Isla
๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ. โ
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The Isla rug is named after an alias chosen by a Furnishing Futures beneficiary. Every design is paired with a personal reflection from its namesake, sharing how receiving a healing home has helped restore confidence, safety and dignityโฆ
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Isla escaped her abusive husband and moved into a new home with her children. They had been given some second-hand furniture as a temporary measure by friends and family but everything was damaged and needed replacing to give the family the fresh start they needed. The children only had one broken bed between them and Isla was sleeping on blankets on the floor, even though she has mobility issues and experiences pain in her joints.
There was carpet in some rooms but not others and none on the stairs, and the house needed painting. Isla is unable to work due to complex health issues and didnโt know how she was going to afford to buy beds and essential items for the children, or to make the new house homely.
โAt first I had huge reservations about the process because change gave me huge anxiety, but the team was warm and reassuring throughout,โ says Isla.
โOut with the old and in with the new has been an emotional rollercoaster, but the process does prompt a new attitude of looking forward to a bright future. I had no idea just how much I needed that push and the end result was absolutely amazing. The transformation of my home is beautiful, and has brought me to a new headspace. The happy smiles on my familyโs faces is all I could ask for but we gained much more.โ
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