Smartseal Grout Magic - Professional Grade Grout Reviver - Available in 10 Popular Colours - A Grout Sealer Superior to a Grout Paint & Grout Pen - 15year Lifespan - Black 237ml

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Pairing white subway tiles with black or charcoal grout was a fairly standard practice during this show and many people have used this combination in their own homes. Together Ashley and her husband, Daniel help homeowners renovate and decorate their home by sharing their knowledge, expertise and passion. Grout is comparable to the texture of kinetic sand so it’s gritty and it can get everywhere, even with the most seasoned professional. Hi Carrie, you can definitely darken the grout color to provide a little more contrast and make the tile floors pop. We also used black grout with white subway tile in the guest bathroom at our first investment house.

As we planned our master bathroom renovation, going with black grout and white subway tile for our shower was a no-brainer, but now, after living with it for over a year, I have some regrets. You can see in this photo above that this is not something we did the first time in our guest bathroom because it was our first time doing it, and there are several spots now that we have to redo before we seal everything. Black grout might hide a multitude of sins but has a tendency to fade especially when exposed to water on a consistent basis.The subway tile we chose for our shiplap bathroom renovation was incredibly cheap, and in my opinion, pairing it with anything but a darker shade of grout would have just made it look too plain. Maybe another round with the Swiffer would’ve helped, but I’m impatient and tend to just dive right into things. If you’re asking yourself whether or not you can paint grout lines, just take a look at the painted tile floor trend that’s been floating around Pinterest lately. It’s always best to test a small area first to make sure that your cleaner won’t change the color of the grout.

Sometimes you want the tile to steal the show, so you choose a grout color that blends well, and yet other times you want the grout to get the glory, so you choose a grout color that contrasts with your tile. I was able to get the white grout lines back in a shower that had mold, mildew, and hard water issues. I put every day in quotes because I clean my house, but I do NOT clean my bathroom shower grout daily. There are many grout color options that would work well with gray, but the most popular and best looking combinations are white, light gray, dark gray or charcoal, and a blue gray.Some may think going with a darker grout like black helps to hide dirt, but keep reading my friends–we have found this to not hold true! If I’ve learned anything in my DIY adventures, it’s that you can pretty much paint anything your heart desires. Can I use this product in a darker color to change the color of our grout from almost white to a dark gray?

My neighbor swears by clorox toilet bowl blue cling gel (letting it soak overnight before scrubbing off). Sometimes, a more basic tile like plain white subway tile can be elevated by using a contrasting grout color, and other times, if you choose a tile that reflects a lot of light and is beautiful by itself, you might want to use a neutral or even the same color grout.The only issue I have is with the black grout fading a bit, (this post is helpful if you’re considering black grout).