I don't mind giving you more information at all! I knew I wanted a distressed look but didn't hand scraped. I also didn't want a soft wood like pine. Our friend has a flooring store and got this flooring in after I'd been agonizing over doing site finished floors or a prefinished floor. And I was looking at UA's prefinished reclaimed pine before I'd decided against pine. He got this in a few months ago. It is engineered. We're on a raised slab and in a humid climate so engineered is probably better for us as well. I felt really good with this company because the thickness and wear layer are good. It is reclaimed wood on the surface of the layers. I also like that there's very little sheen to this particular floor. The company is UA Floors and it's from their Olde Charleston Collection. I think you can find retailers on their website. But note that their site is not complete with the whole product line. Let me know if you need anything else!

All gorgeous and very generous of you all to share to help the uncreative types here (like moi) learn what is possible. Lindy I love your current bathroom - the floor and particularly the way the shower and bath are- I have a similar layout and envisioned what you did but had not quite seen it. Lindy- how do you like living with the floor you have now? It is really attractive.I am going to see if I can find it or something like it.

Our house is still under construction; we're supposed to close the end of May. It's scary making all the finish choices and then having to wait to see everything! The floor tiles are from Emser tile. I originally wanted marble but fell in love with the Silver Travertine since it is so unusual and had both the grey tones as well as the sand tones (to match our carpet on the second fllor). I liked the honed and filled tiles better because they weren't so rustic and I prefer a smooth finish. You should definitely look at the Silver Travertine; it's even more beautiful in person! Another option for accent tile with white subway is a row of glass and marble mosaic, which is what we did in the kitchen for the backsplash (and the same tile will be the around the fireplace; we have a white mantel and surround). I would probably have done this in the master bath, too, if I had gone with marble floors tile or the marble/grey basketweave tile I originally had in mind. (The same tile comes in ceramic as well and it isn't that expensive so you might want to consider it for your bathroom, too.) Accent tile (we did a 3" row since we used 3" x 6" subway for our backsplash): Basketweave tile we considered for the floor:

I'd tend to agree... Most travertine has taupe or pinkish undertones. There IS some that has a decided yellowish cast, but that stone tends to be very vibrantly colored and have lots of holes...