You enter her world at a picket gate that leads to sandy wooden steps, through neatly pinched geraniums, and climb to her seaside cottage with a clear ocean view. It is all perfect–a sparkling day, ...

If you want your home, wedding or party to have a shabby chic vibe, Etsy.com is one of the first places you should look for decor. This online marketplace is packed with unique, handmade items such as ...

The way a person decorates their home is an extension of their personality. After all, home is where people unwind, rest, and host, so it should be equal parts comfort and cool. For those who aren’t ...

Designer Rachel Ashwell, the creator of the Shabby Chic brand, has sold her Malibu cottage for $3.55 million. The one-story home, behind the gates of Malibu Colony, has limestone flooring, a master ...

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Often confused with shabby chic%2C vintage is more about traditions and history. Versatile probably because of its comfort factor%2C vintage looks good in any home%2C but it shimmers in old houses.

At the cottage, repurposing city furniture is fine, but it’ll probably need a lick of paint You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Since becoming a ...

Rachel Ashwell remembers her first trip to Round Top. Friends had been urging the creator of shabby chic to check out the semiannual antiques fair for years before she made the trip to Texas from ...

At a time when weathered woods, vintage treasures and timeworn flea market finds are enjoying a renaissance in the decorating world, it is more than a bit ironic that Rachel Ashwell, the queen of ...

Carol Turner had a 20-year career as a high-powered pharmeceutical saleswoman. But at heart, she was always a romantic. “I love soft colors, roses, ruffles, beads, chandeliers. I love the romance of ...

Liliput & Co., which does business as Shabby Chic, the home goods brand known for its rustic furniture and ruffled drapery and bedding, is aiming for another area of the house — the closet. “I’ve been ...