Food ingredients and herbs on kitchen countertop

As granite worktops make their way into more London homes, people are asking: can stone really be clean? The answer is a solid YES! and as a result, this food safe material is being found in commercial spaces, such as restaurants and hotels, as well as family homes. Here’s how to keep your granite worktops clean enough to eat off.

  For most families, their home is the biggest single investment they will ever make. It’s also the place where they live, love and raise a family so there are a lot emotions bound up in the financial risks and rewards. As a result, it’s imperative that you consider the financial implications when you invest in a new kitchen or bathroom: will a marble worktop add value to your property? Is Quarella really just as good? If you sold tomorrow, would the new buyer rip out all your hard work? […]

I have always loved Menhir. Whether this is because of their connection to Asterix’s best pal, the menhir sculptor Obelix or because of their form signalling towards a time long forgotten. Indeed, it seems that the theories that abound trying to explain the significance of the menhirs are almost as numerous as the stones themselves. Menhirs are large upright standing stones, which can be found singularly or as part of much larger groups. They are spread across Europe, Africa and Asia, though most densely in Ireland, Britain and Brittany where […]