insideKENT Magazine Issue 67 - October 2017 | Page 133

INTERIORS NEPTUNE – Rooms to Be Lived In THERE’S A REASON THAT NEPTUNE’S LIVING ROOMS ARE CALLED SO. THEY’RE ROOMS TO BE LIVED IN, TO LAUGH IN, TO RELAX IN, PERHAPS MORE THAN ANY OTHER ROOM IN THE HOME. AT NEPTUNE, WHILE THEY BELIEVE IN TREATING EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR INTERIORS AS LIVING SPACES, THEY ALSO KNOW THAT THE LIVING ROOM WILL ALWAYS BE THE PLACE WHERE EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE FLOCKS TO WHEN THEY’RE IN NEED OF TRUE DOWN TIME. SO, IT’S IMPORTANT TO UPDATE YOUR SPACE ONCE IN A WHILE – TO KEEP IT FRESH, TO KEEP IT ALIVE AND TO MAXIMISE COMFORT. Changes to a living room’s aesthetic can be as radical or as simple as you please. You might wish to go down the path of a total overhaul, where every aspect is reconsidered and potentially replaced. A refresh, however, doesn’t necessarily require such drastic action. Paint is one of the most versatile layers of a home – it’s a way to introduce new colour across a large expanse and at relatively little cost. Furthermore, it can be used on a smaller scale, to repaint furniture, or to colour in elements like window and door frames. Lastly, never forget the power of accessories. Used in isolation, they’ll certainly provide an update, but they work best when they’re brought into a room with a good amount of thought. That way, they’ll complement your current interior while offering a point of difference and work alongside your other updates bringing the entire look together beautifully, purposefully, and with just the right amount of impact for the new season and beyond. Teal may be the colour for autumn/winter 2017 at Neptune, but their paint collection houses a further 28 core colours to explore, as well as seasonal shades in a paint archive that they’ve painstakingly curated and stored for safe keeping. Neptune Canterbury Wincheap CT1 3TY 01227 209300 [email protected] Paint considered, why not think about replacing a key piece of living room furniture such as a sofa to inject a large dose of change, or bringing in a new armchair if your sofa has many years of comfort and relaxation left to offer. You could even think about purchasing fabric by the metre to have an existing sofa, armchair or footstool reupholstered, or to create new curtains, cushions or other soft textiles to accent your chosen scheme. Neptune Tonbridge 1-2 Tannery Road TN9 1RF 01732 351866 [email protected] www.neptune.com 133