insideKENT Magazine Issue 20 - Sep/Oct 2013 | Page 57

HOME+GARDEN Vanessa Grape INTERIOR DESIGN BOUTIQUE Run by founder Natasha Lade, Kent-based interior design boutique Vanessa Grape sells inspirational soft furnishings that have each been designed using cleverly coordinated colours and luxurious fabrics. Champion of all things colour, the business was set up in November last year to inspire people to brighten up their neutral interiors. "We believe that everyone takes pleasure from a beautiful interior that boasts elements of the ‘wow’ factor," explains Natasha. The online boutique has been designed to aid people and encourage them to be more con?dent when choosing the right colours for their home. It is the Vanessa Grape ethos that we are surrounded by beautiful colours in the natural world, so why not bring them indoors? And, by simply adding colour into your interior design, you can do just that. A desired atmosphere or a certain feeling can be created within any one room, namely as colour has such a direct effect on our moods and emotions. Vanessa Grape recognises that each client is working with a different budget and has their own individual taste. Therefore, the online boutique has been designed to guide and inspire you to choose new colours and accessories for your home. In addition to the online boutique range, bespoke interior design advice can also be provided on a consultancy basis. An important part of their service is getting to know more about each client, their lifestyle and personal requirements. It just shows you don't have to be especially con?dent or have a natural ?air for interior design to create a stunning home. Here, the design team will guide you and ensure you ?nd exactly what you're looking for. The Vanessa Grape range of handmade British products are of the ?nest quality and their home accessories are carefully designed and created in their UK studio. Further still, they stock a wellconsidered, complementary range of fragranced home products from True Grace, whose home fragrance products capture an essence of England and are made in the UK from the ?nest natural ingredients. Vanessa Grape agrees that as well as colour, scent is strongly associated with memory and emotions, so quality candles and room diffusers are important home accessories too. As well as the fantastic online boutique, Sevenoaks-based Vanessa Grape also stocks their products in local shops. A selection of their stunning products feature in the National Trust shop at Ightham Mote – a prestigious property and quite possibly one of the most beautiful places to shop in Kent. If you would like to ?nd out more information about Vanessa Grape and their products you can contact Natasha and her team by email: [email protected]. As well as keeping up to date with Vanessa Grape's news on Facebook: facebook.com/vanessagrape and Twitter: @vanessagrape, make sure you check out their lifestyle updates via their regular blog at www.vanessagrape.co.uk. www.insidekentmagazine.co.uk 57