How to choose grout color depends on the selection process of Design, Material, and Colour is imperative in the process of making your dream home or working space. The selection of flooring tile & wall time is very crucial to match the entire Interior design of your home. Let's say after some serious contemplation you find the perfect tile or stones for your floor, bathroom & Kitchen.
Now comes the question from the back of your mind “ what about Grout? ” as we all are well aware grout not only sets the perfect tone for your home it protects the home from a lot of factors that can damage your precious space. There is a lot of features associated with grout which you can read in another article about the Benefits of Grouts.
Grout colour is one of the crucial factor in setting the perfect look and feel and create the ambience what you desire thus its important to choose the right grout colour. The grout colour selection should not be downplayed or looked over for the perfect harmonious space
There is 4 best way to decide the grout color:
1) If you want to match the grout lines with your tiles
If you want to match the grout with the tile the transformation will be subtle.
2) If you want to create a contrast design between grout lines and tiles
If you choose to create a contrasting look space will feel more involved.
3) If you want to compliment or keep your tiles and stones neutral with the grouts.
If you want to complement the grout color and tiles the place will give the best effect in a small area as the place will look larger than it is.
4) If you want to more dramatic effect.
The bold statement is a choice which you want people to notice.
For people who prefer patterns, We suggest creating grout patterns with a contemporary color style. The contrast between tile and grout color will create the wow factor at home.
Matching the Grout color with tiles:
White tile bathroom matched with white grout or almost white grout, make the grout line less visible or visually blends with the tile color giving a simple yet elegant look
For this reason, if you have created a more dramatic design elsewhere and don't want this to be featured or dominating the other elements.
The white color & Light grey color grout is an ultimately good choice for small spaces to look bigger,
Once you decide to keep the wall lighter and seamless, This will enhance the perception so the room feels huge and naturally windy
We all are well aware the lighter shades or perfect white are not very forgiving when it comes to stains you need to pay more attention to cleaning and maintaining it for the perfect looks.
As soon as you choose light grey or light color you can see the grout line reveal themselves giving the tiles a dramatic pattern which can enhance the overall feel of the space.
Create contrast design
It looks very promising that the decorative tiles to be the new big element in Interior design of kitchen, bathroom or other areas. It going to be an excellent choice to show the color, texture, pattern, and strong bold statement of your design choice.
In the contrast pattern design, it's always important to know which element you would like to dominate tile, Pattern, or grout lines. In the above picture, you can see white grout highlights the fish scale pattern.
Always remember to keep the grout color opposite to the actual tile color or keep it a few shades lighter to highlight the pattern and tiles effect.
Complement the Tile and Stone
Tile shape plays a very crucial role in deciding the grout thickness and colors if you combine both with nice complementing color and space will look spectacular. Hexagon shape or subway setting pattern utilizes more grout line compare to other forms & patterns.
If the grout line is more visible then you should choose neutral or complementing colors which can highlight the shape and pattern of tiles.. The best option would be to choose the color which is closer to your tiles or match the color to have a better effect on grout and tiles.
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Striking & Bold Statement Colors
Grouts come in many colors and have the fantastic feature to protect your tile and stones from leakage, discoloration, etc. The most used grout to make the dramatic and bold statement will be epoxy grout and transparent epoxy grout.
If you want your walls and floor to stand out from the rest use epoxy grout with Metallic glitter of a different color. This glitter with epoxy will make sure your grout line glows in the dark. If it's too bold take a look at gold, silver & copper colors to give an elegant yet a bolder statement
Cleaning enhance the beauty and the life:
Note: Your choice not only impacts the design of the space, but it will also impact how much effort you will have to put in to clean and maintain the space. The lighter color is more prone to stains and dust so needs cleaning more often. Darker grout shade will need less effort as they tend to hide the stains due to strong colors.
