Best travertine coffee tables

Top pick: the Albie Travertine Rectangular Coffee Table at Pottery Barn. It's the most convincing travertine look of the bunch — a real stone slab on a blond oak base, at a size that works in front of a standard sofa. The trade-off is that it's heavy and wants a hand with delivery.

Who the others suit:

• Homary's Travertine Coffee Table — a compact square for smaller living rooms or a tight seating group.
• Deon Beige Travertine Coffee Table — a low, chunky square if you like a monolithic, sculptural look.
• Organic Travertine Round — a big round top for a curved sofa or a room that needs softening.
• Kasha and Leonardo (travertine top, walnut/dark oak base) — the warmest, most furniture-like options if you want wood to carry the room.
• Rustic Small Round — the smallest footprint, good for a reading nook.
• Tavora Beige Ribbed Square — the statement piece, if you have the space and want texture.
• ONBRILL drum table — a travertine-texture look rather than stone; fine as a budget stand-in, not the real thing.

One caution: the Amata at The Citizenry is real Italian travertine but has very poor buyer ratings, so I'd skip it.