THIS LIFE Wendy Morrison

Colour is king in the splendidly eclectic home of this talented rug designer

- Karola Woll

Every colour under the sun is welcome in the home of Wendy Morrison – every colour, that is, bar one. There is no place for magnolia amid the peacock blues, hot pinks and sultry oranges that sing out in a wild profusion of patterns on almost every surface of her rambling Georgian farmhouse. To step from the grey drizzle of Dunbar into this oasis of the exotic feels almost too much of an overload for the senses. But then it’s not us she has to please, but herself and her family, and Morrison couldn’t be happier with the home she has created here on the east coast.

It’s no surprise to discover that this graduate of the Scottish College of Textiles has a background in fashion; she spent the early part of her career designing clothes for several big brands. These days, however, she is much better known for her rugs – although that word hardly does justice to these sublime creations in silk and wool. They are works of art in their own right, and would look as at home on the wall as they do on the floor.