The Pitfalls and Prospects of White vs Black Marble

  Creating a space that’s both practical and relaxing is hard enough without insisting that it looks good, too. Yet simply choosing your materials carefully – without necessarily changing your budget – can transform a utilitarian space into a breath-taking bathroom. The time invested in choosing the perfect stone worktop or granite tiles is particularly worthwhile if you’re hoping to increase the value of your home through your renovation. As well as adding value, stone is versatile enough to handle the conflicting roles that our bathrooms play. Rushing out of […]

Create a comfortable and easy to use outdoor worktop space with a built-in barbecue. If you love to spend time in your garden, particularly if you like sharing meals with family and friends, then you may already be wishing for a safe, clean and reliable space to prepare and serve food. If you are thinking of renovating your patio and want to make more your outdoor space and you are tired of just having tile slabs or grass. Outdoor countertops are useful to prepare food on can save you the […]

One of my personal favorites and somewhere I have personally visited is Petra in Jordan. Petra, meaning ‘stone’ in Greek, was founded around the 6th century BC partly due to it’s position as being  along a trade route and easily defensible. Many parts of the site, which is vast, are hewn directly from the mountains themselves. Due to time limitations, our visit had to be at night. We were treated to Bedouin singing and mint tea followed by a description of the site. The walk to Petra from the visitor […]