No, that sample is not typical in my experience. Generally it has much less red, more of the gold/yellows, (and many of those would be lighter) and occasional grey/black. Even with enhancer, I have never seen it look like that.

I have shopped Scabos in the past year as well as a lot 4-5 yrs ago when we built. At our area suppliers (southern CA) "Scabos" is considered "the gold one" and is generally lighter (but gold) in overall look.

I agree with lv r golden. We considered it and it was in no way as vibrant as that picture implies. It looked very "flat" to me. No depth like the pic you posted either. And all the varieties we looked at had too much gold/orange in them.

I have it and will post some pictures. I ordered more than I needed and picked out what I wanted. Here are my kitchen backsplash pics.

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I have been in almost one year and loving my new kitchen!

Wow That is beautiful! Is it sealed or have any enhancer? Maybe that would bring out the color more?

I think Chiefneil has large scabos on his kitchen floor. He may have an email link.

Great memory there houseful! Here's some photos of my scabos floor. All the other scabos I've seen since I had mine installed is much less colorful and more like a blonde travertine except with the distinct scabos graining. If you decide to go with the scabos be sure to inspect your actual batch to see if it's what you want as the color seems to vary significantly batch to batch.

My memory is fuzzy but I think this next picture was prior to final honing and sealing which is why it looks so dull and dusty.

Gorgeous! There are so many new members on here since you built your house that I think you should post all your pictures again!! They'll be blown away!

Peytonroad: Thanks for posting your backsplash a year ago. I fell in love and used the inspiration to make a request from my builder. I have travertine with a pencil liner one row up from my granite. I love it!!

Here's our Scabos Travertine tile that we used in our master bathroom. (I wouldn't want this smooth finish in a kitchen, but I love it for my bathroom.)

I called the manufacturer and he said that the reds/golds/blacks only make up 5 to 10% of a batch. The sample that I posted is sealed with an enhancer that brings out the darker, more contrasting colors. So, I'm getting a sample from them as well as a couple places around town just to see the variation.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts and beautiful examples!

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Scrapbook, isn't it funny how a picture of someone elses idea can shape our own!

No I did not seal my stone. Has not been a problem either. I also wanted the pits to be seen in my stone so I taped each 3by6 piece and had them groutover the tape. Gorgeous! I had more than 5-15% in my batches. I bought from Charles Luckstone in VA.