Travertine floor tile has surged in popularity for use in kitchens and other places around the home and for good reason. It is relatively inexpensive, easy to maintain, tough and very beautiful.
Travertine is neither a marble nor a limestone, although it is sold as such often. Easy to cut and polish, Travertine has been a building staple for thousands of years. While it is soft enough to be so easy to work with, it is also extremely durable and when taken care of can outlast most other types of flooring tiles.
Typically, the travertine tiles come with a number of pits, which when installed can add a certain "rustic flair" to the room. You can also purchase the tiles as a "filled and honed" item, which will eliminate the need to have the voids covered, and aid in sealing the travertine.
If you do go with an unfilled tile, each of the voids will have to be filled with an unsanded grout, typically at the same time as the whole floor is grouted over. Unfilled tiles will have a bit more of a pitted look than the filled and honed, and though may be uneven, can actually prove to be safer as they have less of a skid potential than the highly polished tiles.
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