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Title: The Shabby Chic Home by Rachel Ashwell ISBN: 0-06-039319-X Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 04 April, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.9 (30 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Third Time's the Charm!
Comment: Rachel Ashwell knows what works for her--white, cream, pink and green--and several trips to the fabulously overloaded flea markets of Southern California. Fans of her funky but glamorous style certainly won't be disappointed by this latest addition to the Shabby Chic shrine, and the funny thing is, other decorating fans will enjoy this, too. Ms. Ashwell tends to become a bit annoying with her rules of white and pink, but I think this book shows she's relaxing a bit, allowing turquoise and cerise into her palette as well. The Malibu house she found for her family is just plain fantastic, with lots of charm and happy personality. The pool and garden areas are just the place you'd like to flop down and spend a lifetime, and her shots of her daughter's room show a nice mix of mom's and daughter's compromising for one another. Where, however, is her son in all this? I think he was mentioned less than half a dozen times! Don't boys fit into the Shabby Chic scheme, too? One word of caution with this book: although it is far more accessible than her last two, readers who don't live in as amenable a climate as Ms. Ashwell might find it a bit hard to take. All that white would sure get old in northern climates come February. If you cannot afford to have wholesale flowers delivered weekly to your home, or don't feel the need to match your shampoo to your decorating colorways, you might feel a bit perplexed by this book!
Rating: 5
Summary: I Love this book
Comment: I've owned this book now for two years and I keep referring to it over and over. I wish that Rachel Ashwell would come out with these types of books more often. This book continues to provide me with decorating inspiration. Also, I very much appreciate the fact that she doesn't go on and on for paragraphs at a time. Many other books on decorating have a tendency to become boring with too much wording. Rachel just gets to the point. Rachel's home is lovely and the pictures are fabulous. It's too bad that the Shabby Chic stores throughout the country do not follow her advice about home decor articles being inexpensive. I was utterly shocked and completely disappointed that the prices of things in the Shabby Chic stores are way through the roof, and unaffordable for anyone except the wealthy. It is a total contradiction of what Rachel Ashwell advocates in her books.
Rating: 2
Summary: Very Disappointed
Comment: Browsing the free pages shown on Amazon I thought I was going to get a book with lots of Photos of "shabby" style furniture and tips on how to get the look.Instead what I got was a book that reads like a 'day in the life of' story.I didnt want a biography.This book takes you along on the authors trips to assorted flea markets and whatnot and tells you what she bought and where she is going to use it.Not at all what I expected to get.
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Title: Shabby Chic by Rachel Ashwell ISBN: 0060982047 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 31 July, 1996 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Treasure Hunting and Decorating Guide by Rachel Ashwell ISBN: 0060392088 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Shabby Chic Gift of Giving by Rachel Ashwell ISBN: 0060394013 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 23 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Country Living Country Chic: Country Style for Modern Living by Liz Bauwens, Alexandra Campbell ISBN: 1588160165 Publisher: Hearst Books Pub. Date: 31 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Shabby Chic: Sumptuous Settings and Other Lovely Things by Rachel Ashwell ISBN: 006052393X Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2004 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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