Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Treasure Hunting and Decorating Guide, Hardcover

Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Treasure Hunting and Decorating Guide, Hardcover THE guide to discovering beautiful treasures on a budget from the acclaimed creator of the Shabby Chic style and line of home furnishings. With invaluable treasure hunting advice and tips for essential materials, furniture, objects, and decorations, you can live a life of simple, but rich, beauty. With her practiced eye Rachel takes you on a tour of flea markets, antique malls, and a variety of secondhand sales-- estate, tag, yard, church, garage--to demonstrate how, with a little taste, imagination, work, and ingenuity, you can turn trinkets from the past into treasures for today. As Rachel sifts through the discarded, the crumbling, the shabby, she takes you step by step through her personal process, sharing how you, too, can spot a fabulous buy, repair and alter it, and by following her guideline words-- comfort , function , and beauty --develop your own distinctive, original look that is down-to-earth yet truly exquisite. In wonderful pre-loved condition; no tears, stains or dog-eared pages. --ISBN9780060392086 --Language ‏ : ‎ English --Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages --Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.9 pounds