Romantic florals reclining against pure white linen, ruffles of muslin skirting a bed base against bleached floorboards, the deep comfort of a simple nest of fluffy towels. This is Rachel Ashwell'™s signature style that for the past 20 years has been a major influence in our modern lives. Shabby Chic® Interiors ' My Rooms, Treasures and Trinkets, an eclectic book of quirky inspiration, falls into chapters according to location, and begins with Rachel'™s breathtaking Los Angeles residence. Next, we wander into a photographer'™s minimalist mountaintop home in the Hollywood hills before heading to the coast and a beautiful Malibu beach cottage. A truly bohemian hideout in southern California is next on the journey, followed by a peek at celebrity homes, including the house that once belonged to Marilyn Monroe. With rooms combining flea-market finds and objects of pure functionality ' an elegant French mirror reflecting a painting, a bejewelled metallic candle holder sitting by a cluster of willow-patterned china, a single faded velvet pillow lounging under the twinkle of a vintage chandelier ' this book celebrates all that is wonderfully Shabby Chic®. '¢ The previous edition of Shabby Chic® Interiors has sold over 30,000 copies. '¢ Rachel now has Shabby Chic® Couture stores in Los Angeles, New York, Texas and London ' the website is at http://rachelashwellshabbychiccouture.

com. '¢ Rachel has recently opened The Prairie by Rachel Ashwell, a soothingly simple but luxurious B&B in Round Top, Texas.