Bathroom Tile

We spent an hour plus at the local tile store, trying to pick a theme for all 3 and 1/2 bathrooms.  We need floor tile and tile for the surrounds in the 2 showers and the bathtub.  I don't like tiled walls.



The first thought was to use recycled glass on the walls or floors.  I liked the blue colors, but I realized that a whole wall of these would be overwhelming.   I don't really like racing stripes in bathrooms, so these might be out. 

This one is sort of interesting.  It looks like barn wood, but it's tile.  I like it,  but it might be too rustic for the house.

I moved onto stone from here.  I  have been selecting stone floor samples from Houzz for my ideabooks.   This first one is ceramic tile designed to look like stone.   Nice color but a little phony looking.

This one is slate.  It has a nice blue cast to it and it comes in larger sizes as well.  

This is a very pretty subway tile to go with the slate--smaller pieces.  Its pretty expensive though .

This is also slate, and local too.  It looks a bit green here, but in living color , it also has a blue cast.  I pair it here with a plain white subway tile. 

This is simple, almost austere.  I think it would work for all the baths, and I wouldn't get sick of it over time.  Its a neutral palette for all our stuff.