Journal

A behind-the-scenes look at what inspires Wendy’s designs, our latest product releases, news and mood boards.

What we loved in November…

What we loved in November…

Oh so much visual delight did November bring! Let’s start with this delightful Daisy Tea Story tea set from Wedgwood. This whimsical, romantic design, available in dusky pink and blue, is so pretty isn’t it? Shall we have tea? A whimsical, romantic tea set from Wedgwood. Photo House of Fraser...

What we loved in November…

Oh so much visual delight did November bring! Let’s start with this delightful Daisy Tea Story tea set from Wedgwood. This whimsical, romantic design, available in dusky pink and blue, is so pretty isn’t it? Shall we have tea? A whimsical, romantic tea set from Wedgwood. Photo House of Fraser...

New crewel stitched products join the Orient Collection

New crewel stitched products join the Orient Collection

Crewel Stitch range Wendy’s has translated her popular Mount Orient rug design from the Orient Collection into crewel stitch in this new range of rugs and cushion covers.  In offering this addition to the collection Wendy hopes to provide the style conscious homeowner with an alternative to the usual soft...

New crewel stitched products join the Orient Collection

Crewel Stitch range Wendy’s has translated her popular Mount Orient rug design from the Orient Collection into crewel stitch in this new range of rugs and cushion covers.  In offering this addition to the collection Wendy hopes to provide the style conscious homeowner with an alternative to the usual soft...

Eternal Toile in development

Eternal Toile in development

Wendy has long wanted to design a rug based on the 10 symbols of longevity, which you will find on the inspiration board below. Eternal Toile is the result and at the moment we are in the development stage.  Here’s the story so far… The 10 symbols of longevity – the inspiration...

Eternal Toile in development

Wendy has long wanted to design a rug based on the 10 symbols of longevity, which you will find on the inspiration board below. Eternal Toile is the result and at the moment we are in the development stage.  Here’s the story so far… The 10 symbols of longevity – the inspiration...

The story behind the Raika rug

The story behind the Raika rug

It was during a trip to India to attend the 2016 Carpet Expo that Wendy had the idea to bring back some of the most beautiful rugs there to share with you.  Buzzing with excitement she put her ideas down in this inspiration board.  (Note ‘Raika‘ and ‘Govind‘ in there...

The story behind the Raika rug

It was during a trip to India to attend the 2016 Carpet Expo that Wendy had the idea to bring back some of the most beautiful rugs there to share with you.  Buzzing with excitement she put her ideas down in this inspiration board.  (Note ‘Raika‘ and ‘Govind‘ in there...

We're featured in The Pink House

We're featured in The Pink House

Read The Pink House’s latest blog post which is all about our rugs!  Here are some beautiful pics from the her post. Our Raika rug from The Curated Collection Mount Orient from the Orient Collection Enchanted Wood from the Orient Collection. Govind from The Curated Collection Peacock rug

We're featured in The Pink House

Read The Pink House’s latest blog post which is all about our rugs!  Here are some beautiful pics from the her post. Our Raika rug from The Curated Collection Mount Orient from the Orient Collection Enchanted Wood from the Orient Collection. Govind from The Curated Collection Peacock rug

What we loved in October

What we loved in October

Georgio Armani Spring 2017 First up this stunning blue velvet dress from Georgio Armani’s Spring 2017 collection.  It’s luxurious, it’s sumptuous and it’s cute as a button too. This rich hue sets off the jewelled embellishment perfectly. The colour blue is a big thing in fashion and interiors right now. ...

What we loved in October

Georgio Armani Spring 2017 First up this stunning blue velvet dress from Georgio Armani’s Spring 2017 collection.  It’s luxurious, it’s sumptuous and it’s cute as a button too. This rich hue sets off the jewelled embellishment perfectly. The colour blue is a big thing in fashion and interiors right now. ...

Our rugs in your home - Tree

Our rugs in your home - Tree

Our ‘Tree’ rug It really suits the playful room scheme. It looks lovely with the real trees outdoor. You may recognise the house as this lady also has our Crochet rug AND our Mandela Moon rug.  We really aren’t sponsoring her, (ha!), she’s a true fan, which is lovely because...

Our rugs in your home - Tree

Our ‘Tree’ rug It really suits the playful room scheme. It looks lovely with the real trees outdoor. You may recognise the house as this lady also has our Crochet rug AND our Mandela Moon rug.  We really aren’t sponsoring her, (ha!), she’s a true fan, which is lovely because...

Photoshoot with Pink House Living

Photoshoot with Pink House Living

Following local girl Emily Murray (The Pink House) on instagram we realised she had a passion for colourful, fun and beautiful design.  A look that shouldn’t be compromised in any way, at all, just because your home has been overtaken by a tribe of small people. We connected and she...

Photoshoot with Pink House Living

Following local girl Emily Murray (The Pink House) on instagram we realised she had a passion for colourful, fun and beautiful design.  A look that shouldn’t be compromised in any way, at all, just because your home has been overtaken by a tribe of small people. We connected and she...

Re-sizing our John Lewis Flamingo Clouds rug

Re-sizing our John Lewis Flamingo Clouds rug

A client approached us for a 2m x 3m rug and decided that Flamingo Clouds would be the rug to suit her room perfectly. Our Flamingo Clouds rug is exclusive to John Lewis and comes in the standard 170cm x 240cm size.  However, through our Design Service we were able...

Re-sizing our John Lewis Flamingo Clouds rug

A client approached us for a 2m x 3m rug and decided that Flamingo Clouds would be the rug to suit her room perfectly. Our Flamingo Clouds rug is exclusive to John Lewis and comes in the standard 170cm x 240cm size.  However, through our Design Service we were able...

Re-colouring Mandela Viscose

Re-colouring Mandela Viscose

Wendy has been working on a bespoke project for a client who fell in love with Mandela Viscose but wanted the base in teal and the birds in gold.  Working with the client to ensure the correct shades for the room scheme, Wendy has transformed the popular neutral rug into something beautiful...

Re-colouring Mandela Viscose

Wendy has been working on a bespoke project for a client who fell in love with Mandela Viscose but wanted the base in teal and the birds in gold.  Working with the client to ensure the correct shades for the room scheme, Wendy has transformed the popular neutral rug into something beautiful...

Jardin de Chinois joins the handknotted collection

Jardin de Chinois joins the handknotted collection

Jardin de Chinois The Wendy Morrison Curated Collection is a collection of carefully chosen rugs sourced from Wendy’s travels around India.  The rugs in this collection are of exceptional quality and are hand knotted wool & silk for longevity and luxury.   Taking inspiration from these exquisite rugs Jardin de...

Jardin de Chinois joins the handknotted collection

Jardin de Chinois The Wendy Morrison Curated Collection is a collection of carefully chosen rugs sourced from Wendy’s travels around India.  The rugs in this collection are of exceptional quality and are hand knotted wool & silk for longevity and luxury.   Taking inspiration from these exquisite rugs Jardin de...

What we loved in September - a Decorex special

What we loved in September - a Decorex special

We managed to find time to pop down to Decorex to see the sights on offer…  We came across some serious eye candy! First up,  Alternative Flooring’s Quirky B collection Alternative Flooring has teamed up with Liberty Fabrics to create 4 designs in a contemporary range of colours all woven...

What we loved in September - a Decorex special

We managed to find time to pop down to Decorex to see the sights on offer…  We came across some serious eye candy! First up,  Alternative Flooring’s Quirky B collection Alternative Flooring has teamed up with Liberty Fabrics to create 4 designs in a contemporary range of colours all woven...

Ochre Florals in finishing

Ochre Florals in finishing

It’s so rewarding seeing our rugs being made.  This is Ochre Florals at our workshop in India, ready to be shipped to a customer. Ochre Florals is a neutral grey rug teeming with sketches of flowers, three of them bursting to life in ochre and accents of sky blue.  Find...

Ochre Florals in finishing

It’s so rewarding seeing our rugs being made.  This is Ochre Florals at our workshop in India, ready to be shipped to a customer. Ochre Florals is a neutral grey rug teeming with sketches of flowers, three of them bursting to life in ochre and accents of sky blue.  Find...

Our crochet rug creates a cool reading spot..

Our crochet rug creates a cool reading spot..

Our Rugs/Your Space - 'Crochet' We absolutely love this.  Our Crochet rug looks just fabulous in this room! The customer has styled it perfectly, adding this splash of colour to a simple room scheme.  She also has Mandela Moon in her bedroom, again styled wonderfully.  She’s very successfully turning a...

Our crochet rug creates a cool reading spot..

Our Rugs/Your Space - 'Crochet' We absolutely love this.  Our Crochet rug looks just fabulous in this room! The customer has styled it perfectly, adding this splash of colour to a simple room scheme.  She also has Mandela Moon in her bedroom, again styled wonderfully.  She’s very successfully turning a...

What we loved in August…

What we loved in August…

Manuel Canovas, ‘Les Cavaliers Lin’ fabric in Rose Indien. Through our bespoke design service we have been approached to design a rug to complement a client’s red sofa and cushions in Manuel Canovas’s ‘Les Cavaliers Lin’ fabric.  Picking out the hues of Rose Indien from the fabric and matching the...

What we loved in August…

Manuel Canovas, ‘Les Cavaliers Lin’ fabric in Rose Indien. Through our bespoke design service we have been approached to design a rug to complement a client’s red sofa and cushions in Manuel Canovas’s ‘Les Cavaliers Lin’ fabric.  Picking out the hues of Rose Indien from the fabric and matching the...

From rug to cushion

From rug to cushion

Mandela Moon Cushion The aim of Mandela Moon, like Mandela Viscose, was to create a subtle design that could easily be placed in any room.  Subtle design detail is achieved using the contrast between the soft grey, neutral wool base and the viscose together with accents of colour in the...

From rug to cushion

Mandela Moon Cushion The aim of Mandela Moon, like Mandela Viscose, was to create a subtle design that could easily be placed in any room.  Subtle design detail is achieved using the contrast between the soft grey, neutral wool base and the viscose together with accents of colour in the...

Our rugs in your homes… celebration.

Our rugs in your homes… celebration.

From artwork to floor

Our rugs in your homes… celebration.

From artwork to floor

Customising ‘Flamingo Clouds’ for a customer

Customising ‘Flamingo Clouds’ for a customer

Wendy’s ‘Flamingo Clouds’ rug for John Lewis is proving to be very popular at their stores.  It is comprised of wool and viscose.  Recently a customer saw this rug in store but didn’t want the viscose element.  The customer contacted Wendy to see if it could be made with wool...

Customising ‘Flamingo Clouds’ for a customer

Wendy’s ‘Flamingo Clouds’ rug for John Lewis is proving to be very popular at their stores.  It is comprised of wool and viscose.  Recently a customer saw this rug in store but didn’t want the viscose element.  The customer contacted Wendy to see if it could be made with wool...

Celebration Rug being made

Celebration Rug being made

We are in the process of getting ‘Celebration‘ made up for a client.  Here it is being tufted in India by one of our craftsman. Tufting nearly finished! All our rugs carry the Goodweave label which ensures no child labour is used during the production process.  Read more about Goodweave...

Celebration Rug being made

We are in the process of getting ‘Celebration‘ made up for a client.  Here it is being tufted in India by one of our craftsman. Tufting nearly finished! All our rugs carry the Goodweave label which ensures no child labour is used during the production process.  Read more about Goodweave...

What we loved in July

What we loved in July

Inspiration can be found anywhere.  This month we found it in a garden in sunny France and a Top Shop store in dreich Edinburgh. Le Jardin de Cadiot, Carlux. During a recent trip to the Dordogne, Wendy visited Le Jardin de Cadiot, in Carlux.  It’s a beautiful, relaxed and creative...

What we loved in July

Inspiration can be found anywhere.  This month we found it in a garden in sunny France and a Top Shop store in dreich Edinburgh. Le Jardin de Cadiot, Carlux. During a recent trip to the Dordogne, Wendy visited Le Jardin de Cadiot, in Carlux.  It’s a beautiful, relaxed and creative...

Designing for John Lewis AW/17

Designing for John Lewis AW/17

Wendy is currently designing her John Lewis AW/17 rug and is taking inspiration from Chinese Deco. “I could not help be inspired by these.  They were produced after the 1920s when experimentation began with vivid colours, generally made from wool and silk and had a lovely plushy and luxurious feel....

Designing for John Lewis AW/17

Wendy is currently designing her John Lewis AW/17 rug and is taking inspiration from Chinese Deco. “I could not help be inspired by these.  They were produced after the 1920s when experimentation began with vivid colours, generally made from wool and silk and had a lovely plushy and luxurious feel....

Mandela Moon looking fabulous in Woven’s window display

Mandela Moon looking fabulous in Woven’s window display

It’s lovely when we see our rugs styled so well.  This window display at Woven, 263 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6HY is beautifully done and with the soft, deep yellow colours captures the cheery sense of summer we are (finally) feeling now! Woven also stock samples of the latest Wendy...

Mandela Moon looking fabulous in Woven’s window display

It’s lovely when we see our rugs styled so well.  This window display at Woven, 263 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6HY is beautifully done and with the soft, deep yellow colours captures the cheery sense of summer we are (finally) feeling now! Woven also stock samples of the latest Wendy...

HI Design EMEA

HI Design EMEA

Wendy attended this year’s HI Design EMEA, set in the beautiful city of Lisbon, with a view to working on future hotel projects.  She found it an enriching experience and enjoyed meeting potential partners and some inspiring designers. Here she is showing ‘Jasbir’ our first outdoor fabric, which was well...

HI Design EMEA

Wendy attended this year’s HI Design EMEA, set in the beautiful city of Lisbon, with a view to working on future hotel projects.  She found it an enriching experience and enjoyed meeting potential partners and some inspiring designers. Here she is showing ‘Jasbir’ our first outdoor fabric, which was well...

What we loved in June

What we loved in June

The colours of SS/17 We love this mood board (via Pattern Curator) – the colours of S/S17.  We’re particularly inspired by it right now because we have a striped rug in the design stage.  A new offering coming soon. PatternCurator™ is a forecasting company focused on reporting relevant print, pattern...

What we loved in June

The colours of SS/17 We love this mood board (via Pattern Curator) – the colours of S/S17.  We’re particularly inspired by it right now because we have a striped rug in the design stage.  A new offering coming soon. PatternCurator™ is a forecasting company focused on reporting relevant print, pattern...