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Welcome to Rachel Ashwell's world: as beautiful as it is comfortable, as inspiring and spontaneous as it is practical and personal. In this book, Rachel shares her inspirations and her humour, celebrates the charm of the old and battered, and demonstrates time and again how interiors touched with Rachel's magic transcend fashionable trends, extending a calming, personal welcome to all. In this new book, Rachel takes us to homes in the US - from a shabby shack on Malibu's oceanfront to a ranch on the wide, open spaces of Texas and to the wooded hills of the Catskills - and in the UK - from a houseboat and a city townhouse to a centuries-old manor house deep in the country, and Rachel's own London apartment. All the houses, regardless of their size or location, embody Rachel's ethos and share the same qualities: a respect for beautiful objects from the past, an extravagant sense of comfort, an eye for the unexpected and that signature touch of bling. All are inviting, artistic, soulful, inspired and inspiring, beautiful, gentle, considered and, in their own way, perfectly imperfect.
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Rachel Ashwell founded the iconic brand known as Shabby Chic in 1989. Her vision and love of vintage style and flea-market finds have hit a chord with her customers who have found her comfortable, relaxed approach to design both reassuring and achievable. She has educated and inspired people through a series of books, including Rachel Ashwell: Shabby Chic Interiors, and through her television series, Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic On Style.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I think I can honestly say that majority of these interior design books are just purchased for their visual imagery and not for their intellectual content. I am guilty of purchasing many of these type of books for a moment to drool over, dream and maybe be inspired for ideas to recreate within my home. I have books that I have not been impressed by and only looked at once but I will keep them just so it looks like I have a huge collection of books. This new book by Rachel Ashwell has now made me think again about buying any more of these type of books. The front cover and the interface entices you to think you will be in store for more of the same or similar delights as featured in her previous books but the cover is very misleading as to the general feel of the book . Yes, there are some nice images of the Sharon Osborne's house, which, funnily enough Sharon's house seems to be credited in most of the reviews of this book both here and the States - so credit to Sharon, because if truth be known I am sure we would have liked more photographs like that from homes with good taste and liveable style. But what about the rest of the book? Images of her stay in Notting Hill and peoples houses in London take a turn into a dark gloomy world of shabby not chic. Dull, depressing images of threadbare cushions and linen, photos of jumpers with holes in, a rusty fence etc. I found the majority of this book depressing, I do not even consider it to be some form of artistic photography book, if that is what she is trying to recreate then you would be better off buying a book by a professional photographer. I loved her previous books but this one I might even return as I know it will be one of the books that I would only look at once, not even to looked as Sharon's house again.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was very eager to receive this book as I'm a huge fan of Rachel's work and so far this book doesn't disappoint. The book focuses on several homes including her own and each house is different in its own way.
Although I love Rachel's previous books, its nice to see that her style and tastes have evolved. The themes of the book cover art, bedding, furniture, architecture and colour. It's nice to see a shabby chic home which isn't contrived and filled with frilly lace and cotton. I love the darker tones of the book which demonstrate that shabby chic is more than lace and white paint.
The entire book is a feast for the eyes, with plenty of pictures. I would have liked to have seen more text describing the photos including the images of her rented Notting Hill home. However, the pictures tell a thousand words. One of my favourite themes was Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne's home. It was chic, uncluttered and nostaligic- three things that many shabby chic fans get wrong.
I highly recommend this book if you are interested in seeing what real life shabby chic looks like. Do not buy this book if you are looking for the contrived, manufactured Cath Kidston style that many people confuse with shabby chic. With this book, you get real homes, real lives and most importantly, real style.
Although I love Rachel's previous books, its nice to see that her style and tastes have evolved. The themes of the book cover art, bedding, furniture, architecture and colour. It's nice to see a shabby chic home which isn't contrived and filled with frilly lace and cotton. I love the darker tones of the book which demonstrate that shabby chic is more than lace and white paint.
The entire book is a feast for the eyes, with plenty of pictures. I would have liked to have seen more text describing the photos including the images of her rented Notting Hill home. However, the pictures tell a thousand words. One of my favourite themes was Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne's home. It was chic, uncluttered and nostaligic- three things that many shabby chic fans get wrong.
I highly recommend this book if you are interested in seeing what real life shabby chic looks like. Do not buy this book if you are looking for the contrived, manufactured Cath Kidston style that many people confuse with shabby chic. With this book, you get real homes, real lives and most importantly, real style.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was sorely disappointed when I paged through this long awaited book this afternoon. The first half of the book is very girly and focuses on Rachel and what inspires her and not enough on the interior side of things. It's full of ruffles and lace and tablecloths which look like 17th century petticoats trailing on the floor just waiting to be tripped over with 9 inch heels! I felt like I'd eaten cake with too much pink icing...half way through it gets better with stories about real people and how they live their lives, but the interiors are so different from the start of the book, you almost feel like you're reading a different book altogether...this is my first Rachel Ashwell interior book...it might be my last... after paging through, the editorial is not sufficient to keep one going back to read again and again, like so many of my other interior books. Instead it feels wispy, not solid enough and glazed over...I can't quite put my finger on it...this book will sit on my coffee table and will have to wait a few weeks before I am able to gain an appetite to read through it once more. If you're into interior design like myself, this book is not going to satisfy your hunger. You're better off buying Essentially Irish by Josephine Ryan and Ros Byam Shaw's books Perfect English Cottage or Old House, New Home...new buys of mine as well, so read my reviews.
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