MACON, Ga. — Downtown Macon just got a little cozier thanks to a new rug-making studio bringing creative energy to Central Georgia.

Wanna Tuft Studios opened its doors this month on Third Street. The business is run by best friends Tonia Williams and Parrisha Simmons, who grew up in Central Georgia.

The two juggled full-time jobs out of town while working to get their dream off the ground. Williams works as a conductor for Norfolk Southern Railroad and Simmons is active duty in the Army.

"It was a little tough, but it was doable," Williams said. "All of us have jobs still. So for us to have jobs and still get the paperwork, still get all the designs, still getting everything ordered, luckily we know we're a team and we're family, so it made everything so much smoother."

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