White for me.

For what it's worth - Grey for me

I would go white personally, grout is the easiest to keep clean in a shower, unlike grout that is walked on constantly. White will be more timeless, appear lighter in the room, no visual distraction and tones really nice with the floor. Looks lush go for it !!!.

Please don't think that I'm being argumentative, but you're points are exactly why I would go for grey.

In my opinion 'timeless' very very closely resembles 'dull and boring'

If you're doing something new in a new room then I'd say go for it - why have something 'timeless' when it'll just look like every other boring white tiled bathroom that everyone has been into.

Give it a bit of character and pzazz and do something at least slightly different.

We always like the grouting in a colour as close as possible to the tile for a more seamless look. Unless you want to use a statement colour

Tim I agree with you, but being different and standing out is not for everyone. And in this case with the floor being contrasting already I think it would look confused and not as polished. But that's what's great about this place, getting lots of different opinions to help with that final choice :)

I’d leave it white. You already have one set of contrasting lines going on, two might be too busy. The uber brightness will tone down soon enough!

For me the issue is not only the colour but the type/brand. Some will be better than others and not discolour.

I would only say pale grey grout if you had a pale grey floor but I agree that because the floor is so busy and strong pattern, the tiles look better in white. Just a pain to keep clean, ha ha.

I think it looks lovely as it does already! I would stay with white :) it gives a more seamless look which I personally like in a bathroom.

I personally agree with @monika, do it grey and it will take away from the floor, possibly make it look like, well, a public toilet, just my thoughts, ohh and Ardex is a great grout for keeping its colour whatever you decide.

Agree woth keeping ot white.

What’s that accent, Patrina?

:-D

White. Metro tiles were used a lot in public toilets and the darker grouting brings back not very nice memories. I love the floor.

@ ED the accent is called tired fat fingers lol :-) Just spent 6hrs in meetings today about Data quality and statistics.... riveting zzzzz

I’ve just tiled my small bathroom with white metro tiles and I chose Bal Micromax grout in smoke grey which looks great. There’s also a lighter shade of grey called gunmetal. 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.

Grey! Will looks great and isn't to busy...

Your bathroom looks great! The colour of the grouting will define the style of the bathroom. Like you said, white is very contemporary and elegant, but also quite hard to maintain. It won’t look so white after a few months/years, especially not in the shower area. If you opt for light grey colour, the bathroom will look edgier with a traditional/vintage vibe. But since this style is now so trendy, we would definitely go for it. 90% of our clients opt for a grey/black grouting when chosing metro tiles. Hope you’ll make the right decision! Either way, it will be perfect!

we specified grey for a recent project - to define the tile, add character and it retains the look for longer (white will develop an uneven tinge over time) otherwise you may as well go for a larger tile and reduce the amount of joints. but that is a different look

I vote for white.

go for grey!

Thank you SO MUCH everyone for you thoughts, ideas and examples. After quite a bit of back-and-forthing, we decided on..... White grout for both bathrooms.

We're really thrilled with it, truthfully it does come down to personal preference, but I thought it would be useful for those researching in future to know why I think we prefer it. In this instance, we liked it because:

1. We have floor-to-ceiling metro tiles on all walls - they're everywhere. I love the look of grey grout, but I believe it would have been too overpowering from every angle. If we had half a wall painted a solid colour (white), or just tiled the shower space, grey probably would have worked well.
2. Our tiles are bevelled - this actually adds a lot of definition and contrast to the tiles already. It prevents the tiles from feeling 'washed out' or boring.
3. We just prefer the look! (see pictures).

Some considerations:

1. I have no idea how easy it will be to keep these clean. We have some candles in the room, and I can already tell we will have to be diligent about cleaning the smoke off.

Thanks again - hope someone finds the pictures useful!

Great job, looks beautiful!

Looks great. Well done!

Hi there! You've made the space a lovely and light and the design is very fresh and modern. Great job.

White!

Looks fab :-)

looks good!

Our advice in a small space/ bathroom would be to go with white as it creates an homogenous surface. Use anti mould grouts to assist the cleaning and maintenance.

A light grey grout if grey at all, will make a white tiles wall seem very busy and smaller

Black grout is very stark and unforgiving so I would not suggest one ventures into the darker range of greys, even in larger spaces.

Looks great! Nice fresh finish.

Would love to know if you have had any problems with the white grout since you did this? I’m considering white grout but my tiler is trying to advise me against it