French Pattern

What is a French pattern paver?

A French pattern paver set combines squares and rectangles of different sizes in proportions that fit together into a repeating module. Laid out, the module reads as a random, hand-set floor with no long straight joint lines, which is the look of old European courtyards and terraces. Because the sizes come together in one set, a single French pattern order covers the whole pattern instead of buying each size separately.

Is French pattern the same as Versailles pattern?

French pattern and Versailles pattern usually describe the same layout. The name Versailles comes from the parquet and stone floors associated with the French palace, and both terms point to the same multi-size set. The layout drawing on each listing shows the exact sizes in that set.

Which travertine colors come in a French pattern?

French pattern travertine is the classic version, and every travertine set here is tumbled, which softens the edges and gives an aged, Old World surface that suits the pattern. Light colors include Light Standard, Light Select, Chiaro, Latte and Country Classic, browns include Walnut, Noce and Mocha Noce, and Silver brings a cool gray. Walnut is a warm caramel brown with darker movement, Noce a deeper chocolate brown with lighter tan swirls, and Country Classic a rustic blend of cream, ivory and walnut tones with rust and gray spots. Antico Onyx adds a gray-toned travertine set.

What marble and limestone sets are there?

French pattern marble sets come in a wider range of finishes than travertine. Leathered sets include Mist White, Royal Beige and Vanilla Shadow, sandblasted sets include Atlantic Silver, a light silver-gray, Azure Breeze, a blue-gray to charcoal marble with lighter veining, and Harbor Blue, and Bianco Turco is fine picked. Fantasia Blanca and Tahoe come tumbled, Wynwood Gray brushed, Calacatta and Queen Beige fine textured, Ocean Antique antiqued, and Moon Grey has a nano finish. Limestone French patterns include Shell Reef and Paris, tumbled, and Myra Shellstone, brushed.

Where does this layout work best?

A French pattern suits large, open areas where its irregular rhythm has room to show: patios, pool decks, courtyards, terraces and garden paths. Many of the sets here are also listed for interior floors, so the same pattern can run from a kitchen or living room out to the terrace, which gives a Mediterranean or French country home a continuous floor. Single-size travertine and marble pavers, such as 16x24 pavers, suit the same spaces when a simpler grid is wanted.

Which sets are listed for pool decks?

Most French pattern sets here are listed for pool and spa areas, including tumbled travertines such as Chiaro, Latte, Walnut, Mocha Noce, Country Classic and Silver, Mist White leathered, Azure Breeze, Harbor Blue and Atlantic Silver sandblasted marble, Bianco Turco fine picked marble, and Paris and Myra Shellstone limestone. A French pattern around a pool frames the water with a softer, more natural look, and pool coping is in pool copings. Single-size pavers in the same stones are in travertine pavers and stone pavers.