If you pull off the mosaics think about trying to get a subway style tile that matches your wall tiles. Update the vanity with gloss doors and more modern handles and have a wider vanity with either an undermounted sink or above mounted sink (undermounted will give you a cleaner eyeline and easier cleaning) and caesarstone benchtop is a great material to use - it's dead easy to clean. I'd keep the colours light matching your tiles and bring colour in with towels and items such as soap holders etc which are easy and cheap to change. While your at it, have all the grout professionally steam cleaned and if required re-grout (and don't forget to seal the grout - make a big difference). Get rid of the shower caddy hanging off the shower and put in glass corner shelves in the shower.

Hi there, we just do a wipe down every day for cleanliness ( can still see some marks with this) and a wipe and buff once a week to look as new. We have red wine, turmeric, beetroot, coffee drips, grey ‘pencil’ scrapes from plates. Oils are pretty much a daily addition on our benches too, and as it is also our backsplash it gets tomato sauce, spatters etc from cooking. All disappear with the wipe and buff method except for the pencil type marks which I use another Enjo product called marble paste on then follow up with the usual routine. I think you may have to make the hard decision between the fresh concrete look or a stone that shows less marks in certain lights- choose whichever feature will make you the happiest in the long term. Either way you will love your new space.

Hi laddie93 It might be helpful to first establish the style of bathroom you want to create. You can do this by taking into consideration the style, age and location of the home in combination with styles that appeal to you. This might help you design a bathroom that you will personally love but also fit well with the rest of the home. Then look for colours to compliment that style, you can include textures and materials too. Compile these ideas into a design mood board and colour palette for the room. By having an idea of the overall style and colour pallet, you will find making the choice of individual items will become easier. Remember to also enjoy the design process, get creative! Exploring finished rooms on Houzz might also help guide and inspire you. If you're looking for extra reassurance on your individual choices, you can involve others by showing them the look you're after and if they think your individual choices will help you create the look you're going for.

Hello, thank you for your response. For some reason the site defaulted to the Australian discussion forum when I posted but I just went with it anyways and didn't think much of it. I understand your point about different perspectives in different countries though, thanks. I know this is all based on personal preference but I like either option of so I am looking for some other opinions. The developer has been very helpful with the different options and we plan to speak to some other local professionals as well. We have seen the materials in person (except for cabinets) in very small sample sizes and all of the colours seem to compliment eachother but for the purpose of this post a digital photo was the only option of course.