Freshen up your bathroom or laundry room grout! This easy-to-use grout paint can make your grout lines look brand new. Goodbye grimy, stained grout lines!
This post could also be titled “How to Make Grout Gray Again” or “How to Make Grout Beige Again.” If you want dark grout, you can have that too! Whatever color your grout is, there’s a way to bring it back to how it looked when it was new.
And wow, what a difference it makes!
I’ve had a bottle of grout paint for years. I was supposed to use it in our laundry room, because, yikes! That room is so discolored and stained.
That’s pretty typical for my DIY projects. I’ll buy a tool or supply for a project, tuck it away, and then one day I’ll get a sudden urge and just dive in. It happens all the time. (Please tell me I’m not the only one!)
When it came time to put the peel & stick vinyl floor tiles in the bathroom, I knew I’d never be happy with them unless I dealt with the discolored, stained grout. It wasn’t too bad by the sink, but around the toilet there were awful stains that were already there when we bought the house.
Here’s how they looked before the white grout paint.
Gross, I know. Trust me, I’ve scrubbed them and they just won’t come clean.
It was a pretty painless job, apart from my knees complaining about being on the tile while I painted. Aside from the achy knees, it was quick and easy.
What You’ll Need to Paint Your Grout
1. Polyblend Grout Renew – in the color of your choice. I used Snow White. They also make a paint pen now!
2. Small craft paintbrush or toothbrush. The instructions suggested a toothbrush, but I went with a craft brush for more precision.
3. Rag or tissue – for wiping paint off the tile
4. Krud Kutter or another degreasing cleaner
Steps to Make Your Grout White Again
1. Clean the Grout.
Scrub the grout clean before applying the grout renew. I used Krud Kutter, let it sit on the grout for a while, then wiped it up with a rag. If your grout is really dirty, use an old toothbrush to scrub it as you clean.
Let it dry completely before you apply the grout paint.
2. Paint the Grout
Brush the paint or grout stain on with a small craft brush or toothbrush. I picked the craft brush because I wanted precision and didn’t want to spend ages cleaning paint off the tiles. (Though my new vinyl tile stickers will cover them anyway, so it probably didn’t matter. I’m just a perfectionist like that.)
In short, you need a stiff-bristled brush to apply the paint precisely.
I chose “Snow White” because it isn’t a harsh, bright white, but it still reads as white next to my tiles.
3. Wipe Off Any Excess Paint from the Tiles.
I used a piece of toilet paper to wipe the paint off the tiles quickly. I worked in small sections on the bathroom floor and cleaned each one before moving on. Small sections meant one tile at a time.
4. Let It Dry.
The bottle says to wait 24 hours before using the room and 72 hours before getting it wet. So I kept the door closed and locked for a few days and we used the main bathroom instead. I could easily unlock it if anyone needed in, but it kept us from using it by accident for a few days.
It was a super quick and simple project!
It took me a couple of hours to do my small bathroom, so a larger space will take longer. But you can work on it a little each day and pick it back up later.
Here’s the before and after. What a transformation, right? Next I’m tackling the laundry room, because it’s in such bad shape!
Now it’s time to lay the peel & stick vinyl tile in the bathroom, and I can’t wait to see that transformation! Click here to see my full vision board for the girls’ bathroom refresh.
It’s coming along nicely, and I only have a few things left to finish!
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