I know a few others in the past have had the same decision to make - reading the consensus on old threads it seems that grey grout is a good choice for looking cleaner and less grubby. But we are having off-white metro tiles in a small (tiny) bathroom in a period house. The tiler is a little concerned about the uneven ceiling and walls. The walls are flatter than other period homes around here, so not that bad (we don't need a backboard for example, just skimming) but the ceiling line is definitely a bit wonky. We thought of lowering the ceiling itself and replastering to create a straighter look, but this would frankly look weird in our medium-high ceilinged terrace and possibly make the room look claustrophobic.
The tiler said that darker grout will accentuate any visual wonkiness, however straight he manages to do the tiles and the small cuts, they won't be perfect. So he suggested we might want to do white grout to make the wonkiness less noticeable. He is happy to do it how we choose though.
Because they're small tiles, I'm a bit paranoid of the white grout because of how quickly it might dirty/yellow. I'm happy to wipe down/squeegee the shower after each use (was going to do this anyway) but not sure if that will be enough. The tiles are floor to ceiling, everything fully tiled so if the white grout goes grubby it's a lot to manage.
Any opinions on what I should go for? Has anyone had dark grey grout with small tiles in a wonky room? Or gone for white grout and actually managed to clean it?
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Dilemma: white grout vs grey
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minipilling · 26/10/2020 21:37
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