Thank you for your great suggestions. I can’t say I lean toward any particular tile at this point; I will certainly take my time and get samples. I do like the repetitive simplicity of the pinwheel design Pam suggested, with perhaps either a black or bronze tile center for contrast effect. A creamy white would no doubt look good, but I think you make a good point about the white toilet, bath and other fixtures making that choice perhaps to clinical.

Pam, I also like the unglazed mosaic look. I’m curious which I will prefer once I lay down the samples. But no matter, I think the improvement will be substantial any way I choose. Thanks very much for the detailed explanation about doing tile. This is the best I’ve found yet. Now we’ve just got to get the job done. Updates to follow.

I think Pam’s recommendations for floor tiles are great. The one thing I’d chip in is that this deep chartreuse coor (that’s what I’d call the tile, rather than olive or lime green) looks wonderful with a cream color. However, a floor of creamy white floor tiles might look odd with the bright white toilet and other fixtures.

When I’m making big decisions like this, I get a bunch of samples from the flooring store. They generally let you “check out” some tiles for samples, and you can keep them for a week or two. I laid the tiles down in my bathroom in different areas just to see how they’d look in place.