agree with comment above - call Cosentino and they can direct you either to a local kitchen showroom with worktop installed in a colour you are considering or they can tell you where you can view the slabs. i live in Ireland and visited the Cosentino warehouse in Dublin to view slabs - it certainly affected our decision making. we went for lagoon and its great - no problem with staining

Hi Shazadi, They can be used on the wall, we generally only advise using them on solid walls but always check with your installer as they will know the weight that your walls can take and if the tiles will be suitable. Please can you send your address through to enquiries@floorsofstone.com and I will have a sample sent out asap. Sophie // Floors of Stone

With grandchildren I would avoid glossy tiles as they will be very slippery when wet. Karndean and other luxury vinyl tiles (LVT) are a good practical option. Floorify and Polyfloor are some other brands that also do wood look. They are pretty bombproof. I’m not sure if they are compatible with underfloor heating, however they are not cold like tiles so it’s less necessary. For wet underfloor heating you would generally need to raise the floor to accommodate the pipes and screed (which also means redoing doorways etc) or take up and replace the whole existing subfloor. So it’s quite a big job.

The great thing about having a neutral background like this is that you can put almost any colour you like. For my bathrooms, I kept all the fixtures neutral* and just added colour with towels and small items. I like strong colour, so I have sets in petrol blue, burnt orange and strong green (these also link back to the bedrooms). Depending on how large the painted wall is, you could leave it neutral (maybe with a picture?) or go wild with wallpaper. I would tend to go with chrome for the various fixtures, since that is what you already have. For colours, perhaps something to make it feel warm, since it is north facing. Coral -> orange -> red shades, perhaps? It depends how strong a contrast you like. The best way is to either make up some paint samples to see what works, or get a couple of small items and see how well they go. You won't easily get a wide range of shades for bins, etc, so maybe keep those neutral. And remember that the same colour can look very different when it is shiny than when it is matte. If in doubt about an item, keep it neutral! * I had a tile shortage in one room, and added a deep strip of contrasting tiles in petrol blue. For an emergency decision, this has worked really well.