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  The numbers of styles of Caesarstone worktop available make them a great choice not just for many kitchens – but for specific places in the kitchens. For example, if your worktop is hugging the walls around the kitchen, you may want something subtle. However, you may have an island in the kitchen or a standalone bar, on top of which your Caesarstone worktop can draw the eye and focus into this centrepiece.

This week I have been mostly looking at Roman Aqueducts. The first, the Aqua Appia was built in 312 BC to provide the populace of Rome up to 75,537 cubic meters of water per day. The amazing thing about this structure is that the majority of it’s length was subterranean and dropped only 10m throughout it’s entirety. Aqueducts move water through gravity alone and the Aqua Appia, built from stone, brick and the special volcanic element pozzuolona also afforded itself protection by it’s underground construction. During the Samnite wars, the […]

  Once upon a time marble was only used for palaces and important places of worship. While modern technologies have made marble surprisingly affordable, none of the beauty or history of the stone is lost. Here are 3 of our favourite marble buildings, and some quirky tips for bringing their style into your home.