I love the compartment layout for a shared bath! We tried really hard to get one in our addition but it wouldn't fit that way. Our friends that have one took the door off it's hinges when her boys were small and didn't need the privacy, and rehung it when they grew. Even though you're empty nesters, it may be nice to have the option of rehanging the door when your kids bring their families to visit. Why don't you take it off now and see how you feel about it? Then when you remodel you'll be sure you made the right decision.

As for the white vs biscuit, they are SO close in color that no one but you would notice the difference, especially since the white isn't right next to the vanity.

is the sugar cane a bit green? looks like it on the 'chip' color, tho not on the larger piece. it looks fairly white there - maybe just a bit greyer than white there.

anyway, is it a color you would want in a tub and toilet also? in case you'd decide to open the room up and change those out in a yr or 2. go with what you wouldn't mind having on all 3 pieces.

I've had 2 divided baths like that and liked 'em both. both were mine tho, not a hall/shared bath.

I'm gonna be going thru the color change myself this next yr. will be changing out the sink in my mstrbath and don't want white really - tho, the toilet and shower are white!

the toilet is a toto so I don't want to change it out and the shower would be just too much work, mess and money to change out. so I'm wondering how biscuit in a sink will look with white other pieces - lol!

I would love to divide the bath in my new home. Even if the kids come visit with their little ones having a divided bath will be a big plus.

Hey Margar, great question! I�m a designer at Kohler Co and have a lot of experience with matching the Kohler colors.

The Cane Sugar cast iron top is a perfect complement to the Ballard vanity in the nutmeg finish, it�s sort of a hybrid between biscuit and almond.

As for biscuit and white--Biscuit has a warmer feel while white is a very crisp, clean hue, but with the right colors around it, can be made to appear warmer. Pairing white with warmer metal accents such as brushed nickel and brushed bronze can help give you the warmer feel you are looking for.

Now, for the divided bath debate. If you keep the vanity area separate, with the cane sugar separate from the white fixtures, you can escape replacing the other fixtures in the biscuit color. The separate areas will be great for guests or children who may want more privacy. I would take a warmer toned tile (biscuit/ almond color family) and run it through both spaces- the lavatory and toilet/ bath area. This will give the idea that you are trying to blend the cane sugar and white together in harmony.

If you�re going to take the door off and give it more of that open look, I would vote for changing everything to biscuit. You could also choose Cane Sugar for the tub or almond for the toilet color, that could be a great option as well.

Last but not least, don�t forget the small design details that can sometime prove to be the most important. Be sure that the tp holder, towel bars, shower fixtures and even the toilet trip lever match the sink faucet finish. Seeing the same finish run all the way through the bathroom definitely shows you thought your design through and really care for the space.

Tip: There seems to be much confusion on the differences between the colors. Often times when I show colors to clientele in the showroom, I always send them home with the actual finish chip color. Colors have the potential to look drastically different from the showroom lighting, to your computer screen to the light in your own kitchen or bathroom. Take a color sample home, get it in your own light and then make a decision on how you feel about it.

Hope that helps!

Travis714 thank you so much for your help!!! Glad that you saw this posting. Just want to follow-up and see if you (or any others on the site) can offer any other great suggestions.

I decided to go with the Biscuit color in the toilet. It is the Kohler "Leighton" toilet and it matches the cane sugar vanity beautifully. So now I have to purchase a new tub (it is from 1975 anyway) and it will be in Biscuit to match the toilet. I have purchased the lavatory faucet for the sink and it is the Kohler Revival style in "Vibrant Brushed Bronze". It is this model number: Revival widespread lavatory faucet K-16102-4 And also have purchased the Revival toilet handle in the matching Vibrant Brushed Bronze color too.

I absolutely LOVE the Kohler vanity. It is almost too nice to put into a bathoom - belongs in a family room :)

I have not purchased the shower / tub faucet & trim yet but the sales women at my local plumbing supply house suggested the Kohler "Devonshire" in the same Vibrant brushed bronze finish as she thought it would coordinate well, yet is less in price than the Revival. I really don't want to spend the $$$ on the matching Revival one. It is pretty pricy. So I was looking for a close match at a lower price than the Revival. Do you think it will look good? Or maybe you have a better suggestion for the tub /shower faucet?

Just curious.... from a design standpoint - do you think the bathroom would look better without the door / wall that divides up the space? I know that it is a great thing to have the seperate toilet / tub area for privacy, but I am thinking it will look more "open" without it. And also, the vanity has such a beautiful finish and pretty sides too, that it is a shame to put it between two walls. Here is a photo of the bathroom as it looks now - before the upcoming remodel. Hopefully this will give you a better idea what I am speaking of.

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I know I'm late in responding to this, but I just HAD TO for future lurkers because I have the EXACT SAME layout and exact same issue. We built a compartmental bath exactly like yours many years ago, and our plan was to do it all in white.

I came home one day during the construction and found that it had been a very productive day. The tub had been delivered and installed, and the tile work had already begun. But in fact, the tub that was already surrounded by tile was the wrong color: it was biscuit instead of white.

I could have made the contractor pull everything out, but instead agreed to let him buy me a biscuit toilet to match. The vanity in the outer compartment stayed white. It all looks great. No regrets. Frankly, I hadn't remembered this in many years until I ran across your post.

My bathroom fixtures are American Standard Linen. I plan to replace the toilets but not the sink or the tub. What color in Kohler would match Am Standard's Linen? thanks