Owning a small business is a labour of love, and we love our small business owners! We asked the businesses of Moss End Garden Village to share a short story of why they decided to start their business, what they love about owning a business at Moss End, or just something entertaining about themselves… 

This week we’re introducing Koubou Interiors.

Gilly Craft, owner of Koubou Interiors - tutored at a college in fashion and interior design for many years, when she began to be asked to do external projects; so she started working from home to see if it was something she enjoyed and was successful. Thankfully it was - so she got my first premises in Crowthorne and subsequently moved to Moss End Garden Village in summer of 2021.

Koubou Interiors is an award winning full service Interior Architecture and Design practice specialising in Residential, Commercial and Healthcare design. They can take your vision and make it reality working within your budget and time scale.

Gilly and the team love transforming spaces, seeing a property or room develop. It’s about changing people’s lives; allowing them to live in a space that works for them and their family.

In addition to interior design projects, Gilly also speaks at various industry events on the subject of designing for an ageing population, especially focusing on design constraints imposed by Dementia and other disabilities.

Gilly’s passion include design, obviously! However, she’s passionate about all types of design; be it properties, fashion, architecture. She loves designing and making her own clothes when she has the time.

The team at Koubou Interiors like being part of the Moss End Garden Village as it’s a nice community, everyone’s friendly and helps each other out. Gilly commented “for us personally it’s a great commute and the friendly management team make it easy to manage the showroom.”

Something you may not know about Gilly is that she loves dancing and still perform in shows. Her other passion is sculling, “there is nothing better than getting out on the water!” commented Gilly.

With more than 44 independent retailers at Moss End Garden Village, this is just a small snapshot of some of the familiar faces you’ll see when you visit.

Come and visit to explore and discover a new shop you’ve never been to, and don’t forget to say hello to the owner!

To find a list of all businesses that call Moss End Garden Village home, click here.