Travertine Mosaics

Home Improvement: Information about Travertine Mosaics

Travertine mosaics are popular to many people today as a material that is used in beautifying the walls, bathrooms, backsplashes, floors, countertops and exteriors of houses. Created from stone, travertine is a cross of limestone and marble which has been known as a material used in many buildings thousands of years ago because of its quality and the ease that it provides masons in shaping the stone according to what is required. 

How to Distinguish Travertine

The usual colors of travertine stone mosaics are beige, reddish brown and ivory and it comes to a lot of textures. In terms of the texture, it depends on how you want the level of finish to be. There’s honed, polished, tumbled or brushed to choose from. Polished are those with a smooth feel and have the same appearance of marble. If honed, the stone is smooth still but it’s more like a matte finish. Lastly, if the tile is tumbled or bushed, variations of texture can be expected by others having troughs or pitted holes.

Where It Can Be Installed

The versatile travertine mosaic tiles can be used or installed in almost all areas of the house.  Kitchen wall tiles and countertops are among the most common choices but travertine is used as well by many people for floor tile installation, backsplashes as well as patios and walkways. Since travertine mosaics are not difficult to shape or cut compared to other types of stone materials, it can suit any spaces where some less malleable materials don’t fit.

Travertine stone mosaics are easy to find but if you can’t get the specific sizes, colors, designs or shapes, Imperial Tile & Stone is ready to help you find the right material. Browse the wide selection of travertine stones and you sure would find the one you’ve been looking for.