Stone topped tables are beautiful and unique looking accent tables that you can add to your home for a touch of class. You do not have to invest a lot of money for buying a travertine table. You can makeover an old wooden table with a solid base into an attractive accent travertine table by just changing the top wood portion into a travertine slab! What is travertine? It is a naturally occurring limestone much like a marble but not so dense. The Turner Falls at Oklahoma is over a travertine stone foundation. It has some small craters which are ‘filled’ and the polished to a shiny beautiful in shades like walnut, gold, beige and ivory white. Mounted on dark wooden frames, these countertops look just great.
Usually travertine has four types of finishing – brushed, honed, polished and tumbled. You can choose the common finish which is honed. Honed and polished travertine will look shiny, smoothly finished and quite flat and even. But if you want some surface that is textured but quite flat then you can choose the brushed and tumbled kind of finishes. A travertine topped table can be the focus of your kitchen breakfast corner or look great in your dining room. There are small console tables available with travertine which looks very nice as display tables put against the wall in your home. You can use these as display tables and a beautiful curio especially some classic sculpture looks very elegant on this travertine console table.
Travertine looks warm and beautifully color flecked sometimes and more delicate and softer than marble and granite. They can etch very easily and so are not too good a choice for kitchen countertops or kitchen island countertops where you may use cutting and chopping instruments regularly. But as table tops, travertine is just fine and nice. How to clean a travertine surface? Do not use an acid base cleaner as it may react with the stone. We can use mild soap occasionally with a moist cloth and wipe it immediately. It is best to use stone cleaners that are specially made for using on stones which will not react with the travertine countertops and leave it cleaning and shining prettily.
Here are some beautiful looking travertine tables from Good Home Furniture. They look so elegant and beautiful. Hope you will bring home one for yourself?
Wonderful Looking in White
Simple in Classic Pattern
Neat Looking Patterned Table
Elegant Looking Coffee Table
Classic Looking Console Table
Another Pretty Looking Table
Beige Coloured Travertine Top
