How to Choose The Color Of Your Tile Grout

Before you start your next home renovation project, we would like to emphasize the importance of grout and its aesthetic importance.

12:19 13 April 2021

Just by taking a look at the floors you have in your home, it will become very apparent that tiles can have a huge impact on the appearance of your home. When you enter a room that has marble tiles installed vs when you enter a room that is a simple plain old color, the experience will be drastically different. When the time for changing the tiles eventually comes, you will want to take into consideration a lot of these factors. What you may miss out on when planning your next home remodel, though, is the importance of the grout that you are using to secure the tiles. Although they take up very little space, they are still vitally important to how the overall remodeling project will look.

 

What Exactly is Tile Grout and Why Do You Need It?

 

When you see a tile floor, remember that tiles do not take up the whole 100 % of the space on the floor. Between each tile, in the gaps between the tiles, you will find the tile grout. This is just a dried paste that can be made from a few particular materials.

 

This dries paste has a lot of important properties for a whole variety of reasons. First of all, it has the ability to perform the functions of a sealant against water. Tiles need to be installed in such a way that there is room for them to expand. If this room is not there, the tiles will simply crack and it will cause water to come down onto the floors and as a result, cause a lot of damage. Grout is the only thing that can keep that from actually happening.

 

But that is not the only function it serves. They also serve a visual purpose as well. While the tiles are the main thing being showcased here, the right color of grout can really help in setting them apart. Let’s take a look at how to do exactly that.

 

Common Colors of Grout To Choose From

 

Black and White

 

While it is true that the colors of the walls and the floors can be drastically different in different homes and also different rooms, one thing that has to be pointed out is that the color range is mainly dependent on the materials being used. In rooms where we find wallpaper or bold colors of paint, there is a tendency to find colors and patterns of tiles that are also pretty bold.

 

If we were to extend that logic a bit further, then we can see that there is generally more room to play around with the colors of the tiles than with the color of the grout. It is true that grout can be made use of in order to create contrast with the tiles it is being used on. However, it will be quite a rare experience to find a room that has grout that is bright red, it does not matter what the color of the tiles was.

 

Grout is most commonly found in shades of black and white. Other shades of gray, brown, beige, and also mossy green are used quite frequently as well. There are some other colors available as well but it all depends on what it is that you particularly need.

 

How to select the right color of grout

 

We will be quite frank with you and tell you right from the offset that choosing just the right color of grout is not always the easiest of processes. In reality, it is mainly complicated due to the fact that, more often than not, it isn’t just about what color of grout you like best in the market.

 

You have to take a few other factors into consideration as well. This includes paying attention to how it will match with the tiles and also having a good idea of the installation and cleaning process as well. You may not realize it at the moment, but just know that the color of grout will have a very big impact on both the installation process and the cleaning process as well.

 

The good news here is that, if you take all of the above into consideration, then you will have a much better experience when you will have to live with the grout installed on your floors. Here are a few additional things that you ought to consider as well when getting the grout.

 

Apparent Size

 

This may sound a bit “out there”, but just know that the type of grout you choose for a room can drastically affect how big the room will feel. If, for example, you walk into a room that makes use of matching grout color, the grout by itself will make all of the tiles in the room feel a lot more connected. This has the effect of giving off the appearance of a much wider floor.

 

Pattern

 

Tile mosaic pattern

 

Another thing that definitely ought to be considered when getting grout is what is the design of the tiles that the grout will grout. If it is something as simple as a subway tile, you can really go either way and it won’t make too much of a difference. If, on the other hand, your tiles are installed in a mosaic pattern, then it will be probably wise to get grout of a different color. This has the ability to really bring the pattern to the center of attention.

 

Cleaning

 

While it is true that grout of the darker shared is more difficult to install, they really do have the potential to save you a lot of trouble in the long run. Floors are basically one of the most natural spots in the entire house for dirt to accumulate in. This is especially true if the room happens to be a particularly high traffic area. Owing to the fact that grout is slightly lower than the level of the tiles, it is much harder to clean as a result.

 

On the other hand, if you have grout that is light-colored, you will have to make sure that you make a habit of cleaning it regularly and also very extensively.