Vibrant shades and bold prints are abundant in rug designer Wendy Morrison's home. For those who have seen her luxury creations, this won't come as a surprise. After graduating from the Scottish College of Textiles in 1994, Morrison, now 52, got a placement at Marks & Spencer in Nottingham.
'I was designing outerwear – mostly Gore-Tex clothing. It was very technical and not at all glamorous, but it was a really good foundation for pattern-making,' she says. THE LIVING ROOM Wendy's Zebra Leopard Palms hand-knotted rug (300cm x 220cm, £10,000) is a standout feature.
The sofa is from love-your-home.co.uk.
The hanging lantern is from grahamandgreen.co.uk and the coffee table is a vintage find She worked in the fashion industry for ten years before moving from London back to Scotland (where she was born and brought up) with her husband Gregor, 54.
Wendy in front of her One Hundred Birds One Hundred Flowers Hand-Embroidered Wall-Hanging, £1,495 'It was wonderful, but I felt isolated, so I joined a local Women in Business Gateway group,' she says. 'I was introduced to a rug manufacturer, who showed me the process of rug tufting, which I was unaware of. I always thought of rug making as a warp and weft scenario, but this way of designing offers so much flexibility; it's almost like.
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