Currently, the market for building materials is replete with various mixtures designed to bring the finished works to a high aesthetic level. Such materials, including, include all kinds of trowelling compounds for joints after tiling of walls (floors) with tiles. But a fairly wide range of grouts can cause quite a legitimate question, how to choose the right color for grouting ceramic tiles .
Color matching
It should be noted that the right combination of the trowel can not only emphasize the beauty of the tile, but even hide the minor flaws committed in the process of its laying. Therefore, wondering how to choose the color of the grout for the tile, first of all, remember some tips that will help you decide on the choice of fugue (the term synonym for the word "grout"):
- the lighter tone of the trowel in relation to the color of the tile will grease all the individual parts of the cladding, but the darker tone of the fugue, on the contrary, will create a geometrically clear pattern and accentuate each tile;
- fugues of contrasting color look best when trowelling on tiles of small sizes (as an option - on the mosaic );
- so as not to disturb the perception of the integrity of the picture of the mosaic panel or tile with photo printing, one should choose the grout of one tone with the dominant tone of the image or transparent (colorless);
- for grouting joints on the floor, for obvious reasons, do not use a white fugue or any other light color. Optimal in this case can be considered the choice of the tone of the trowel mixture, as close as possible to the composition on which the tiles fit. A trowelling mixture of brown or gray-blue color is also suitable.
Choice of grouting
Consider options for choosing the grouts for the most common tile colors - beige and white. So, what color of grout is best to choose for beige tiles. A classic option for combining the color of a tile with a tone of a grout can be considered a win-win. But, next to the tiles laid not merged into a single spot, which does not always look aesthetically pleasing, the tone of the trowel, however, should be slightly darker than the tile color - a darker grout will create clarity of lines and help to highlight each tile. But to give the interior some unusual and mysterious things, you can take advantage of the novelty in the construction market and apply a trowelling mix with fluorescent particles to the beige tile, which glow in the dark with a bluish-violet muted radiance. But this, as they say, the choice of "an amateur".
And now we shall understand with a question, what color of a grout for a white tile to choose. There are many variants here. Therefore, to the choice of grout, fit your preferences and capabilities. Classical can be considered the option of choosing a grout in the tone (or rather, slightly darker) tiles. But keep in mind that with time the white grout can turn yellow. Fans of clear graphics can choose a sharply contrast fugue - black. But in this case there is also a "but" - the tiles should be laid ideally, otherwise with a sharp contrast of colors, even the most insignificant slips of the facing works will be visible. The most acceptable and at the same time spectacular can be considered the choice of a grout of light green, blue or orange. Especially, if it concerns tiles, laid in the bathroom. Then you can create a very harmonious interior, picking up the color of the fugue accessories - towels, soap dish, curtain for the bathroom.
