When it comes to selecting tile flooring, so much emphasis is put on what size and design and color you want for your tile. But there’s a very important piece of the puzzle that you are forgetting: the grout
Your grout is what fills the gaps and holds your tile in place, but it’s also a vital piece of the design scheme. Your grout will have color and will make your tile flooring look one way or the other. Here’s a list of what to think about when deciding on the grout for your tile.
Blend In With The Crowd
As mentioned before, your grout isn’t only going to fill the gaps and protect your tile joints, it’s going to partner up with your tile for design. If you want your grout to be minimally visual, then consider taking a color or tone that will blend nicely with your tile. You want something that will mimic the look or shade of your tile. If you’ve got dark grey tile, selecting a lighter tone for your grout isn’t the way to go if you’re looking for subtle appearance for your grout.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Now if you’re looking for your floor to pop and catch some eyes as your guests walk in, then perhaps using your grout as a contrast to your tile is the way to go. A light grout with a dark tile or the opposite, a dark grout with a light tile will certainly have your floor popping. Keep in mind, having a contrast with your grout will emphasize the size of your tiles, so if you’ve got larger tiles in a small room, it may make that room feel smaller.
Two-Tone
So what happens when you have two different colored tiles that are contrasting in the room? You don’t want to select a grout that will blend with one tile and contrast with the other, so what do you do? Many times, it’s good to go with a grout color that is contrasted to both tiles, but perhaps matches well with another color within that particular room. Maybe you could mimic the colors of your counter tops or your base boards.
In The End
As you can see, the color of your grout, while often overlooked, is a major player when it comes to selecting tiles for your floor. A good starting point with selecting your grout is knowing whether you want it to blend or stand out.
