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White Subway Tile with Black Grout: A Timeless and Stylish

But in this article, I’m going to be talking specifically about white subway tile with black grout.A Versatile LookWhite subway tile with black grout is a striking look that creates a good amount of depth and interest.Although contemporary designs are perfect for incorporating this look, subway tile with black grout is not limited to this style only.

White Subway Tile with Black Grout: A Timeless and Stylish
In our current home, as I mentioned before, we have a butler’s pantry that features a white subway tile backsplash with black grout.

Although white subway tile with black grout is very popular within a kitchen and bathroom, it isn’t limited to these rooms or spaces.

How to Refresh White Grout on Tile Floors, Clean White Grout

After multiple moppings with no improvement, I finally resolved that I would do whatever it took to get the grout clean.So if you’ve ever dealt with dirty unsealed grout I present to you: How to get white grout clean.

How to Refresh White Grout on Tile Floors, Clean White Grout
The white tile was pretty, but the grout lines were disgustingly dirty, and no scrubbing or mopping made any progress.

*This post contains affiliate links* So I picked up a bottle of white grout colorant and a toothbrush.Either way, I’m MUCH happier with the bathroom until I get around to making the rest of the updates.

The Ultimate Tile Grout Refresh with Grout Stain

Learn the keys to changing your grout colors with the simplest grout stain product that might just change your life!We created the ultimate grout refresh- taking our dark, dirty beige grout to a fresh new white grout color with very little time or money.

The Ultimate Tile Grout Refresh with Grout Stain
Luckily, we’ve had great luck with using white grout in the past, but now that I know that this kind of grout refresh is possible, I’m even more on team white grout!

How to Apply Polyblend Grout RenewYou can see how to paint tile grout in my latest YouTube video.I hope you love this grout stain as much as I do… I’d love to hear from you.

HOUSE*TWEAKING

The bathroom floor has grout!That’s the view from the hall looking in at the bathroom floor.

HOUSE*TWEAKING
We used a sealer specifically for travertine that we had leftover from tiling the mudroom floor.

We partnered with The Tile Shop for the bathroom floor.

images: Dana Miller for House*Tweaking

White Subway Tile with Dark Grout

As part of my mom’s mini kitchen reno last week, she ripped out her old back splash and installed these subway tiles from Home Depot (By herself!She’s amazing!).

White Subway Tile with Dark Grout
We decided that a darker grout would both hold up better against staining and would also be a nice way to help the white of the cabinets work with the black of the counter tops.I also love that it’s a tiny bit graphic and a little edgier than plain white grout.

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Part of the reason is that I’ve traveled to visit friends on my weekends or helped on house projects with family members.I decided to spare my neighbors the screaming from the wet saw, and in turn the tiling wasn’t getting done.

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But more on that later, as I couldn’t make up my mind how I wanted to trim it out.

Pretty sure every other finger has been cut trying to push those tiny pieces through the wet saw.

By the way, I have some awesome neighbors who are super friendly and invite me over for homemade ice cream… #homebuyingscore.

Get Inspired by these 10 Subway Tile Design Ideas

Classic white subway tile is beautiful on its own.“It’s classic and easy to clean,” she says about her decision to go with subway tile for both bathrooms.

Get Inspired by these 10 Subway Tile Design Ideas
Subway tile and exposed brick combine for a richly textured backdrop to the space.

Stack Subway Tiles HorizontallyPhoto: Courtesy of RobinMany designs feature offset subway tiles that resemble a brick wall.The light gray subway tile with white grout is the perfect backdrop to the bright white cabinets and island.

7 Myths about Sealing Tile and Grout

Sealing tile and grout is a necessary part of the process to protect the materials and ensure your tile has a long lifetime - it’s also usually the step that gets forgotten!This type of grout sealer helps fill the pores within the grout rather than coating the top, meaning the grout can still breathe.

7 Myths about Sealing Tile and Grout
Myth #5: Sealing tile is not as important as sealing grout!

This protects the tile from grout stains, especially when using a dark colored grout and a light-colored tile.

Sealing tile and grout may seem like a minor detail that is less important than the look and price point of your project.

Refreshing Bathroom Wall and Floor Grout in Paisley

In the case of this bathroom at a house in Paisley near Glasgow both the floor of the bathroom and the shower wall tiles were in need of a refresh and after a review of possible solutions is was agreed the easiest thing to do would be to re-colour the floor grout with a Light Grey colourant and the wall tiles with a White colourant.Cleaning and Colouring GroutThe first step before grout colouring is to give the grout a good scrub with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean to get it as clean as possible before applying the colourant.

Refreshing Bathroom Wall and Floor Grout in Paisley
You may be surprised to hear but we often find the biggest cause of staining to grout are the dyes contained in soaps and shampoos.We were not changing the colour of the grout substantially so one coat of colourant was sufficient for both sets of tile.Quarry Tile and Grout Cleaning and Colouring in Livingston, West LothianRefreshing Bathroom Wall and Floor Grout in PaisleyShare this: TwitterFacebookLike this: Like Loading...

Penny round tile with incorrect grout

Reposting with picture...My contractor used white grout instead of the requested and expected light gray.Are there good, permanent ways to darken grout color?Or, are there proven ways to keep a white grout on the shower floor in the home's only bathroom from becoming discolored over time?

Penny round tile with incorrect grout
Compared to how it looked pre-grout, the white really stands out and if I'm stuck with it, I'd prefer it not to yellow.

Project Reveal: Modern Black Tile Bathroom

The holiday has us feeling dark and dramatic and so it’s the perfect time to share the images and details of our Town Center Project bathroom.Bold matte black tile pairs with brass and natural wood accents to create a fresh modern space.

Project Reveal: Modern Black Tile Bathroom
We used this affordable subway tile in a pretty matte black and paired it with classic white penny tile.To see more, read about the kitchen, patterned tile bathroom, bunk room, and this pretty layered bedroom.For more black tile inspiration read Design Trend: Black Tile Kitchens.

Bathroom: White or Gray Grout?

We are having a shower enclosure tiled along with the bathroom floor.We have chosen Style Selections Leonia Silver tile in 6x24 for the shower walls (shown below), Delfino Arctic Topaz Pebble Mosaic for the shower floor (shown below), and Style Selections Leonia Silver tile in 12x24 for the bathroom floor.We like the white grout in the 1st photo, but realize that it could be a big mistake in terms of showing dirt, especially on the floor.

Bathroom: White or Gray Grout?
Can the bathroom have a cohesive look if we used the white in the shower and then used the dark grey for the bathroom floor?

And would using white even in the shower be a terrible idea, even though our installer is using TEC grout that is supposed to be stain resistant?

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