Light glass tile with darker grout-halo effect?

9 years ago

All, I am still working on picking out my tile for my backsplash. I think I am going to go with the 3"x12" lighter "Sand" color. It is pretty light, lighter than I would ever imagine myself putting in. But I think it would be best since I am planning to paint my walls a darker greige color.

The tile is so light that I thought I would use a medium greige color grout, such as Custom Building Products "Oyster Gray".

I have googled trying to find pictures of light glass tile and a darker grout. Pretty much everyone still puts a white/light grout with the tiles. I finally came across one photo which worries me. It is of the "Sand" glass tile with an unknown darker color grout. It appears to create some sort of halo effect with the tile (see below). Has anyone experienced this first hand? Will a medium greige grout like Oyster Gray cause a halo effect with the light colored glass tile???

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ToxDocAR
Original Author
9 years ago
I forgot to add that I would do really thin grout lines.

Ugh, this is why I haven't put in a backsplash in 8 years.
CEFreeman_GW DC/MD Burbs 7b/8a
9 years ago
I think you're over thinking this.
First, IMHO, anyone who puts white grout into a work space, (shower, kitchen, whatever) deserves the gray, dirty mess they fuss with for the rest of their lives.

Second, a griege would be lovely, as long, I think, as it has the beige-huge with it. OTOH, you could mix dry grout powder to get something that matches very closely. Keeping in mind the shine of the tile vs. the flatness of the grout will never allow an exact match to the eye.

Third, just please, please make certain you seal it.

Fourth, I like your tiles.
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ToxDocAR
Original Author
9 years ago
Well, I am going crazy. I really tried to make myself love the lighter colored tile (for a month now staring at it). But I cannot. I have decided to go a completely different route. I will be putting in a dark greige/grey tile. It's American Olean, in Mink, 4x12.

So I guess I won't have to worry about a halo effect. I now need to figure out what color grout for that!