‘I Converted My Stable Into A Craft Studio'

When her passion started to take over the house, Gail Grant turned an outbuilding into her ideal escape from family life and her endless ‘to do’ list…

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Gail Grant, 60, an events manager turned professional crafter, lives in a four-bedroom Sixties house on a smallholding near Edinburgh with her husband, Keith, who manages a storage business. They have three adult daughters, including Rebecca, who runs a crafts company with Gail.

‘When Rebecca’s daughter was born five years ago, we started a company together so she could be a stay-at-home mum but still have an income. We make homeware and fashion gifts to sell at country fairs. It’s wonderful working together, in a practical and emotional sense, as we support each other’s ideas and balance out one another’s strengths and weaknesses.