New shower design compared to that of 10 years ago

Its hard to know where to start.  Some of the biggest changes have been brought about due to advancement in the machinery that makes the tile.  We now have more mosaic options and water jet cut tiles that were just to pricey to use before due to the intense labor of hand making these types of pieces.  10 years ago most of the showers that we installed were what is called a floor/wall combination.  The floor tile would come in a 12x12 with a matching wall body 8x10 or 6x8.  A lot of shower walls had 4x4 and 6x6 square tiles.  The big deco item was a listello strip, often with interlocking ends.  Today we see most of our shower walls being the same porcelain that is on the bathroom floor.  The floors of showers in the past were often times a 4x4 tumbled stone or a 2x2 ceramic or unglazed porcelain tile that complimented the wall tile.  Today almost all of our floor tile options come with the matching 2x2 mesh mounted and cut from the field tile for a perfect match.  Pebbles on the floor are another popular option.  With those you either love them or hate them.  We actually installed a showroom shower with a pebble floor just so people can take their shoes off and try standing on the surface.  The new deco options are endless, from full feature walls, to vertical or horizontal deco bands, to cut-in inserts and back panels in niches.  Showers and back splashes are our favorite areas to design.  The options are endless and we get to let our imaginations run wild.