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Pymble House

Luxury Hamptons-Style Home Featuring Classic Travertine

This stunning property in Sydney’s leafy suburbs showcases the timeless elegance of Classic Travertine Tumbled, elevating its outdoor living areas. Our longtime clients chose this premium natural stone for its neutral beige tones, perfectly complementing their Hamptons-style home.

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Sophisticated and Safe Poolside & Alfresco Areas

The tumbled finish of Classic Travertine creates a refined foundation for resort-style outdoor entertaining. With a P3 slip rating, it ensures safety and style around the swimming pool, alfresco area, and outdoor pathways.

The natural stone provides an elegant base that allows the crisp white architecture and lush landscaping to stand out. Extending seamlessly across the pool surrounds, alfresco entertaining areas and pathways, Classic Travertine creates a cohesive outdoor environment that balances everyday practicality with the relaxed sophistication of Hamptons-style living.

The warm beige hues of the travertine contrast beautifully with the navy blue accents in the outdoor furniture, harmonizing with interior design elements visible through the expansive glass doors.

This natural stone provides an elegant base that allows the crisp white architecture and lush landscaping to stand out.

Perfect for Australia's Climate & Outdoor Luxury

Classic Travertine is ideal for Australia’s climate, as it remains cool underfoot, making it perfect for poolside relaxation during hot summer days. The custom coping and pavers create a seamless, cohesive look throughout the outdoor spaces, adding both functionality and style.

Beyond its visual appeal, Classic Travertine offers long-term durability and low-maintenance performance, making it well suited to high-use residential environments. Its natural variation and timeless character ensure the outdoor spaces remain both functional and elegant while complementing the home’s refined architectural style.

This project highlights why Classic Travertine remains a top choice for residential landscaping. Its durability, natural beauty, and ability to blend effortlessly with Hamptons-style homes make it the ultimate selection for sophisticated outdoor living spaces.

Project Highlights

Classic Travertine Pool Surrounds in Pymble, Sydney

Located in Pymble, Sydney, this Hamptons-style residence showcases the timeless appeal of Classic Travertine across pool surrounds, alfresco entertaining areas and outdoor pathways. The tumbled finish introduces natural texture and warm neutral tones, creating a cohesive connection between the home’s architecture, landscaping and outdoor living spaces.

With its durable, slip-resistant surface and ability to remain cool underfoot, Classic Travertine is ideally suited to Australian outdoor environments. The project demonstrates how natural stone can combine practicality with timeless design, creating elegant spaces for everyday family living and entertaining.

Sareen Stone supplies premium travertine paving, pool coping and natural stone products for residential and commercial projects across Sydney and Australia.

 

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Create lasting beauty and functionality with products designed for both aesthetics and strength.

Classic Travertine tiles, pavers and coping for indoor and outdoor spaces in Australia

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FAQs

What natural stone was used in the Pymble House project?

The project features First Choice Classic Travertine Tumbled across the pool surrounds, alfresco entertaining areas and outdoor pathways, creating a cohesive Hamptons-style outdoor setting.

Why was Classic Travertine chosen for this home?

Classic Travertine was selected for its warm beige tones, natural texture and timeless appearance, making it the perfect complement to the home’s Hamptons-inspired architecture and landscaped gardens.

Is Classic Travertine suitable for pool surrounds?

Yes. The tumbled finish provides a P3 slip rating, making it a durable and practical choice for pool surrounds, outdoor entertaining areas and pathways.

Why is travertine popular for Hamptons-style homes?

Travertine’s soft neutral colour palette, natural texture and timeless character complement the relaxed elegance of Hamptons-style architecture while providing long-lasting outdoor performance.

Does travertine stay cool underfoot?

Yes. One of the key benefits of Classic Travertine is its ability to remain relatively cool underfoot in warm weather, making it ideal for poolside areas and outdoor living spaces.

Can Classic Travertine be used in other residential landscaping projects?

Yes. Classic Travertine is suitable for a wide range of residential applications, including pool surrounds, alfresco entertaining areas, garden pathways, outdoor paving and architectural landscaping throughout Sydney and Australia.

TAKE US THROUGH THE INITIAL STAGES WHEN YOU WERE DESIGNING THE HOME.

We were very fortunate to work with the noted Southern Highlands Architect, Martin McGrane, on the creative design and layout of our home. Together with Martin, we created a beautiful, contemporary open plan home to enjoy with our family and friends.  This is our forever home.

Through a friend of ours, we came across an interior designer, and a beautiful outdoor material, the Cathedral Limestone, which we just fell in love with. We worked closely with Peta Daniel, Interior Designer from Daniel Baker Design, based in Sydney.  Which was wonderful, Peta just got us and what we were wanting to achieve in our home and helped us to make it a reality, in the selection of materials and finishes.

 

WERE THERE CERTAIN PEOPLE/PLACES THAT YOU TOOK INSPIRATION FROM WHEN DESIGNING/BUILDING THE HOME?

We were looking for a contemporary design, however, I didn’t want it to be too modern.  Inspired by a property in LA, that my husband came across, which we took some concepts from and added our ideas, and made it our own.

The LA contemporary look and detail leading into the house from the front door was something that we just loved.  Along with having one row of tiles that runs along the inside of the glass sliding doors leading into the living/dining room from the alfresco space was also a unique detail we wanted to include.

WHAT WERE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES YOU FACED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING PROCESS?

The build started in February 2020, and with all the delays throughout COVID, material delays, supplier issues, constant rain, mud pools, you name it, we had it!  Encountering all the possible elements, it felt like we were living in gumboots most of the time during the build.  It took 3 years to build the property, and 8 months just to get the roof on!

We had a deadline for our home to be finished by, which was our daughters’ wedding, being held in March 2023.

There were delays happening everywhere, including issues and delays with the quarry who were providing the Limestone that was to be used in all the outdoor areas surrounding the property.  We had chosen Cathedral Limestone in an alfresco finish with a lovely organic distressed finish on the edge, that we knew would complement the other natural materials we were using.  Time was of the essence, and it came to crunch time and the quarry could not provide a guaranteed time of delivery.  We thought what a disaster!

 

TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH SAREEN STONE.. AND HOW THE TEAM HELPED TO OVERCOME THE SUPPLY ISSUE WITH THE CATHEDRAL LIMESTONE.

Working closely with Michael Mastro, from Sareen Stone, he had been in constant contact updating me as best he could.  Then an alternative solution was presented, another Limestone of the same size and finish, with similar tones, which I hoped would work and arrive in time.  Sareen Stone had been behind the scenes working closely with another quarry, to create a new product ‘Lavarosa Anticato’, just for our project, so that we had a solution and were able to finish our home in time for our daughter’s wedding.

When the material arrived, we couldn’t have been happier.  We just loved the Lavarosa Anticato, and it worked so well with our colour palette, and love it even more than our previous selection.  We were over the moon!

 

DESIGNER COMMENTS:

Working with Kate and Eugene on this project was wonderful. They were passionate about the overall design but also the finer details and the interplay of the natural materials with the surrounding landscape.

It was very important that the natural material palette was harmonious, and that each element was both complementary and warm.

I’ve worked with Michael from Sareen Stone on a number of projects and have always been impressed with his professional advice and clear communication. The magnificent home warmly wrapped with the “Lavarosa Anticato” is simply stunning.   A beautiful project!

Peta Daniel, Daniel Baker Design

 

IN COLLABORATION WITH:

Interior Designer:  Daniel Baker Design, 0414 341 778
Architecture:  Martin McGrane Architects, 0412 242 253
Photography and short film:  Bolt Media, 0426 607 040