For instance, paving stones are great for sprucing up patios, walkways and firepit areas. They offer a good range of design aesthetics, too. Are you partial to natural stones? Perhaps you prefer ...

Looking like a series of squashed Rubik's Cubes and giving walkers the impression they are faced with a mountain of steps to climb, the 'crazy paving' has been met with a decidedly mixed reception.

critics said Sections of sinking and broken block paving laid under a scheme branded "bonkers and crazy" are to be replaced with tarmac. The paving was laid by North East Lincolnshire Council at ...