This pretty as a picture floral table lamp by Shabby Chic by Rachel Ashwell® will make a beautiful addition to your home. Designed with twisted metalwork around the base which is adorned with decorative flowers and leaves in a distressed white paint effect. The lamp is finished with a simple yet elegant fabric shade. A matching chandelier and floor lamp are also available. - Antique floral shape - Distressed paint effect - Coordinating items available
Rachel Ashwell has been showering us with lovely shabby chic goodness since 1989, and this timeless aesthetic has a romance that endures.
Crafted from high quality glass, this exquisite vase by Shabby Chic by Rachel Ashwell® features a decorative embossed pattern with a sturdy footed base and flared neck. Adding an elegant look to your floral arrangements, this vase makes a perfect centrepiece or accent piece in your home.
I have been hoarding up these beautiful pictures from the newest Rachel Ashwell book 'The World of Shabby Chic' for ages, so it's time to share!
Part of the Loretta range by Shabby Chic by Rachel Ashwell® is this versatile and functional cabinet. Designed with a reclaimed pine wood top and white painted doors all in a distressed finish to give a classically rustic feel. Providing plenty of storage space inside, the double doors are closed with a simple yet stylish latch fastening. Distressed finish to the wood and paintwork Reclaimed Solid Pine Wood Double doors Plenty of storage.
Add a scallop shade by Shabby Chic by Rachel Ashwell® to an existing lamp or a new one to add a vintage touch to your decor. Featuring a slightly arched shape, the top and bottom edges are finished in a delicate braid with a fabric scallop at the base. This easy fit shade is the perfect way to add a little rustic charm to your room.
Make your lighting the focal point of your space with the shaded chandelier by Shabby Chic by Rachel Ashwell®. Full of vintage charm, this five light chandelier boasts clear decorative faceted droplets, candle style lights with small ruched lamp shades that cast a soft and welcoming glow. - 5 light chandelier - Decorative droplets - Vintage shape
These raw cut ruffle edged square cushions by Shabby Chic by Rachel Ashwell® are full of vintage charm. Designed in antiqued velvet in muted tones with ruffle edges for a relaxed yet elegant feel. The removable cover has Shabby Chic® branded buttons and nametape. Our feather pad inner gives them a sumptuous loft and finish. Perfect as a sette accent cushion or to to layer on a Shabby Chic® bed set.
This is a charming dining set from Shabby Chic by Rachel Ashwell® that is sure to elevate your table. Featuring 4 dinner plates, 4 side plates and 4 cereal bowls. The 12 piece set is crafted from fine china featuring a beautiful mixture of the brand's iconic Luella and Rose Blossom floral designs. Each piece is created to mix and match and finished with a delicate scalloped edge.
Dress your space in layers of ruffles and florals with this quintessential Shabby Chic by Rachel Ashwell® cushion. Crafted from a beautiful cotton linen blend fabric with a heavenly soft feather fill for a luxuriously comfortable feel. Designed in a classic heritage floral print with a ruffle edge for a vintage farmhouse style. Perfect as a sette accent cushion or to to layer on a Shabby Chic® bed set.
We are so excited to announce that, coming next week, our chalk and clay paint will be partnering with SHABBY CHIC® by Rachel Ashwell! This paint is the same paint formula that...
Happy Sunday friends. I hope your weekend was fun and restful. With perfect warm and sunny weather here in the Northeast, my husband and...
Petticoat Blush Duvet and Shams c/o Shabby Chic, IKEA bed frame that I’ve had forever, vintage syroco floral wall hanging (this vintage […]
As you must already know I’ve had a love affair with flowers forever... My most recent book My Floral Affair is a testament to this. Real flowers, faux florals, rose paintings, my beloved garden and, of course, floral prints for both apparel and home furnishings. Many, many years ago when I launched my first ever Shabby Chic bed linen collection, Wildflower was one of my first designs. I always loved the meandering flowers randomly tossed in a purposeful way. On the brighter shade of my pale palette gentle on the eye. I kept it in the collection for years and years. Along with the bed linens, it was used on tablecloths, tote bags, surfboards, mugs, rugs & many other home furnishing elements. It never got old, I just retired it for a while to give other designs their day of glory. But partly due to the popular demand and partly because I love it and partly to celebrate our Shabby Chic 30th Anniversary, we have given Wildflower a new chapter in the world of Shabby Chic. She will be available as a duvet, shams and our bag collection on August 19th, 2019. For those of you who remember her from years gone by I hope you will enjoy her like a friend from the past. For those who are seeing her for the first time I hope you will fall in love.
Blue is the most favored colour of all by people. And while in my design work I use blue second to pink, in my living life, it is the colour I love the most. When I think of how we associate colours in different areas and how they are often interchangeable, I cannot imagine the ocean, the sky or jeans any other colour than blue. Blue touches upon shades of grey & green (I've had many debates with my design team as to whether something is green or blue). Many feelings are evoked in the world of blue. The lighter shades or blue have a calming and serene quality. It radiates trust and honesty. While the darker shades are cool, strong and clear. While blue can be associated with sadness, I always think of it as a beautiful sadness, not a dark and hopeless one (as sung by Christal Gayle in “Misty Blue”) Thank goodness we don’t have to imagine the world without blue.
I was on a holiday with my husband in LA and ofcourse I wanted to visit the Rachel Ashwell Store in Santa Monica, LA. Earlier, I visited he...
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A second part of our collaborative blog, where Rachel asks Christina a question or two...... Q: Was I who you expected when we met? A: Absolutely not. This is the picture I had in mind: I expected a beautiful (not that you aren't) cool (not that you aren't) California girl (not that you aren't) but to be more intimidating, less cosy, less funny. I certainly didn't expect to like you. I mean, look at you, you look terrifyingly cool! Q: SC & C& R have similar qualities, romantic, floral and vintage inspired did you see SC as competitive or complimentary over the years. A: I have followed your story over the years and every time I visited New York, Shabby Chic was always my first stop. Although there is a similarity in our brands, when you actually look closer we are quite, quite different. You have a calmer, less greedy, more confident approach. I, however, want to do it all, and from our first and second fabric, Bees and Hatley, they were already louder and more prominent designs, whereas yours were just beautifully......quiet. So I think that we are more complimentary rather than competitive. as opposed to Q: I know we have discussed our trials and tribulations of being creative while owning our own companies. Do you find it difficult to keep your creative passion alive when the biz piece screams for attention. A: Oh yes indeed I do. I once worked out that I spend approximately 4 weeks a year creating and the rest is business. When one is buried in spread sheets, and budgets and running to stand still, it has to be a conscious effort to stop all that noise and concentrate on creating. More often than not, deadlines creep up on me and suddenly I have to lock myself away and do nothing but draw, sadly it is usually under pressure. Though now it is lovely to disappear into the treehouse and work alongside my daughter (who is also my MD and financial controller, website manager and production manager amongst a million other things) and work out what to do for the next season. Q: I know you work closely with your daughter Kate. Do you have mama and daughter moments and if so how do you work through them. A: I don't think we have actually ever had a 'moment' as far as Cabbages & Roses was concerned. Though, there could have been a moment when Kate was between school and university, and trying to earn money for her big trip abroad. She worked in our Ledbury Road store on Saturdays, but also worked at a publisher during the week, and in a bar at night. She recently admitted to me that she used to take naps on the floor behind the till because she was always so exhausted. If I had known, that could have constituted a 'moment'. Now, however, she is so kind, gentle, clever and hard working I have nothing but admiration for her and look up to her as my 'boss'. The best in the world. Me & my boss Kate in New York a long time ago. Q: While other trends come and go. Do you agree it is important to stay true to our original vision or are you tempted to stray to attract other demographics. A: I have been, but experience now tells me that is a mistake. We have spent the last 18 years wooing the demographic that is ours, and I see no benefit trying to attract others. We have found our place and are so happy in it. We have been big, and have had to accommodate an enormously wide range of customer, it is difficult designing for such a lot of people with differing tastes without being commercial. We are not commercial, and we are not good at it. So, happily we are where we are and couldn't be more delighted. A small section of our demographic, 81 year old Christine a C&R muse with Christina Q: You have been a major inspiration for me to settle part time in Somerset. I can see you live the C&R life. Are you ever inspired to travel afar to bring in other creative elements. A: No, not really. I have travelled extensively in my long life, and although I love other cultures, other countries other lives, I am at my happiest at home in Somerset, living a small and, I have to say, beautiful, simple life. There is as much inspiration here as I need. And there is always Google!! Q: How has social media impacted your business. I find the term “influencers “ challenging. What are your thoughts. A: I absolutely agree, I am also challenged by this new phenomenon. Luckily it is not in my remit to deal with social media, indeed I have been forbidden to contribute to Cabbages & Roses Instagram account, because I have caused mini riots when posting my views. Although I am not a social media type person, I understand that it has a place in business, but thank goodness we have the lovely Moli Coffee to deal with it and deal with it she does, very well indeed. Q: I know you have recently closed your London store. Do you still feel retail is relative. A: I do, but in a very different way to how it used to be. Apart from the internet making shopping so much easier to do from the comfort of your own bed/sofa, I think that to survive in retail, continuing to rent spaces at extortionate prices, along with all the other add ons, is just not sustainable. For such a long time the only companies who can afford to have a retail space have been huge chain stores. Thus, in every city, on every high street, in many many countries, you find exactly the same shops that you have just left behind in England. I think that retail needs to be worthy of a trip, something to look forward to, something to be surprised by. It needs to sell you things you really really want, things that will last a life time, that you will love forever. Q: Will you ever come to Los Angeles to visit my SC world. A: Yes please, if you will have me. xxx
Blue is the most favored colour of all by people. And while in my design work I use blue second to pink, in my living life, it is the colour I love the most. When I think of how we associate colours in different areas and how they are often interchangeable, I cannot imagine the ocean, the sky or jeans any other colour than blue. Blue touches upon shades of grey & green (I've had many debates with my design team as to whether something is green or blue). Many feelings are evoked in the world of blue. The lighter shades or blue have a calming and serene quality. It radiates trust and honesty. While the darker shades are cool, strong and clear. While blue can be associated with sadness, I always think of it as a beautiful sadness, not a dark and hopeless one (as sung by Christal Gayle in “Misty Blue”) Thank goodness we don’t have to imagine the world without blue.
Rachel Ashwell has been showering us with lovely shabby chic goodness since 1989, and this timeless aesthetic has a romance that endures.
Perfectly designed to make a romantic statement full of vintage charm, this pink distressed mirror by Shabby Chic by Rachel Ashwell® is a stunning addition to your room. Complete with a distressed finish mirror, floral frame and print elements, it has all the design details to complete your interior with flair. The ultimate in beauty and function.
Is your living room feeling a little too...perfect? Does everything match a bit too well, leaving the space without a touch of personality? If you're longing for a room that feels collected over time, cozy,
Happy Sunday friends. I hope your weekend was fun and restful. With perfect warm and sunny weather here in the Northeast, my husband and...
About a month ago Mum and l drove a couple of hours up the road to the little country town where her Sister lives..... she's just as mad keen on junking as we are, so a trip to all the opshops (the whole 3 of them:-)) was in order. At the salvos l found this fantastic plastic ruby coloured cup from the 50's. It shows the Queens' coronation in 1952. The hellebores are pretty much the only thing flowering in the garden at the moment.....SOO can't wait for Spring. It'd be a stretch to call myself a collector....l'm more an opportunistic finder, however there are things l CAN'T resist if they catch my eye and the price is right....and the odd vintage frock certainly fits that category, most of the ones in these pics cost less than a fiver..They span all the decades from the 50's on, l'm not at all pernickety about which era they're from....Even the one with the big fergie bow from the eighties didn't escape my adulation....haha!! (check it out a few pics below). You might like the idea l came up with to decorate the coathangers. Using old doilies l layered one over the top of another, by pushing the hanger hook through the centres. I didn't want to make (new) holes in the doilies so l selected ones that already had (lace) holes in the centre. Beaded milk jug covers were used for the second layer....easy peasy..... and since clearly there wasn't enough going on here..hehe.. l decorated the display with wreaths, pearls, faux flowers and fringed scarf. Anyway all this talk about treasure hunting got me thinking about sharing a few tips that have helped me and might also help you when heading off to the market..... Here's my top five. 1. If you see something you LOVE and you can afford it... BUY IT 'cos if you love it, so will someone else and it'll sell.......Having said that don't lose your head with excitement over what you consider a bargain. While it's YOUR option and especially if it's pricey check it out WELL, if it's made of glass or ceramic....give it a ting on the side, a nice ringing sound should mean there's no damage. Also feel the item all over with your hands it's often easier to FEEL damage than see it. Although damage may not matter to you, the price should reflect the quality of the item you're buying. Sometimes the dealer may not even realise that something is damaged, but if it is and it's brought to his attention you may be able to negotiate a new (fairer) price. 2. The best stuff will always sell early as you know, but l've noticed that private stallholders (who often have the interesting, previously unseen stuff) often come a bit later than the regulars, so timing is key. Things to consider are the weather, daylight savings, and time of the year. (Usually somewhere around 8-8.30 works well in my neck of the woods). Dealers are earlybirds and are everywhere with their torches and (sometimes) pushiness, often earlier than 5.00am and hang about til 8.00ish, which is hard to compete with, nevertheless just by being that little bit later you can often pick up what they've missed in their haste to make it to the next stall. 3. If you go to the market a lot, like l do .... it's great if you can foster relationships with the regular stallholders....that way not only does everyone get to enjoy the fun, friendship and positive vibes of the market (which is prob'ly the best thing) you'll also find that when they get to know the type of things you consistently buy, they'll actually source and bring these things along for you to check out, and always give you their best price. 4. l know everyone says you should haggle at the market and that it's generally expected, however l rarely haggle....if l think something's a fair price (and it usually is) then l'm HAPPY to pay it.. Having been a stallholder myself on a number of occasions.....at the pointy end of people haggling over 50 cents and then pulling out a tenner (or worse a fifty) to pay for it, struth you just gotta shake your head. It's important to be FAIR, after all you WANT the stallholders to make money so it's worthwhile them coming back again...If it's a really good price, tip them and make their day :-)) THE fergie bow. 5.....and lastly in your handbag take a light weight strong (carry) bag...the nylon ones that fold into a little purse work well and if you were super organised you'd also take a piece of bubble wrap,(breakables) a plastic snap lock bag (jewellery/cards), a small packet of tissues and a tape measure.(and any measurements you might need). Dress comfy....especially your shoes. Since l'm always early and don't hang about, l never worry about water, snacks or sunblock but are things to consider if you're having a big day. Most of all take an open mind for all those possibilities out there.... and HAVE FUN!! Cute ballerina wool embroidery... Beautiful vintage party dresses. rachel ashwell via pinterest. Really lovin' these old soda syphons....jeannedarcliving. via pinterest. In the new Romantic Homes they have a list of the top flea market collectibles at the moment and thought l'd include them for you. 1. Salt Cellars....Apparently formal dining is back 2. Cake Plates...Statement pieces 3. Keys.......Mysterious and romantic?Curtain tie backs 4. Wireware. Egg baskets and crates. For storage. 5. Vintage crate labels....... Decorating books, labelling jars and bottles. 6. Small oil paintings.....Group them or frame and hang them. 7. Ladders.......textile display, or use as bookshelf. 8. Birdhouses.........Use indoors or out. 9. Timepieces.......Useful and old ones add vintage appeal...pull apart and repurpose. So there you have it....hope this post helps you out a little on your next junking trip:-)) Have a wonderful rest of your week, thanks so much for stopping by. Til next time, Bron.
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