The previous rules are essentially the same when you re dealing with black or colored tile.
Black metro tiles with grey grout.
There s also a lighter shade of grey called gunmetal.
These black metro tiles are very popular for modern kitchens and look fantastic with a contrasting grout.
I ve just tiled my small bathroom with white metro tiles and i chose bal micromax grout in smoke grey which looks great.
And their finishes range from matte to gloss to crackle glaze and more.
Do you want the grout to stand out or blend in with.
We re finding that a dark grey grout is particularly popular with a classic white metro tile says sian o neill.
Often used on a brick tile pattern to create a contemporary feel.
Problem with metro tile with grey grout in kitchen.
Just team a white tile metro tiles being the classic choice with a dark grout and boom your room just got a whole lot cooler.
Once you choose the type and colour metro tile you re going to use then you can proceed to step 2.
We ve nearly finished our new kitchen but are running into a few problems with the tiling which is white metro tiles with grey grout.
Black metro tiles look great in a number of tiling patterns be sure to check out our guide for inventive tile laying which would make for an interesting twist.
It can also help highlight the design on every single tile as in image 3.
A grout color that matches the tile for example as in image 1 and 2 can unify the room and make it appear larger than it is.
If you are using a tile with an intricate design on it a complementing grout color will not break the design.
For instance european heritage has metro tiles in grey brown green ash blue black tan and other colours.
I didn t go for white grout as my tiler warned me it would discolour over time plus the tiles stand out more with the grey grout.
We did it in our bathroom and it s still looking good three years on very much like jellybean s picture with the flatter tiles rather than metro and grey rather than black grout.
We made the mistake of installing our cabinets and extractor fan before tiling so the effect of the brick tiles going behind the.
Luckily subway tile is inexpensive so i made sample boards with full tiles but if your tile is more pricey you could cut tiles in half and grout in between them so you don t use as many an inexpensive tile cutter like this works well for that.
We had slightly satiny tiles as well which does make it look a bit less antiseptic.