The travertine console is having a comeback — the low, sculptural, plinth-based silhouette that defined 1970s Italian interiors. It’s the piece designers put behind a sofa or in an entryway to anchor a room in warm, honed stone. The trouble is finding the right one.
The problem with buying vintage
Search “travertine console” and you’ll mostly find vintage: authentic, yes, but at collector prices, often with chips or old repairs, and — the real dealbreaker — only in the size the original happened to be. A console lives in a tight, specific spot; a few inches too long or too tall and it doesn’t work.
Build the look new
You can have the exact vintage silhouette — plinth, waterfall or arch base, honed matte finish — cut new in solid travertine to your dimensions, with no condition risk. Same warmth and presence, sized for your entryway or sofa.
Getting it right
- Base — plinth (solid block ends), waterfall (continuous fall to the floor), or a two-arch base.
- Finish — travertine is almost always honed; we fill and seal for daily use.
- Proportion — height to sit just below your sofa back; length to your wall.
See our travertine furniture and travertine tables, explore custom stone furniture, or book a consultation to build a console to your space.
By Marcelina Funk, Founder — Marcelina Furniture Studio
