Shabby Chic Interiors: My Rooms, Treasures, and Trinkets
by Rachel Ashwell · Published by Ryland Peters & Small
Our Review
Self-made businesswoman Rachel Ashwell wants to share her rooms, treasures and trinkets with you in her book Shabby Chic Interiors.
Rachel describes her style as a "peaceful, practical way of living" and with hundreds of photographs of the homes she's styled, you'll be inspired to recreate her look in your own home. Give pride of place to treasured antiques and trinkets, breath new life in to old and unwanted furniture and dress rooms with vintage finery, this book has ideas that will work in practically any home.
Elegant and chic, be inspired to bring a touch of shabby chic interior in to your home.
Publisher's Description
Rachel Ashwell created Shabby Chic: a peaceful, practical way of living that embraces a respect for the things in our lives we hold dear and keeps them at the heart of our homes. Romantic florals reclining against pure white linen, ruffles of muslin skirting a bed base against bleached floorboards, the deep comfort of a simple nest of fluffy towels - This is Rachel Ashwell's signature style that for the past 20 years has been a major influence in our modern lives. "Shabby Chic Interiors - My Rooms, Treasures and Trinkets", an eclectic book of quirky inspiration, falls into chapters according to location, and begins with Rachel's breathtaking Los Angeles residence. Next, we wander into a photographer's minimalist mountain-top home in the Hollywood hills before heading to the coast and a beautiful Malibu beach cottage. A truly bohemian hideout in southern California is next on the journey, followed by a peek at celebrity homes, including the house that once belonged to Marilyn Monroe. With rooms combining flea-market finds and objects of pure functionality - an elegant French mirror reflecting a painting, a bejewelled metallic candle holder sitting by a cluster of willow-patterned china, a single faded velvet pillow lounging under the twinkle of a vintage chandelier - this book celebrates all that is wonderfully Shabby Chic.
