There is a possibility that the walls or trim may be damaged by the installation of the flooring.
Finish walls or tile floor firsr.
Make sure that you coordinate the metal finish to the surrounding metals however.
To build the walls first then the subfloor.
One reason why homeowners may want to paint the walls first is that they fear dripping or smearing paint on their newly finished floor.
Meanwhile install your floor tiles to the wall.
You can use them on all sorts of tiled surfaces including counters showers floors walls and stairs.
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.
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.
Edge tiles with metal trim for a contemporary finish.
And then finish by installing that final row of wall tiles so that it overlaps the floor properly.
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.
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.
Floors are expensive and difficult to fix but the walls are not.
And let that dry.
They are a great way to transition between tiled and non tiled surfaces.
Removing and replacing flooring or carpeting is dirty work.
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.