The following is a job that I did with two other tile setters. Together we tackled this project with the home owners' layout advice. I think it came together great.
This is where the kitchen will be. Cabinets on both sides and the fridge will start right where the path juts to the right. The path leads to the dining area on the other side of the island. Can't wait to see it complete!
This was basically a "straight" layout broken up with a "diamond" or a "45 degree" pattern within the pathway. The pathway is bordered with two different accent tiles fused together to allow the path to "pop" out from the field tile.