Noce Travertine

Noce takes its name from the Italian for walnut, which causes some confusion because we also sell a stone called Walnut. Of the two, Noce is the lighter and more even: a warm mid-brown, sometimes described as milk chocolate or coffee with cream, with softer banding and fewer dark streaks. It is a tumbled travertine with open pits and eased, rounded edges, and it lays out very consistently because the color does not swing much between pieces. Designers use it where a brown deck is wanted without the heaviness of Walnut, and it goes well with terracotta roofs, tan stucco and cedar.

What is here

The 40 products break down as 23 coping, 16 pavers and one tread. Coping profiles are bullnose, eased edge and remodel, in 4x9, 6x12, 12x12, 12x24, 14x24, 16x24, 24x36 and 16x48. Pavers are 12x12, 16x16, 12x24, 16x24, 24x24, 24x36, 24x48 and 36x36, tumbled, in 1-1/4" and 2". The 24x72 tread at 2" is used for steps, seat walls and the top of a raised spa. Noce also appears in tumbled French pattern sets sold in the French pattern collection.

Sizes that suit Noce

Because the tone is so even, Noce is one of the few brown travertines that looks good in large formats. A field of 24x24 pavers in a stacked grid with 12x24 eased edge coping gives a calm, contemporary brown deck, and 24x48 works for a walkway with minimal joints. For a traditional freeform pool, 6x12 bullnose coping with 16x24 pavers in a running bond is the standard order. On steps, use the 24x72 tread with the tumbled edge facing out. The coping size guide matches coping length to pool shape and the travertine buying guide covers grading and what to expect in a crate.

Noce next to other stones

Noce is on the walnut color page alongside Walnut, which is darker and more streaked. Against it, Country Classic is lighter and more mixed. A common two-tone deck is Noce coping and border around an Ivory field, which reads softer than the Walnut and Ivory combination. If you like the brown but want a smooth surface, there is no direct marble equivalent; Corsica Cream is the nearest warm marble tone.