Perhaps you could place some potted orchids or bromeliads around it and mulch with coconut fibre(the stringy type). Phalaenopsis orchids would look good and like the same light levels.

Thanks for the input. We built our home which is poured concrete floors and walls and totally understand the "on your knees " jobs. We have travertine in the entire interior of our house about 1500 square feet and over 2400 sq. feet of patios and courtyard outside. Other than a few areas which have pitted and were easily filled with Traverfill it looks great. The kitchen was a poor choice for travertine even with repeated sealing. The kitchen has french doors on opposite walls and gets major walk thru traffic. I cook and bake and serve to our outdoor dining room so there are regular spills and stains. I thought of putting a floating floor on top of the tile and just raise the threshold on both french doors. The threshold is already raised to prevent water from a tropical storm from entering the house. But the doorway to the inside living room would create a tripping hazard. The tool you used sounds like a hammer drill with a special blade. We have to use a hammer drill to even put a tapcon in the wall to hang a picture. I can barely lift it. Living on St. John has it's challenges and I will have to find a porcelain tile with a travertine look, Have it shipped in and then have the tile removed. It sounds like it could be done in a week if I have all the materials ready to go, including the laborers. We will have to put 4 x 8 sheets of plywood against the cabinets to prevent damage from the drill and tile removal. Sounds like I should have the tile jacked while my husband is away. I appreciate the advice. It just confirms what I imagined would be required to have a new floor. I attached a picture before we finished the house as the tile was completed.

I'd say art! You want to put it lower than your tapestry (which is great too!), seems a bit too high. Something brighter that won't fade into the background. You can always change pillows to go with the art, or blend the colors you already have. Just an example... Art is so personal!

The edging is a subterranean plastic edging that is pinned to the grade with metal spikes. The old school method is creating a subterranean perimeter bead/band of concrete that retains the pavers. (Every google image I've seen of the concrete restraint, I would consider improper. The proper way is more vertical than horizontal, or it will not last.)