What about heated tile or stone? We have a classic black and white look in our master, and used marble basketweave for the floor. I love the way it feels on my barefeet - almost like a little massage - but our floor is heated, so it's always warm and comfortable. I love standing on it! Good luck with the decsions!

Are you brave enough to do hardwood? That is what I am going to do in my bath (when life quits getting in the way). I love the look of wood flooring with white vanity, etc.

I currently have HW in DH's bath - been down for about 17 years.

Tuesday

I was going to suggest Marmoleum, but you said you didn't like the patterns. Have you actually seen them in a store or ordered samples? I find they look different in real life than they do on the computer.

I did look at the marmoleum samples & I wanted something more "swishy" and less "speckly".

I went back to the store & selected a "Luxury Vinyl" by Mannington. It looks like tile, which is the look I like, just not the feeling. And it feels good underfoot. I brought the sample home to check it against the hardwood floor that will be in the adjacent room/hallway.

It looks good. I saw one floor there I loved but it was nearly black & showed scratches, so again, not a good option.

It's funny, on some things I knew exactly what I wanted & there was no deviating from it. Like - the windows, the doors, the cast iron tub & shower pan, and the door knob rosettes & color of the knobs. And some things were easy - I wanted to match the first floor flooring (2.5" white oak hardwoods). But man, lights and this bathroom floor were REALLY hard to figure out.

-EChic

Here is a link that might be useful: Vinyl floor

I'd love to see updates of your second floor addition. :)
And, I like my vinyl floors. I think you will like yours too.