Re-gouting the tile

This was one of the first imperfections and what bothered me most about our new home, maybe even more than the pink fireplace. It was how the grout started out. At first I thought it was dirty and some elbow grease and baking soda scrub would take it out. Well it didn't take long to discover that it was not overly disgusting (which is a nice perk!) But that it was really just a horrible grout color. Seriously like a brownish pink....how do people come up with that?  Worst idea ever and it has NEVER looked good

So it stared me down, and I knew that if I ever wanted to feel like my kitchen was actually clean that it had to change,  and it had to change fast. (Eeby jeebies from a messy kitchen and all that stuff) so I started looking around and I found "grout refresh" in a small skinny bottle. I read about it first and then searched the grout section high and low. It turns out this stuff will recolor it AND seal it all at once. 2 months and a lot of coffee spills later and I still have white tiles! 

Here is how it worked:
After I picked up the grout refresh (in white) I stopped at the dollar store for a six pack of tooth brushes. A few quick lines down the tile and a little rubbing in and TADA! So much better....which is fabulous. It took me some time (sits for an hour after) to scrub off the excess either a little green scrubber without using water for 24 hrs but it was totally worth it. There are a feeling spots that were too globby and a bunch thatI will have to redo but not bad at all. For the second half of the counters I got a little lazy and went well over my 1 hour set time. ...so I just used dome 409 and an old rag to get the excess off....it worked ok but I can tell which part I took time on.

Overall the product is great and I love it,  totally worth the elbow grease and time it took! (Which wasn't that long) imaged attached!