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Is Colourful Grout the Next Big Trend in Tiling?
See how grout in 7 eye-catching colours is making waves in bathrooms and kitchens
You may already know that grout comes in shades of white, grey and beige and that it can change the look of tile. For example, pairing white tiles with a similar white grout makes grout lines virtually disappear and tiles blend together. Conversely, pairing white tiles with dark grey grout reveals the shape of each tile more clearly.
You may not know that grout also comes in a variety of other hues. Here are seven grout colours seen in European and Australian kitchens and bathrooms that are attracting attention.
You may not know that grout also comes in a variety of other hues. Here are seven grout colours seen in European and Australian kitchens and bathrooms that are attracting attention.
A close-up of the backsplash shows that the design team paired small square white tiles with pastel pink grout. The overall effect gives off a subtle pink glow that adds just enough pop without being too distracting.
This renovated London bathroom features a wall covered in oh-so-trendy hexagon tiles. Both the tiles and the grout are pale pink. The mirror reflects the pink cabinets on the opposite wall for a cohesive look.
2. Green with envy
Here’s another London bathroom featuring colourful grout. This time, lime green grout and classic white subway tiles cover the backsplash and the tub surround. The bright green walls help emphasize the green grout.
Here’s another London bathroom featuring colourful grout. This time, lime green grout and classic white subway tiles cover the backsplash and the tub surround. The bright green walls help emphasize the green grout.
3. Hello, yellow
This Melbourne master bathroom highlights how colourful grout can help separate or unify individual tile shapes. Yellow grout makes the contrasting white subway tiles look dimensional and the matching yellow subway tiles look relatively smooth.
This Melbourne master bathroom highlights how colourful grout can help separate or unify individual tile shapes. Yellow grout makes the contrasting white subway tiles look dimensional and the matching yellow subway tiles look relatively smooth.
Mixing tile and grout in contrasting colours is also an innovative way to focus attention. This London bathroom’s vanity wall teams light blue subway tiles laid vertically with yellow grout to make a splash in the otherwise white-and-wood space.
4. Blue beauty
The walls in this London bathroom are covered from floor to ceiling in classic white subway tiles. White grout would have made for a monotone space, and dark grout could have felt too stark. The designer’s decision to use blue grout offers a happy medium and, with the lantern-style sconces, a subtle nautical feel.
The walls in this London bathroom are covered from floor to ceiling in classic white subway tiles. White grout would have made for a monotone space, and dark grout could have felt too stark. The designer’s decision to use blue grout offers a happy medium and, with the lantern-style sconces, a subtle nautical feel.
5. Terrific teal
This beautiful mid century-inspired home in Melbourne features lovely wood-panelled ceilings and walls, and a sleek terrazzo floor. The kitchen area includes white lower cabinets and a range wall above covered in matte black subway tiles. It’s the unexpected colourful grout, however, that really makes this kitchen stand out from the pack.
This beautiful mid century-inspired home in Melbourne features lovely wood-panelled ceilings and walls, and a sleek terrazzo floor. The kitchen area includes white lower cabinets and a range wall above covered in matte black subway tiles. It’s the unexpected colourful grout, however, that really makes this kitchen stand out from the pack.
A close-up of the range wall shows that the matte black subway tiles are bordered by a bold teal grout. The skylight overhead helps the grout stand out even more, and the blue ceramic accessories tie the look together.
6. Orange crush
Warm-hued metallics like copper, brass and gold have been a popular material choice in kitchens and bathrooms for a while. Amplifying those metallics with a complementary grout can really make them shine. The orange grout in this London bathroom picks up the warm copper tones in the mirror, faucet and pendant lights.
Warm-hued metallics like copper, brass and gold have been a popular material choice in kitchens and bathrooms for a while. Amplifying those metallics with a complementary grout can really make them shine. The orange grout in this London bathroom picks up the warm copper tones in the mirror, faucet and pendant lights.
7. Radiant red
The inside of a shower is another great spot for colourful grout. Rebecca Hadley, the owner of this London bathroom, couldn’t agree more. “There are so many different coloured grouts to choose from, I wanted to use them all!” she says.
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The inside of a shower is another great spot for colourful grout. Rebecca Hadley, the owner of this London bathroom, couldn’t agree more. “There are so many different coloured grouts to choose from, I wanted to use them all!” she says.
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For this renovated mid century kitchen in Adelaide, the design team at Space Craft Joinery paired white lower cabinets with Polyrey laminate upper cabinets in a delightful blush called Rose Petal. This mix of white and pink repeats in the backsplash.