Rachel Ashwell's 'Shabby Shack' in Malibu
For Rachel Ashwell, founder of the Shabby Chic empire, a new home on the Malibu coast serves as a reminder that perhaps the tide is turning. In the last two years, she closed 15 stores, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, lost her beloved mum (her muse) and said goodbye to her house in the tony Malibu Colony. But now the maven of comfort style is back, this time living in a rental that she affectionately calls her "Shabby Shack," a symbol of her refocused life and work.
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Rachel Ashwell's home( Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times )
Ashwell takes a break on a vintage Adirondack-style chair that she bought at the Brimfield flea market in Massachusetts. Nearby an old wicker sofa without feet offers a quaint seating area. "It had two broken legs, so I just took the other two off," Ashwell says. "It's fine for a deck at the beach." A long weathered bench -- one of her favorite versatile pieces -- acts as a footstool.
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