Edge tiles with metal trim for a contemporary finish.
Finish walls or tile floor firsr.
It seems to me that it would be much easier to lay down the entire subfloor and then place framed 2x4 walls on top of the floor there would be just as much.
You can use them on all sorts of tiled surfaces including counters showers floors walls and stairs.
If you paint the walls first some homeowners may think that it is possible to paint with relative abandon then sand out your paint drips.
They are a great way to transition between tiled and non tiled surfaces.
The first row near the floor should be reserved using a ledger or other space saver.
Walls first floors last if anything its because walls tend to have white or lighter grouts than floors so if you do the floor first and grout with grey when you do the walls you will inevitably drop grout onto your lovely floor and cause light patches to your grout also you might drop a tile onto your floor and chip something get your walls out of the way all shining and clean and then do the floor.
Floors are expensive and difficult to fix but the walls are not.
Make sure that you coordinate the metal finish to the surrounding metals however.
And let that dry.
If you paint first and then do floors there is a good chance that a lot of dirt dust sawdust or tile stone dust will end up on your freshly painted walls and trim.
Removing and replacing flooring or carpeting is dirty work.
I also install the wall tile so it goes over the floor tile at the edges i think that was also one of your questions.
One reason why homeowners may want to paint the walls first is that they fear dripping or smearing paint on their newly finished floor.
To build the walls first then the subfloor.
There is a possibility that the walls or trim may be damaged by the installation of the flooring.
Start with your floors because it s much easier to cover your floors with protective coverings than to try to attach plastic sheeting or painter s cloths to the walls in the entire room.