Grout Expectations: Ways to Play With Tinted Paste

Completed on a budget of $35,000, XS House is a 355-square-foot apartment in Taipei renovated by Phoebe Sayswow Architects. Taking style cues from the acclaimed Japanese lifestyle brand Muji, the tiny apartment boasts a minimalist aesthetic with a simple palette of white walls, birch plywood surfaces, and glazed white tiles with contrasting cherry-pink grout.