Vineyard Styling

Wouldn't we all like to live in Napa?  Grow our own grapes, and sit out amongst the vines in the evening, of course we would! Maybe we all can't live on a Napa estate, but you can bring a touch of Napa into your iron design. There are amazing hand forged grape components available. The grape clusters come in many different sizes and shapes. Most of the grape components look almost real. You can also integrate a vineyard look into your design by adding grape leaves and dangling vines. This is a very artistic approach to creating a walk or driveway gate. If you’re so inclined, add these components to an adjoining fence as well.

When you view an iron project containing the grape leaf design, you'll be amazed at how closely it resembles the real thing. There is a definite touch of elegance when implementing the grape leaf design. I love the grape vines when used in a free form pattern, but you can also embellish your project by adding pickets that have the hand forged grape vine components built into them, very lovely and not as expensive as the a free form aspect.

If you like a splash of color, you can have the grape leaves painted a dark green, the vines a dark brown and the grapes a deep purple. The colors are applied by hand so this does increase the cost of your project, but the final product is gorgeous.  I encourage you to think outside the box, play around with the grape vine components, if you do, you’ll be able to create your own piece of Napa right in the backyard.