Accent Tiles in the Boys' Bathroom

We finally got our tiles picked out for the bathrooms and are really excited to see how this will all turn out! The Hubs and I REALLY came together on this one and worked together and we left the tile store hand in hand and in Smiles. Can u believe it?! After our first stab at choosing tiles, I didn't think this was possible! :0)

For the Boy's bathroom, we are going with a white vanity, beige travertine countertop, beige rectangular tiles for the inside of the tub squarish beige tiles for the floor, a dry wall face to the tub and hopefully we can figure out a a glass door that will look seamless to attach to the tub because I want to avoid getting a shower curtain. We are going to have a beautiful beige, stone, blue glass accent tile throughout this bathroom with baby blue walls.

Yesterday's task was to pick out where we want the accent tiles to go. I'd like a strip of 4 rows on the bathtub wall, the nooks where the shampoo conditioner stuff is being held tiled against the back, a backsplash of the accent tile on the wall of the vanity below the mirror and behind the sink and an outline or just a straight row of the accent tile on the floor. Here are some inspirational pics I'll be giving my contractor!

If the blue and white accent tile pics look familiar, they are! They're from the fabulously talented Centsational Girl's Blog.

 
Our accent tile is very similar to this blue beige look. Ours doesnt have white in it because our background tile is white but this is pretty much what it looks like.

I like the idea of just a row of accent tile in front of the vanity or in front of the tub.

But I also like the look of these two pics above where the accent tile is shaped into a rectangle on the floor. It frames the space really well and incorporates a splash of color. The only concern with this is that i'm not sure how a rug on the floor would look in addition to this tile. I wouldn't want the tile to be covered up but in the top pic, it's not so bad.