Shabby Chic Sofa

Or is the look more suited for those who've got the money to slum? Shabby Chic launched 20 years ago, during the midst of another recession. Ashwell's deep, slip-covered sofas were relaxed and easygoing - the antithesis of the paired-down industrial look He tore out the seats and replaced them with a bed, sofa, wood burning stove n n n Holly Clark, who rents out her “shabby chic” barn loft in Fayetteville during the summer months, said she takes great care to avoid problem guests. Sadly, most of us are doing it without enormous white couches. At least the "shabby" part! You remember Shabby Chic: enormous sofas swimming in white linen; faded tea roses; lots of distressed whites; the occasional hint of vintage. You know, shabby chic Shabby chic has been vacuumed, whitewashed and dry-cleaned out of mean there’s nowhere calming or beautiful for the eye to rest; no magazine or book by the sofa; no way of putting your feet up on that sofa without compromising its snowy virginity. A battered painted dresser; an overstuffed sofa covered in faded décor empire founded in the late '80s by British transplant Rachel Ashwell. In her latest book, “The World of Shabby Chic” (Rizzoli, $45), the design doyenne looks back on her But instead of stock piling, paint their legs, only half way up though and you have shabby chic furnitureSpray paints have added Remove the metal legged table and convert it into a cushioned sofa. You could also up-cycle it into a more modern coffee .

Shabby Chic, a trend that became a lifestyle "I wanted a machine-washable, preshrunk slipcover custom-made for my sofa," she explains in the book. At the time, they didn't exist. Her dream as a child was to be part of Hollywood. She left school “I wanted a machine-washable, preshrunk slipcover custom-made for my sofa,” she explains in the book it is the engine that just keeps going.” For more on Rachel Ashwell and Shabby Chic, check out www.shabbychic.com and As assistants scurry about, carrying furniture from one room to the next in Rachel Ashwell's Brentwood house, a photography team frets that the butter-colored sofa it's shooting busy days for the founder of Shabby Chic. The woman who built a six Rachel Ashwell is the sheikha of shabby, the founder and creator of the look that embodies timelessness, romance, and cozy comfort. She says she nearly named the company Slip, which would have been a big one. Her new book, The World of Shabby Chic .

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