This Luxurybath page is designed to help you find the latest deals and variety of types of travertine sinks available online.Travertine is a building material that has been used by the ancient Egyptians and Romans in their architectural designs. Travertine is distinguished by its "honeycomb" structure. Travertine is a sedimentary rock that is formed much like marble, with lake and sea sediment that hardens into stone.
This durable, stable stone gives a classic element to any bathroom design. In recent years, the use of travertine sinks is becoming ever more popular in contemporary bath designs, and travertine sinks are becoming the top selling natural stone sink types.
Origins, colors and types of Travertine sinks
Travertine stone is quarried from many different areas throughout the world. More popular areas in which travertine sinks come from are Mexico, Iran and Turkey. Some very high-end travertine stone sinks come from Italy.
Travertine comes in natural and warm colors, such as beige, white, red and walnut, although styles are also available. Italian travertine also has deep variations of browns.
Many different types of travertine vessel sinks are available – from polished travertine vessel sinks or honed travertine basins. Because of the stone variations of some travertine, these stone sinks cannot be polished to a very high gloss. Honed surface sinks are a very popular type of sink, and are often selected for travertine washbasins or even bathtubs.
You can select a variety of styles of travertine sink, including basins, bowls, travertine vessel sinks, drop-in sinks, vessel sinks with lips, wall-mounted sinks, pedestal sinks, standard travertine bathroom sinks, and travertine farmhouse sinks.
Caring for Travertine sinks
It is commonly perceived that travertine is porous, scratches easily, and can break easily. However, this is not necessarily the truth. In fact, travertine sinks are not very porous – the stone is just as dense as most compact limestone (which in turn are denser than marble). Using a good-quality stone sealant is advisable to help eliminate the absorbency factor., even though it’s naturally limited. In most cases, one application of a stone impregnator will work just fine.
If your travertine sink has a polished surface, this means it is much less porous. Unpolished travertine sinks for your luxury bath are more porous, which makes them susceptible to staining and moisture absorption. With any high-end travertine sink, we recommend cleaning spills immediately, and ensuring that surface deposits of water bi-products such as calcium, salt, lime or detergents do not build up on your stone sink.
Travertine sinks add a natural and unique look to the design, and provide an elegant look to a redesigned bathroom space. Whether you choose the smallest basin or the largest bath, each piece is one of a kind due to the natural variation of this ancient material.
