Roll the Credits!

I got my husband to the tile store this morning and I have admit, begrudgingly, that he was really helpful. He liked most of what I had tentatively picked out but had some great insights and suggestions that improved upon the original plan and really moved us toward final decisions. So giving credit where credit is due...Kudos to Brian! I'm not going to try and post pictures here because they won't do the tiles justice. The main level tiles (fireplace, mud/laundry room and powder room) are all in the same slate family but a variety of tile sizes and patterns will be used to mix it up. It gives the house a coordinated feeling without being matchy-matchy!

The baths upstairs both have lighter, creamy-colored tiles that have natural stone look but are porcelain, both cheaper and easier to maintain. In the basement, I decided to forego the black and white bath. It just really doesn't 'fit' with the more muted tones of the rest of the house. We picked out a really cool tile that has little specialty tiles that I just love. I'll still order a furniture look vanity, but something in a wood tone.

Now I just have to finalize the vanity tops and the granite and we're well on our way. I'm going to hold off on choosing a backsplash until everything is in. I'm leaning toward pulling some of the fireplace tiles into the backsplash to tie those two areas together but we'll have to see how it all works.