January, 1991
"Wendi inherited both her love of furniture and her artistic sensibility from the women in her family. "As soon as I could walk, my mother, a painter and designer, took me antiquing in and around Memphis,where I grew up, "she recalls. "My grandmother, whom I adored, painted in oils, so the aroma of paint for me has the appeal of a loaf of fresh bread or a rose."
Styling Marlene Wetherell
Wicker table and chair, adapted from vintage English garden furniture by Mark Hampton for Hickory Chair. Table runner and napkins from Anichini. Camelback sofa upholstered with burgundy and teal tapestry, Drexel Heritage. Handpainted "Chelsea" rug, Emery Design; lamp, Joyce Ames, Zona.
"Wendi inherited both her love of furniture and her artistic sensibility from the women in her family. "As soon as I could walk, my mother, a painter and designer, took me antiquing in and around Memphis,where I grew up, "she recalls. "My grandmother, whom I adored, painted in oils, so the aroma of paint for me has the appeal of a loaf of fresh bread or a rose."
Styling Marlene Wetherell
Wicker table and chair, adapted from vintage English garden furniture by Mark Hampton for Hickory Chair. Table runner and napkins from Anichini. Camelback sofa upholstered with burgundy and teal tapestry, Drexel Heritage. Handpainted "Chelsea" rug, Emery Design; lamp, Joyce Ames, Zona.