You can confidently use travertine for interior design with great colour, finish, and pattern options. When you learn the characteristics of travertine, you would prefer it for home design. You can use travertine in the bathroom, kitchen, and even in the living room.
Travertine is a type of limestone deposited by hot springs and it has a fibrous or concentric appearance and can be found in white, cream, tan, and some other rusty varieties. Travertine is chosen as a building and decoration material after the marble. It has similarities with marble, we can say it’s a less ripened form of marble. One of the most remarkable travertines we know in open area is in Pamukkale, Turkey where you can see spectacular travertine structures with hot springs. You can find more details on the website of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Characteristics
Travertine has great colour options from white to dark brown. If you decide to use travertine in your home, you will have a vast diversity of colour, pattern, and finish options. It is available in four different finishes including polished, honed, brushed, and tumbled.
Besides, travertine is resistant to frost. This makes it an ideal choice for buildings in northern regions. We shouldn’t forget the durability of marble in high-traffic areas. You can safely use travertine in areas having high traffic in your home. Another advantage of travertine is its ease of processing. You can polish it without any issue. This enables us to create travertine products with high accuracy and flawless design. And it’s easy to maintain. You can protect this stone with a simple initial coating with self-polishing wax and you will protect it from future damages in the future.
Spaces to Use
Travertine has been used for thousands of years throughout history. You can see a great number of historical buildings and monuments made from travertine.
You can use travertine on the floors, countertops, and showers. One of the spaces to use travertine is bathroom vanity tops. Travertine is so popular for these areas for interior design, and many times enhanced with travertine sinks. Besides, if you are looking for depth in your bathroom design travertine is the answer. It will create a royal look in your bathroom. You can choose another less frequent choice for travertine which is travertine tiles in the living room. However, if you are living in a place where the weather is too hot, maybe a travertine tile is the best option in your living room. And, with different colour and finish varieties, you can choose travertine for your kitchen countertops.
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