To go along with my early spring cleaning/organizing I wanted to tackle my grout! We have quite a bit of tile in our home. The bathrooms, the kitchen, and the laundry room. The house is 8 years old and I’m not sure if the tile was just never sealed or if it’s just dirty after all these years. Either way, I was going to rid it of the yuckiness!
I came across a Pin that did not link but had a grout cleaner recipe pasted with the picture. I decided to give it a try. I figured if it didn’t work I would just go to Lowe’s and buy a real grout cleaner.
I am so happy that I gave it a try! It actually worked!! And all of the chemicals I used were kid friendly so my kiddos got to help too…which they thought was so much fun!
We started in the kitchen
…and then tackled the master bathroom floor
Can you see the difference?!?! The grout looks as good as new!! I seriously was amazed!
I’m going over the grout with this grout sealer that we had left over from laying travertine in our Georgia house. This was bought at Home Depot. Here is a link to what they currently have now: Grout & Tile Sealer.
- 7 cups water
- ½ cup baking soda
- ⅓ cup lemon juice (or ammonia – I am not a fan of this so I stuck with the lemon juice)
- ¼ cup vinegar
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl or bucket
- Use a toothbrush to apply to grout and scrub clean
- Use a dry washcloth to wipe up excess
I’d love it if you would Pin this post if you found it helpful! May everyone who has tile have clean grout!!
Happy Cleaning!
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You have no idea how badly I need this in my life!!!! My shower grout is beyond embarrassing. I’m bustin’ this out before the week is over for sure!
haha! Good Luck!!
I cleaned my shower yesterday with Lime Away and decided to spray some on some grout in a different room. I used a toothbrush to scrub it…it worked but didn’t seem to get it as clean as the homemade mixture!
Let me know how yours turns out!!
Yikes I did something wrong, I saw this same formula and the person said let it sit an hour then wipe away…. I see no change. I notice yours says to scrub but I’m seeing buckets and wash clothes- true dummy here- did you spray directly on the grout or mop the floor by hand? Did you let it sit before tooth rushing it?
Hi Tiffany! I actually didn’t even spray it! I just got the toothbrush wet and started scrubbing! It did take some elbow grease and going back and forth over the same grout line a couple of times – but all in all it was super easy! I had a wash cloth beside me and just wiped up the realllly dirty water/formula from the grout! Best of luck! Let me know if you have any other questions! **I also was cleaning my shower one day with Lime Away and noticed a spot on the tile/grout that was dirty…so I sprayed that and scrubbed with the toothbrush and that seemed to work as well…just not kid friendly and could possibly stain the grout
THANK YOU so much for this recipe. I used this recipe plus a good sturdy scrub brush on my 6 month old tile grout which is a light beige and my OLD floor which I think was white tile grout. It worked WONDERS!
The old tile was in the house prior to us moving in 3 years agoand it looked dirty and nearly brown. It is now a nice white color!!! THANKS
Hi CJ!! I’m so glad it worked so well for you too!! My husband still thinks I’m crazy because I comment about how awesome our floors look every.single.day!! But I’m just so happy that they floors look new without replacing them!!
This is wonderful! Thanks! I pinned it. Rhondda
Awesome!! Thank yo so much Rhondda!! So glad you stopped by!!
i did this when my wife went on a business trip & she came in the door & thought i had painted the walls! i started doing about 4 square feet – went to bed & was amazed at the grout & the tile in the morning. i used vinegar not ammonia. i also used baking soda to get ink from an exploding pen out of a new dining room table.
Ohh that’s the best news! Congrats!! I’m so glad your wife was happy too!
I still admire my clean grout daily!! 
It’s the little things in life! 
*thanks for the tip about baking soda and ink!! I will definitely keep that one in mind should I have ink to get out someday!! Thanks for stopping by!!
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I am going to give this a try tonight! Thank you for the inspiration! I’ve been postponing dealing with the grout in my bathrooms long enough!
Good luck!!!