8.16.2011

picking grout color

Do you guys know how to pick grout colors? Is there a design science to picking the perfect color?

I took to photobucket and "pulled" the color of the tiles into some fake grout lines.

Wall tile with grout

dark gray - medium gray - beige - chocolate brown

What would you choose?

Last night prior to making this little picture, I would have picked the dark gray. Now seeing it with the tile, I'm leaning toward a different color. Help!


8 comments:

  1. I usually lean towards lighter grout colors. To me, it makes the grout disappear a little more, which is the look I prefer. I wanted to like the light gray, but I think I actually like the beige better! Good luck. : ) I love the tile, by the way!

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  2. I like both the dark gray and the chocolate brown, but I think one of the grays would work best with all the other details you've shared so far.

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  3. i think i'd choose the medium gray, like a stone shade.

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  4. I like the beige or chocolate brown.

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  5. I like the beige best. To me, the darker colored grouts seem to chop up the field, while the beige makes a more cohesive look.

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  6. Picking grout is the hardest thing for me and we've made mockups every single time we grout and spend a week staring at them http://madisonsquare.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/grout-vote/ but I like your method better!
    So now that we've established that I'm awful at picking grout, I like the medium grey & then beige :)

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  7. Thanks guys for your thoughts!

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  8. Would you mind if I ask where you got these tiles? It has all the colors I am looking for. Thanks!

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