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Green subway tile which colour to grout??

3 years ago

we just tiled on ensuite floor which is light beige and our shower wall will be green shiny subway tile and shower floor is light wood look tile

shower head: gold


the delima is grout colour of subway

i was thinking of doing dark grout on green subway and use gold metal trim for niche and shower.. should I then use dark stone for shower curb? my tiler saying it will look odd to have one dark wall and there is nothing else black in the washroom so he suggested I should do dark/black stone on curb


he suggested it will look good if I go with white/light beige grout on subway tile and do white stone on curb and it will look harmonious with my light beige ensuite floor


i am so confused! please help


these are green subway tile and wood look tile for shower floor



This is ensuite floor




this is shower i have skylight above shower

and Two walls will be subway tile..




this is dark grout.. on green subway


This is my inspirational photo

This white grout on subway tile is what tile setter is suggesting


its my first reno and I am so bad at visualizing..

Comments (20)

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    IMO too many finishes in a small space and no wood look tile in any place where real wood would not have gone. As for the shower walls IMO a grout as close as possible to the tile color to keep anymore busyness form overtaking the space . I think now a solid green stone for the curb in the same color as the shower walls is the only answer and honestly why a niche that gets gross and who decided making shampoo bottles be a decor item ever

  • 3 years ago

    I dont know if there is green stone?

    if I do charcoal grout and do charcoal stone would it look ok?

  • 3 years ago

    I have to agree with Patricia, you have too many different surfaces. The floor looks really nice. A light gray grout would look good with it. For the shower floor, it is best to use something small scale such as a 1"-2" square or hexagon tile. I suggest gray (match a gray in your floor tile) or a multi-color gray (different shades of gray) in a mosiac would look good. For the shower walls, I would do white to keep it simple. Or if your floor tile comes in different sizes you can always use that on the shower walls. There are many different shapes you could use there, rectangular is classic. For the shower curb top I always use the same surface as is on the vanity top. It's best to have something there which is a solid piece (except at the corners where you will have a joint).


    Since you like green, buy green towels, they will look great with gray and white - that's what I did in my master bath which I remodeled last year. I also painted my walls a very pale green. Tile is very permanent and you don't want to replace it more than maybe every 20 years. You can buy new towels and repaint more frequently than that if you get tired of green.


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  • 3 years ago

    Thanks for your reply @kandrewspa

    how can I save this green subway tile?

    should I rather do 1 shower wall with green then other shower wall as same as floor tile? would this go together?

    and keep shower floor as wood look?


  • 3 years ago

    I would not use a gray tile in the shower--not with beige floor tile.

    Dark green is unique in that it is both warm and cool. With beige tile & gold trim, you are working with warm colors. There is nowhere for bleak cold gray in that palette.

  • 3 years ago

    @Kristin Petro Interiors, Inc.


    yes shower floor has grooves in it

    i like your maple gray grout

    i can match the same grout for ensuite floor with maple gray?

    how about niche and shower trim? would you suggest gold or stainless?

    i would prefer shower curb stone grayish or white w grey vein to match vanity?



  • 3 years ago

    @ci_lantro

    what would be the best shower edge trim and niche trim? my faucet is gold

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    That floor will not work with your shower. You have a center drain which will require a small-scale tile to pitch toward it. And grooves in a shower floor will be a nightmare to clean and will collect water. This tile is not meant for a shower floor, regardless of what the "customer photo" shows.

  • 3 years ago

    @Kristin Petro Interiors, Inc.

    thats a very good point would this mosaic look good with green tile wall and my exisiting ensuite floor?


  • PRO
    3 years ago

    I don't know what this tile is but in general I would not expect a gold finish to hold up to routine shower floor cleanings.

  • 3 years ago

    @Kristin Petro Interiors, Inc.

    i am thinking of buying white hexagon for shower floor would marble ok in shower floor?


  • 3 years ago

    I would avoid marble. Because marble is porous and you have to avoid harsh cleaners. Nothing like LimeAway to clean hard water deposits.

  • 3 years ago

    This mosaic tile and green tile would look good? I guess with this polkdadot floor tile bright grout for green tile looks better.. stack subway vertically or do horizontal 50% off set?




  • 3 years ago

    This mosaic tile and green tile would look good? I guess with this polkdadot floor tile bright grout for green tile looks better.. stack subway vertically or do horizontal 50% off set?




  • 3 years ago

    or should I use same tile as ensuite floor beige tile as shower floor? its actually matte and has slight texture it wont be slippery although its 24 by 24

  • 3 years ago




  • 3 years ago

    Can you post the result of your project? I would love to see how it came together. I usually stick to white and grey but I’m thinking of doing green shower tiles for our basement bathroom renovation.

  • 3 years ago


    :)

  • last year

    That looks great! can you share the grout color you used?