Hi everyone 
Now there are a few decisions to make. The three full tiles at the front door- if I lay these tiles as you see, the partial tiles on the left and the right outside edges will be different widths. To the right the edge tile will be about three inches, and the left tile will be about ten inches......
I always try to balance the layout out evenly but I believe that stepping into the room at the door the three full tiles would be off center and to me that is more important, and the width of the tile is over fifteen feet. I don't think your eye will be drawn to the edges.
This is the look stepping into the room.
We have 28 Mexican 4x4 tiles ordered, most of them I have now, and this is how they will be inlayed. I really do not know which ones I will use at the moment, but I will put them in a diamond pattern like this..
These are Spanish Saltillo type tiles, and they look better in person than the sample....
I will begin with the first row at the front wall, and then decide which 4x4 tiles I will inlay. After I get the first two rows installed then I can dry-lay the remainder of the tiles back on the floor and take the final measurement. This will give me the exact final width of the cement underlayment board....
I really hope that you enjoy this adventure, I certainly am!!!