We recently completed a survey on this very topic - and 30% of Americans say its the toilet tank! Options include going for a wall-mounted design that hides the tank (and saves space) or our Monolith toilet which replaces the bulky ceramic tank with sleek glass.

I like the top right picture where the grey floor tile appears to run up the wall. But the floor tile looks lighter than the wall, is it a different tile? I would pick a lighter shade from the Kalala Shan as the 2nd tile. Does the tile shop have a contrasting colour from the same family of tiles? Not sure I would go 2 different textures, unless one was really flat and non descript to contrast with textured one that would be the stand out feature. Great colour choices though. And would look lovely coming off the spotted gum floors too!

Update:. I have continued on with the same tiler. however, feel like he is not honest. fitting me up wherever he can. Apparemtly he has on,y quoted me for stainless steel suorround around my niche and if i want white i have to pay for it. he would not put the architrave back on the door, as he is not a carpenter. this cost me anextra $100.00. although my quote says tiling to the ceiling, he had not quoted to put wall board to the ceiling, this cost extra. i feel a little jaded. He contacted an abstetos removalist, when he was shocked to find it, only for the quote to be double the subsequent quote i obtained from an abstetos removalist was half. his grout lines are way above the 1.5mm specified. i am a novice at this, i thought a quote included everything. How i am to know the little extras.

hi we have about six months ago now, re done our bath room , similar size to yours, and , i can take some photos and email them to you , we have maximised space, and walls , put in a white stone bath under the window , it is a metre in width , with a cool water spout coming off the centre under the window we pu t afalse ledge in to sit , candles etc on , , we tiles floor to ceiling, off white , wall mirror cabnit with three mirrors , inset into the wall so its only sits out a we bit from the wall tiles , floating bath room vanity , so that it makes the floor space look bigger , . matching stone square basin sits ontop of the vanity to one side so plenty of room to sit all your bath room stuff when need be , seperate shower all tiled as well , with inset , shelves for shampoo etc, also , when you open the bath room door and walk in when you close the bath room door behind it next to the shower is a very narrow floor to ceiling shelvec for towels, now the hole is there we jaust havent got the shelves put in yet. , we gt loads of comments as the bth room dosent look small evn though it is , , most expensive item the sqwat extra wide stone bath , made to order basin / tap ware and shower spray thing ,oh and the white stone vanity which we had made to order as well , due to the sizing .