Help! I don't like my new bathroom!
Help! The tile installer used enhancing concealer on my tumbled marble floor tiles and what was supposed to be a warm light floor ended up looking gold to me. I let him talk me into a darker grout than what I wanted also (Laticrete Buttercream). I'm so disappointed. I was going to paint the grout with Maipei white to lighten it up but I think that would bring out the yellow in the tiles more maybe? I guess I can't remove the darkening effect of the enhacing sealant so I'm stuck with the color of the stone. Would a lighter, not as beige (not white) grout help at all? It is actually a little lighter and warmer than what the picture is picking up)
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PROBeth H. :
last yearI think the tile is fine. I do agree about the grout though. a softer grayish white would have looked better.
since the grout has actually been spread across the tile, it's filled in tiny fissures of the stone itself. even using something like Grout Renew (which is a painstaking process to use a tiny brush to paint every inch of all those lines) might not be enough. You could try it in a spot behind the toilet to see how it looks.
This is why it's so important to do sample boards of diff grout colors to see what one looks best
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I like the floor. Suggestion would be to choose another palette, good example with this piece, and move away from the tones of the floor. B.M Aegean Teal for the walls.
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