- but you said it better.

I liked the stone and glass squares for my bath but they were pricey. So I used them as dots in large porcelain tile in the floor and repeated them as stripes in the shower with squares turned to the diagonal in between. I placed them at eye level so they would stand out.

These were good choices.

You are wanting too many clashing superstars.

Agree.

Something that no one has touched on. How quickly can you get the tile.

Oh, yes. That's a realistic concern in today's world. Let's not talk about my trouble getting a matching washer /dryer. Who'd have thought that would be a problem?

So went back to the first Tile store I went to and they were very unhelpful again. Basically told me whatever I liked would go together.

"Yes people" are not helpful.
Daltile is a chain store.

Which means that if your tile isn't available in Store 1, they can ship it over from Store 2. Living in the real world, that's a big plus.

One thing to keep in mind is that a shower is very expensive to replace so don't go too trendy.

Absolutely true. Keep your trends to paint and accessories, which you can afford to replace every other year, if you like.

Got a story: I'm in Home Depot, a couple is looking at tile I'd just done a whole house in, kitchen floor & 3 baths....heard them say I wonder if we can use a flat finish tile? I piped in, started chatting them up. Their tile installer told them, large tiles had to have huge grout joints. They had been stuck for ideas...chose black and white tiles...and the delivery truck had been in an accident, rolled....destroyed ALL the tiles. (A BS story?) I told them the tiler was lying to them....on every level. Then "I" showed them combinations for the tile they liked....a one foot waterfall going down the wall with accent tile in their shower....the woman was so thrilled...giddy with happiness....and I left them smiling.

No one who worked there helped them....HD doesn't have enough people on the floor to help people....as is true of most tile stores....here. Tilers are 6-8 months booked! I've been asked when buying tile....if I'm taking NEW customers.... and if I'd like to leave MY card. 🤣

Take away: There are GOOD people and bad people in every industry. Your research will pay off!

Daltile is a 75 year old tile manufacturer, not a chain store. 90% of their products are physically manufactured in plants all across North America. That means better insurance against out of stock or shipping issues. That American made focus, and low wait time are just the top reasons they are one of my preferred suppliers.

One other reason they are one of my preffered vendors is that they are wholesale only, to builders, designers, tile stores, and tile contractors. While the showrooms may sell to walk ins at ”house account” non wholesale pricing, their showroom’s primary mission is to assist clients of their wholesale customers. I can send in clients with a style direction that I have determined, and they will help them narrow down options for our final selections.

Kath, one of the major ways in which designers help you IS by narrowing down material choices that are suitable to your taste, and that fit your home. That is a major way in which they differ from salespeople who just tell you that ”whatever you like goes together”. 🙄

You can do some of that initial legwork yourself on this holiday weekend. Start an Idea Book with pictures from your home. Focus on your permanent material choices of flooring, stone, brick, tile. Then look at your lighting and lighting choices. That affects how you see those choices, and what color they appear to be. Then move to upholstery choices and paint colors. Inventory what you have already chosen for your home. Or what exists that you are not willing to replace.

Now, create an Idea book from images on Houzz that appeal to you. You know that you don’t like gray, which is a good start! Knowing what you do not like is as valuable as knowing what you do like. :) Make notes on each picture you save. ”I like the green tile” ”I like the wood vanity”. “I hate how black and white the colors are, but love how they framed out a feature tile.” A couple of days of that, and you should start to see a consistent thread between the comments or images.

If you do not, you have done a lot of legwork to enable a skilled designer to easily take those Idea Books and hone in on choices that will work for YOU. This is how I start every consult relationship, and I didn't even send you the $300 bill. 🤣 Do not let the trades push you when you are not ready to move forward. Happy Thanksgiving! I’m waiting on the batches of apples to roast while playing on Houzz. Enjoy your family time!

Daltile is a tile manufacturer, not a chain store.

They are BOTH. A Franchise. They carry Kohler and other manufacturers products too that compliment their tile.

Dahl.....oh....we have Daltile and Dahl. Dahl sells plumbing.

Daltile Stone & Slab Center Link They DO sell stone slabs! I remember the slab area had OTHER items too...

Daltile will offer free design service if you buy your tile from them.