How to calculate tiles required for Floors with borders

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Hi all.
Went to price up for a bathroom this evening and as about to leave the customer asked if could also give a price to tile the Hall way and once I had measured up she then showed me the attached picture and said she would quiet like it to look like the photo.
Can any one give advise please regarding how to or point in the right direction for information regarding how you start to work out how many of the different tile you would need to be able to reproduce a floor similar to the attached.
Does any one know of any sites that also give guidance on how to set out and lay tiles like this one
All sensible advice appreciated.

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Pass the job onto someone who does this stuff all the time and knows exactly what theyre doing. Its a lot of setting out.
Perhaps see if theyd be happy for you to work along side them.
Sometimes you just have to pass jobs on.
 
This isn't the pattern she'd prefer,the centre tiles were like leaves in a block of 4 making the centre up but she does like the overall layout.
Haveing spent a while searching the net I do know it is not going to be straight forward.
 
Thanks for the responses.
Firstly i was only trying to find how to work out quantities so they then could go and get an idea on what it was likely to cost just for the tiles.
Secondly I am not afraid to say No to a job if beyond my capacities but we have all wanted to or have tried to lean some thing new. All I am trying to find out just how complex some thing would be to do.
Even those who specialise in this type of flooring had to start some where.
 
Exactly, that floor looks amazing and if there's someone paying enough to do it you would be a fool not to do it to learn new stuff 🙂 Planing out everything looks the hardest part.
 

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