White or gray grout?

[cstouder22]

Is there really any difference? Does white tend to stain more? Here is a pic of the tile being applied. Ang suggestions?

 

[YippeeSkippy]

White stands out more. I think there are better colors to choose than white. Go to any good tile store and they often have sample sticks which you can freely take to lay along your tile and see which you prefer.

Maddie

 

[kimkats]

White will make each tile pop out while gray will help them all blend in more. Both are very pretty! Get the grout sticks like Maddie talked about and see which one you like the best.

Kim

 

[BowserB]

I believe in being practical--a belief that drives my wife crazy. White grout in almost any application looks beautiful immediately after done and for another 15 minutes. I go for the color the white will look when it's dingy: gray. Gray is even better than black. I had black grout in a shower once, and even it eventually faded to gray. So white or black, you ultimately get gray anyway, so why not start with it.

 

[Arizonarob]

White is timeless, gray is modern. Go with what you envision for your final pool scheme.

 

[Katodude]

The only cautionary tale about grey is it will show any waterline scale or efflorescence much more prominently.