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If your grout is sealed, the type of cleaner is crucial to maintaining the integrity of your sealed grout. I did some grout fixes, used a sealant, now the paint looks great everywhere except the sections I used new grout and sealant! This can be a daunting task if you’ve got a large area because you need to use a grout tool like this one. If I’ve learned anything in my DIY adventures, it’s that you can pretty much paint anything your heart desires.
In contrast, others may feel that black grout makes the space look too dark or adds too much contrast. For black tiles, your options are to contrast and go with a white grout, light gray, dark gray and then of course, you have the option to match the black tile and use a black grout, too.
We also used black grout with white subway tile in the guest bathroom at our first investment house. To make things easier for you, I put together a guide of my top 5 picks for the best neutral grout paint colors.
We keep finding ourselves using black grout in our projects many times over, from bathrooms to kitchens. Also if you have a light color grout and want it to be black you can go over it with the black grout pen. We have found that even after our black grout has been thoroughly cleaned and sealed, within a few months, I notice it fading in spots where water hits it the most.
It can be challenging to keep clean, especially if it’s in an area that is either high in foot traffic or is near a lot of water. If you have your heart set on black grout, go for it– just know what you’re getting into and stay on top of cleaning and sealing it! Opt to match the tile: If you want the tile to truly shine while the grout takes a backseat, it’s best to choose a matching grout color. The best part about using a grout pen is that it doesn’t require any prep work and can be used on any kind of tile without worrying it will mess up your tiles.
Grout, regardless of color, is extremely porous and essentially takes on anything that it comes in contact with–unless it is properly sealed.Currently I’m working on customizing our dated builder-grade home while showing you how to give theirs a modern, high-end look on a budget. I put every day in quotes because I clean my house, but I do NOT clean my bathroom shower grout daily. It’s a lot of maintenance and I’m way too much of a perfectionist to be okay with jet black grout fading to gray. Whether you choose to pair it with white tile or black, you can be sure that it will never go out of style.
In that case, your maintenance should be pretty low because kitchen grout doesn’t usually get too dirty or wet. 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. I was able to get the white grout lines back in a shower that had mold, mildew, and hard water issues.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! White tile is pretty versatile and will work with almost any grout color, but white, beige, light gray, dark gray and black work best. When black grout is improperly sealed, and then cleaned with a harsh (non neutral) cleaner it will fade and eventually start to look white. Maybe another round with the Swiffer would’ve helped, but I’m impatient and tend to just dive right into things. 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.
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