On Saturday, Sonya Bradley and Andrew Cecere plan to introduce Manatee County to “shabby chic.” Bradley and Cecere own a Pinellas County company called Simply Events, that, as the name implies, stages ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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.

But before we get into that, let us pause to remember the dearly departed. Shabby Chic is, or was, a small California-based retail chain, started in 1989 by a British-born Los Angeles resident named ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shabby Chic, the brand that taught the nation to love all things flea-markety, is shutting down. Run by British transplant Rachel Ashwell, Shabby Chic spent 20 years pushing adorably worn-in furniture ...

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 ...

Empire Rebuilding Rachel Ashwell built a powerful retail brand. Then she lost it all.. Misha Gravenor Rachel Ashwell was a single mother when she opened her first Shabby Chic boutique in Santa Monica, ...

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 ...