Buying Travertine Floors

Travertine Natural Color Variations

Travertine Floors are available in a wide variety of colors. When choosing the flooring for you, it is important to take into account your own personal taste. The color should suit your home and should add the effect to your home decor that you wish for it to have. For example, one popular color, Walnut Travertine, can have a different affect than ivory. walnut travertine floor tiles are a darker, almost brown color that can change the mood and feel of the home environment. Ivory travertine is lighter and adds a classic elegant look. Other popular colors besides walnut travertine, like Oro Crema, add a neutral tint, making for a more traditional, warm feeling. Other popular travertine colors include brown,  gold, vanilla , and cream.

Honed Travertine Tile

Honed travertine floor tiles are achieved by polishing  the stone much like granite or marble. It often results in a smooth, shiny, and flat surface. Polished and honed surfaces are among the most popular and can be used to create a refined and finished look within the home or any other room or building.

Tumbled Travertine Tile

Tumbled travertine mosaic tile, unlike honed and polished, are not as smooth and shiny. They are offer a flat finished and are much more porous and textured than honed travertine tile. Though these styles are not as popular as the honed and polished looks, tumbled travertine mosaic tile and brushed tiles can still add style and texture to any home. Tumbled travertine is often used in kitchen backsplashes, fireplaces, showers and tub surrounds.

Where to Install Travertine Tile

Travertine floor tiles can be used in virtually any location within or outside  the home. They can also be used in buildings, offices, and bathrooms. Travertine tile flooring is perfect for showers, countertops, tile backsplashes, and outdoor patio areas. Travertine floors are also widely used in upscale office buildings, shopping malls, airports, resorts and schools due to it’s incredible beauty and durability.