Tile Hero

Originally, we had planned to do white hex tiles on the bathroom floor, inspired by, of all places, our grad school apartment bathroom. It was all-white (hex on the floor, square gloss tiles in the shower) and we loved it!  My wise father-in-law, however, advised against doing mosaic tiles since 1) it's our first-ever tiling job, and 2) we don't have 5 years to grout (right, Kar? :-)

Then I wanted a shiny carrara marble-like floor, but a stranger in Home Depot took his earbuds out to strike up a conversation about how slick my bathroom would be if I bought that tile. Right.

Finally, we chose avila gris tiles (from Spain! Viva Espana!) They got perfect reviews, and while they're darker than I wanted, I love them.

Our friend Aaron, who used to be a professional tile layer, generously came over and spent ALL DAY tiling our bathrooms. We are so, so indebted to all of the people who have helped us on our house. 

Aaron in action. He did an amazing job. Unfortunately, Peter stepped into the bathroom, so a tile or two got pushed down a tiny bit.  This is a bummer, but considering that all of the tiles would have been that way if we had done it ourselves, we're going with it.