Hello Kathryn, Encaustic cement tiles need to be sealed before usage. And for regular maintenance PH neutral soap should be used. The following link has several video tutorials and explanations that may help you: http://www.cement-tiles.com/cement-tiles-installation-maintenance/index.php Kind regards, Mosaic del Sur

Hi Lucy, For a toilet floor a darker grey grout would be best to hide any stains or spills. However from your photo the base colour of the tile looks quite beige, so a coloured grout like the BAL Micromax2 in Lime would be a good option, this will keep a heritage look whilst being more practical than an off-white. If you'd like to test a few options, we offer grout sticks in our stores which you can take home and lay next to the tile in the actual light of your bathroom to help you decide and make sure it's a good match before purchasing.

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Hi there, Our team at London Mosaic could help you with some of this. Contact us at: info@londonmosaic.com or 020 82911557 If you would like to take a look at our gallery, here is the link - We have lots of designs that may interest you. https://www.londonmosaic.com/gallery-victorian-and-modern-mosiac-tiling.htm#!tag=all&page=1 Let us know if we can help with anything further. Kind Regards, London Mosaic