If you're planning renovations or building a new home, a wonderful and elegant material to incorporate into the design is travertine tiles. You can uplift virtually all areas with the lovely textures and colours of this natural stone. Consider the following benefits.

Warm Ambience

Natural stone tiles can sometimes evoke a cold feeling — travertine, though, is one of the warmest rock types. It comes in beige, fawn, ivory, pink, and other rustic hues. For the warmest ambience, select shades such as a golden-tan or creamy peach. As well as the earthy hues, another reason for its inherent warm character is the textured surface. Travertine has holes and pits, which add texture when used outdoors, around a pool deck, for instance. If you're installing tiles indoors, however, you can install polished tiles with a smoother surface.

Safer for Bathrooms

Travertine helps to create safer bathrooms by offering traction. Tiles can become slippery and dangerous when wet, and textured travertine will provide grip to keep everyone safe. If you have young children, ask about sealants with non-slip additives. Make sure also to follow sealing recommendations. 

Versatile 

Travertine is a versatile stone that you can arrange virtually anywhere in the home. With protective sealants, it's resilient enough to create floors in kitchens and bathrooms. Due to its natural warmth, you can lay this stone in living areas also, covering it with a rug for extra cosiness. However, travertine can wear in high traffic areas, so a carpet runner comes in handy. Other stone tiles with a colder aesthetic don't fit so well into all areas of the home. 

Unite Indoors and Outdoors

One way to unite your indoor and outdoor living spaces is to continue a material, colour, or texture in both. Because travertine is so hardy, you can lay it across your pool deck and patio. By repeating the stone flooring, you can bring together your home and garden. 

Offers Shape and Size Variations

While large square travertine evokes a classic look, you'll have plenty of other size and shape options, which you can combine into patterns. For example, mix square and rectangular tiles in various sizes to form an ashlar pattern, or line up long rectangular tiles to create a herringbone design. 

Thus, travertine offers a range of benefits around a home. It generates a warm aesthetic and provides safe traction. With a range of sizes and shapes, you can fit this versatile stone virtually anywhere on your property, both inside and outside.

For more information, contact a natural stone tile supplier.

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