Transition tiles wood look - wooden floor

I would throw terrazzo tiles into the ring (don’t get overwhelmed when googling, there are also nice ones)

Or of course real terrazzo, if you can afford it and find someone.

When we first saw the wood-look tiles, we both actually thought they weren't bad either. But from the very beginning, the always visible grout bothered me, and meanwhile, we've been dealing with the house construction for almost two years, have visited countless model homes, tile exhibitions, bathroom studios, etc. And now I can't stand them anymore and am very glad that we decided against them because I feel like it will become one of those "oh, so awful, bathrooms from the 2020s with these wood-look tiles" things when people buy existing houses in 15, 20 years :) Taste is always individual, but I have realized for myself that I simply don't like fake wood, neither as tiles, nor as vinyl or decor on the bathroom cabinet because I always see it and it then looks cheap to me. We decided on tiles that seem timeless and calm to me, with some accents regarding patterns or structures (herringbone, honeycomb, marble patterns, natural stone flow), in the pictures you can see what inspired us and what we ultimately chose. Here I thought about what I have liked for a very long time, the herringbone pattern was one example, I have also always liked wooden floors in this type of laying, so I hope that in 10 years I won't cringe when I see our bathroom. Therefore, personally, I would advise you: Either be very brave and also use real wood in the bathroom (seems possible without children and with special treatment, as our parquet person told me), if you like wood-look tiles, then take them in a completely different shade than in the hallway (for example, you could choose a natural oak tone in the hallway and then take the currently also modern look of a white-oiled wooden floor in the bathroom) or really spend more time looking in various tile studios to see what you like. Whether it is modern or not would also not matter much to me, but on holiday I often notice that the most timeless hotel bathrooms are usually those with light, very discreet natural stone tiles. Here too, you can see that the bathroom is not new, but it doesn't immediately shout at you with a "Help, 2000s border and mosaic tiles" :)

I would throw terrazzo tiles into the ring (don’t be overwhelmed when googling, there are nice ones) Or of course real terrazzo, if you can afford it and find someone.

Terrazzo is definitely an interesting idea. Friends of ours used it and at first I couldn’t imagine it, but it actually looks good. For us personally it’s a bit too much – and it’s probably very difficult to get good (affordable) terrazzo tiles.

We decided on tiles that seem timeless and calm to me, with some accents regarding patterns or textures (herringbone, honeycomb, marble pattern, natural stone flow); in the pictures you can see what inspired us and what we ultimately chose. Here I thought about what I have liked for a very long time, the herringbone pattern was one example, I have also always liked wooden floors laid in this way, so I hope that in 10 years I won’t cringe when I see our bathroom.

Thank you very much for the detailed answer, that is very helpful. It’s true, the “cringe factor” is quite high with wood-look tiles... Another argument against them. I really like the combination you chose for the master bathroom! Very bright and simple, but beautiful. Where do you want to place the accents then? In the shower or behind the toilet? And what bathroom furniture are you planning? I would like some wooden accents in the bathroom, for example as a vanity cabinet. Unfortunately, we are tied to a tile retailer by our developer, and they unfortunately have only a limited selection.

I'll throw in the idea of simply laying parquet in the bathroom. There are basically no reasons against it – preferably engineered parquet (which is more dimensionally stable) in wood species that don't react strongly to changes in humidity and temperature (e.g. oak). Please oil it and glue it fully. The only disadvantage in the bathroom is the somewhat increased maintenance intensity.

I suggest simply laying parquet in the bathroom as well.

That definitely looks great, but it's out of the question for us. When our two children bathe, the whole bathroom is underwater; no parquet in the world can withstand that.