Author: Rachel Ashwell
Publisher: Harper Design
ISBN: 9780060987688
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Wonderful wide–plank floors, paned sash windows, an old brick fireplace, the charm of living with a home's small imperfections and making them a virtue. These are just some examples of what makes up a Shabby Chic home. When she first saw what would be her future home, Rachel Ashwell, founder of the Shabby Chic line, was put off by its dark, witchy exterior, gloomy interior, and overgrown garden. But for weeks afterward, she couldn't get the house out of her mind. She went back, took a closer look, and started to see the charm that lay hidden beneath the surface. Excited by the challenge, she bought the house and went to work on it. Inspired by the original design of the 1920s house, Rachel was able to transform it into her bright, cozy dream home, one that had the hallmarks of a Shabby Chic home: a practical amount of space, a relaxed atmosphere, and a comfortable beauty. Through simple instructions and detailed before–and–after photographs, Rachel reveals her decorating and entertaining secrets. Even the most apprehensive novices will learn how to incorporate Shabby Chic style into their everyday life and home. Using her home as an example, Rachel shows you how to assess what needs to be replaced (in her home it was the dark tile in the pool and the bathroom doorknobs), make small structural changes (she exchanged a glass window for a glass door), and keep costs down while adding personal Shabby Chic touches. The gray marble countertop in the guest bathroom and the somewhat noisy glass–front refrigerator were fixtures she would have never chosen, but she left them alone and was pleasantly surprised by the character they added. In her previous books, Rachel showed you how to recognize beauty in overlooked places. Now, in The Shabby Chic Home, she teaches you how to find it in the nooks and crannies of your own home and then apply it to everyday life. She reveals how work, love, a lot of white paint, and Shabby Chic details can turn any new house into a comfortable, functional, beautifully designed home.
The Shabby Chic Home
Author: Rachel Ashwell
Publisher: Harper Design
ISBN: 9780060987688
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Wonderful wide–plank floors, paned sash windows, an old brick fireplace, the charm of living with a home's small imperfections and making them a virtue. These are just some examples of what makes up a Shabby Chic home. When she first saw what would be her future home, Rachel Ashwell, founder of the Shabby Chic line, was put off by its dark, witchy exterior, gloomy interior, and overgrown garden. But for weeks afterward, she couldn't get the house out of her mind. She went back, took a closer look, and started to see the charm that lay hidden beneath the surface. Excited by the challenge, she bought the house and went to work on it. Inspired by the original design of the 1920s house, Rachel was able to transform it into her bright, cozy dream home, one that had the hallmarks of a Shabby Chic home: a practical amount of space, a relaxed atmosphere, and a comfortable beauty. Through simple instructions and detailed before–and–after photographs, Rachel reveals her decorating and entertaining secrets. Even the most apprehensive novices will learn how to incorporate Shabby Chic style into their everyday life and home. Using her home as an example, Rachel shows you how to assess what needs to be replaced (in her home it was the dark tile in the pool and the bathroom doorknobs), make small structural changes (she exchanged a glass window for a glass door), and keep costs down while adding personal Shabby Chic touches. The gray marble countertop in the guest bathroom and the somewhat noisy glass–front refrigerator were fixtures she would have never chosen, but she left them alone and was pleasantly surprised by the character they added. In her previous books, Rachel showed you how to recognize beauty in overlooked places. Now, in The Shabby Chic Home, she teaches you how to find it in the nooks and crannies of your own home and then apply it to everyday life. She reveals how work, love, a lot of white paint, and Shabby Chic details can turn any new house into a comfortable, functional, beautifully designed home.
Publisher: Harper Design
ISBN: 9780060987688
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Wonderful wide–plank floors, paned sash windows, an old brick fireplace, the charm of living with a home's small imperfections and making them a virtue. These are just some examples of what makes up a Shabby Chic home. When she first saw what would be her future home, Rachel Ashwell, founder of the Shabby Chic line, was put off by its dark, witchy exterior, gloomy interior, and overgrown garden. But for weeks afterward, she couldn't get the house out of her mind. She went back, took a closer look, and started to see the charm that lay hidden beneath the surface. Excited by the challenge, she bought the house and went to work on it. Inspired by the original design of the 1920s house, Rachel was able to transform it into her bright, cozy dream home, one that had the hallmarks of a Shabby Chic home: a practical amount of space, a relaxed atmosphere, and a comfortable beauty. Through simple instructions and detailed before–and–after photographs, Rachel reveals her decorating and entertaining secrets. Even the most apprehensive novices will learn how to incorporate Shabby Chic style into their everyday life and home. Using her home as an example, Rachel shows you how to assess what needs to be replaced (in her home it was the dark tile in the pool and the bathroom doorknobs), make small structural changes (she exchanged a glass window for a glass door), and keep costs down while adding personal Shabby Chic touches. The gray marble countertop in the guest bathroom and the somewhat noisy glass–front refrigerator were fixtures she would have never chosen, but she left them alone and was pleasantly surprised by the character they added. In her previous books, Rachel showed you how to recognize beauty in overlooked places. Now, in The Shabby Chic Home, she teaches you how to find it in the nooks and crannies of your own home and then apply it to everyday life. She reveals how work, love, a lot of white paint, and Shabby Chic details can turn any new house into a comfortable, functional, beautifully designed home.
Shabby Chic
Author: Rachel Ashwell
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062191500
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Valuable flea market finds... A peeling, antioue vanity in muted sea green... An elegant, cracked chandelier... An enormous, slipcovered sofa with deep, cushions... Comfort, the beauty of imperfections, the allure of time-worn objects, and the appeal of simple practical living: these are the cornerstones of what has come to be known as the Shabby Chic style. Like the cozy familiarity of a well-worn pair of faded jeans, the dilapidated elegance of an Italian viIla, or the worn grandeur of faded velvets and mismatched floral china handed down from your grandmother's attic, the Shabby Chic style is a revived appreciation for what is used, well-loved, and worn. It is a respect for natural evolution and a regard for what is easy and sensible. The hundreds of lavish photographs in this book invite you inside the unique world of Shabby Chic. Rachel Ashwell, founder of theShabby Chic home decor stores, for the first time provides her invaluable and much-sought-after advice on how to re-create Shabby Chic style in your own home. With engaging text and easy-to- follow instructions, Rachel details the Shabby Chic basics in a way that will put even the most apprehensive or novice decorators at ease. From flowers to fabrics to lighting, Rachel illuminates all of the elements essential to this unpretentious yet truly exquisite style. A behind-the-scenes look at a flea market lets readers in on Rachel's personal secrets of how to cull hidden treasures from flea market trash--an old trunk, its paint peeling around the edges, can be given new life as a coffee table, while a chipped white iron salvage piece becomes the perfect frame for a vintage mirror. This book tells you not only how to restore these pieces but how to find the perfect place for them in your home. Gorgeous color photographs and accompanying text reveal how this relaxed look works with a variety of different styles, from Victorian to Mediterranean to contemporary.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062191500
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Valuable flea market finds... A peeling, antioue vanity in muted sea green... An elegant, cracked chandelier... An enormous, slipcovered sofa with deep, cushions... Comfort, the beauty of imperfections, the allure of time-worn objects, and the appeal of simple practical living: these are the cornerstones of what has come to be known as the Shabby Chic style. Like the cozy familiarity of a well-worn pair of faded jeans, the dilapidated elegance of an Italian viIla, or the worn grandeur of faded velvets and mismatched floral china handed down from your grandmother's attic, the Shabby Chic style is a revived appreciation for what is used, well-loved, and worn. It is a respect for natural evolution and a regard for what is easy and sensible. The hundreds of lavish photographs in this book invite you inside the unique world of Shabby Chic. Rachel Ashwell, founder of theShabby Chic home decor stores, for the first time provides her invaluable and much-sought-after advice on how to re-create Shabby Chic style in your own home. With engaging text and easy-to- follow instructions, Rachel details the Shabby Chic basics in a way that will put even the most apprehensive or novice decorators at ease. From flowers to fabrics to lighting, Rachel illuminates all of the elements essential to this unpretentious yet truly exquisite style. A behind-the-scenes look at a flea market lets readers in on Rachel's personal secrets of how to cull hidden treasures from flea market trash--an old trunk, its paint peeling around the edges, can be given new life as a coffee table, while a chipped white iron salvage piece becomes the perfect frame for a vintage mirror. This book tells you not only how to restore these pieces but how to find the perfect place for them in your home. Gorgeous color photographs and accompanying text reveal how this relaxed look works with a variety of different styles, from Victorian to Mediterranean to contemporary.
Downton Shabby
Author: Hopwood DePree
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063080877
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
HGTV meets Downton Abbey! A ready-for-TV story—with charm and humor in abundance—about a Los Angeles producer who moves to England to save his ancestral castle from ruin. “A true delight...In this marvelous debut, film producer DePree leaves the Hollywood hills to resurrect his British ancestral home, a 50,000-square-foot estate in the English countryside. Readers are in for a treat."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) Hollywood producer Hopwood DePree had been told as a boy that an ancestor—who he was named for—had left his family’s English castle in the 1700s to come to America. One night after some wine and a visit to Ancestry.com, Hopwood discovered a photograph of a magnificent English estate with a familiar name: Hopwood Hall, a 60-room, 600-year-old grand manor on 5,000 acres. And with that, Hopwood DePree’s life took an almost fairytale turn. Hopwood Hall, in northwest England, was indeed his family’s ancestral home. It had been occupied continuously by the Hopwood family for five centuries until the last remaining male heirs were killed in World War I. Since then, the Hall had fallen gradually into disrepair and was close to collapse. When Hopwood visited, he discovered trees growing in the chimneys, holes in the roof, and water sluicing down walls. It would take many millions to save the Hall—millions that Hopwood certainly didn’t have—but despite the fact that he lived in Los Angeles and had no construction skills, Hopwood DePree came to a conclusion: He would save Hopwood Hall. Downton Shabby—the name Hopwood coined for the glorious ruin—traces Hopwood DePree’s adventures as he gives up his life in Hollywood and moves permanently to England to save Hopwood Hall from ruin. But the task is far too big for one person, of course. Hopwood discovers that the Hall comes with an unforgettable cast of new neighbors he can call on for help—from the electrician whose mum had fond memories of working at the Hall to gruff caretaker Bob, and the local aristocrats who (sort of) come to accept Hopwood as one of their own. Together, as they navigate the trials and triumphs of trying to save an actual castle, Hopwood finds himself ever further from the security of his old life, but comes to realize that, actually, he’s never been closer to home.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063080877
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
HGTV meets Downton Abbey! A ready-for-TV story—with charm and humor in abundance—about a Los Angeles producer who moves to England to save his ancestral castle from ruin. “A true delight...In this marvelous debut, film producer DePree leaves the Hollywood hills to resurrect his British ancestral home, a 50,000-square-foot estate in the English countryside. Readers are in for a treat."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) Hollywood producer Hopwood DePree had been told as a boy that an ancestor—who he was named for—had left his family’s English castle in the 1700s to come to America. One night after some wine and a visit to Ancestry.com, Hopwood discovered a photograph of a magnificent English estate with a familiar name: Hopwood Hall, a 60-room, 600-year-old grand manor on 5,000 acres. And with that, Hopwood DePree’s life took an almost fairytale turn. Hopwood Hall, in northwest England, was indeed his family’s ancestral home. It had been occupied continuously by the Hopwood family for five centuries until the last remaining male heirs were killed in World War I. Since then, the Hall had fallen gradually into disrepair and was close to collapse. When Hopwood visited, he discovered trees growing in the chimneys, holes in the roof, and water sluicing down walls. It would take many millions to save the Hall—millions that Hopwood certainly didn’t have—but despite the fact that he lived in Los Angeles and had no construction skills, Hopwood DePree came to a conclusion: He would save Hopwood Hall. Downton Shabby—the name Hopwood coined for the glorious ruin—traces Hopwood DePree’s adventures as he gives up his life in Hollywood and moves permanently to England to save Hopwood Hall from ruin. But the task is far too big for one person, of course. Hopwood discovers that the Hall comes with an unforgettable cast of new neighbors he can call on for help—from the electrician whose mum had fond memories of working at the Hall to gruff caretaker Bob, and the local aristocrats who (sort of) come to accept Hopwood as one of their own. Together, as they navigate the trials and triumphs of trying to save an actual castle, Hopwood finds himself ever further from the security of his old life, but comes to realize that, actually, he’s never been closer to home.
All the Year Round
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 656
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A Shabby Wedding
Author: M.L. Bullock
Publisher: Monica L. Bullock
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
It’s going to be the wedding of the century… or a complete disaster. Arcadia Shabeaux never imagined she’d be walking down the aisle—especially not in a dress that’s been let out, taken in, and stitched together more times than she can count. But she’s determined to make it work, even if the road to wedded bliss has been paved with cake catastrophes, camo-themed disasters, and one too many bottles of Aunt Mavis’s homemade moonshine punch. With just days to go before she says “I do” to her Strippendale groom, Cyrus, Arcadia finds herself drowning in a sea of wedding mishaps and family antics. From the fight over camo decorations to her ex-boyfriend-turned-friend Armand showing up with a swamp buggy for a bridal ride, it’s a miracle she hasn’t lost her mind—or her dress. And just when she thinks things can’t get any wilder, Aunt Mavis decides to give a Maid of Honor speech that no one will ever forget. But despite all the chaos, there’s love in the air, and Arcadia can’t help but feel that this crazy, mismatched wedding is exactly the kind of happily ever after she was meant for. After all, it wouldn’t be a Shabeaux affair without a little bit of mayhem, a whole lot of love, and some Southern flair to tie it all together. Will Arcadia make it to the altar in one piece? Or will the most unpredictable wedding in Lake Dennis history prove to be too much, even for her? Full of humor, heart, and a touch of Southern charm, A Shabby Wedding is a delightful, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about family, friendship, and finding joy in the messiest of moments. Have you read all the Shabby Hearts series? A Touch of Shabby Shabbier By the Minute Shabby By Night Shabby All the Way Star Spangled Shabby A Shabby Wedding
Publisher: Monica L. Bullock
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
It’s going to be the wedding of the century… or a complete disaster. Arcadia Shabeaux never imagined she’d be walking down the aisle—especially not in a dress that’s been let out, taken in, and stitched together more times than she can count. But she’s determined to make it work, even if the road to wedded bliss has been paved with cake catastrophes, camo-themed disasters, and one too many bottles of Aunt Mavis’s homemade moonshine punch. With just days to go before she says “I do” to her Strippendale groom, Cyrus, Arcadia finds herself drowning in a sea of wedding mishaps and family antics. From the fight over camo decorations to her ex-boyfriend-turned-friend Armand showing up with a swamp buggy for a bridal ride, it’s a miracle she hasn’t lost her mind—or her dress. And just when she thinks things can’t get any wilder, Aunt Mavis decides to give a Maid of Honor speech that no one will ever forget. But despite all the chaos, there’s love in the air, and Arcadia can’t help but feel that this crazy, mismatched wedding is exactly the kind of happily ever after she was meant for. After all, it wouldn’t be a Shabeaux affair without a little bit of mayhem, a whole lot of love, and some Southern flair to tie it all together. Will Arcadia make it to the altar in one piece? Or will the most unpredictable wedding in Lake Dennis history prove to be too much, even for her? Full of humor, heart, and a touch of Southern charm, A Shabby Wedding is a delightful, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about family, friendship, and finding joy in the messiest of moments. Have you read all the Shabby Hearts series? A Touch of Shabby Shabbier By the Minute Shabby By Night Shabby All the Way Star Spangled Shabby A Shabby Wedding
The Easiest Way
Author: Eugene Walter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Spook House
Author: M. L. Bullock
Publisher: Monica L. Bullock
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
Mallory and Beth are friends who are really interested in ghosts. They decide to check out the Spook House, a super scary place in Derby Hill. This house is deep in the woods and far away from any town. People say that some really bad things happened there a long time ago, and it might be haunted! As they explore, they start to find out about some really creepy mysteries. Some ghosts in a special room don't want anyone to come in. Will they let Mallory and Beth enter? Beth tries to talk to the ghosts and it becomes very risky. She might be in big trouble if she doesn't stop! Mallory wants to find out if all this ghost stuff is really true, but will her love for science make her lose track of what's actually happening? "Spook House" by M. L. Bullock is the third book in a series about scary stories from the South. It's so exciting and spooky that you won't be able to stop reading! If you like to read when it's raining outside, this is the perfect book to get lost in. The series also has other cool books like "Being With Beau" and "Death's Last Darling." So grab a cozy blanket, find a spot near a window with raindrops, and get ready to be spooked by the Spook House!
Publisher: Monica L. Bullock
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
Mallory and Beth are friends who are really interested in ghosts. They decide to check out the Spook House, a super scary place in Derby Hill. This house is deep in the woods and far away from any town. People say that some really bad things happened there a long time ago, and it might be haunted! As they explore, they start to find out about some really creepy mysteries. Some ghosts in a special room don't want anyone to come in. Will they let Mallory and Beth enter? Beth tries to talk to the ghosts and it becomes very risky. She might be in big trouble if she doesn't stop! Mallory wants to find out if all this ghost stuff is really true, but will her love for science make her lose track of what's actually happening? "Spook House" by M. L. Bullock is the third book in a series about scary stories from the South. It's so exciting and spooky that you won't be able to stop reading! If you like to read when it's raining outside, this is the perfect book to get lost in. The series also has other cool books like "Being With Beau" and "Death's Last Darling." So grab a cozy blanket, find a spot near a window with raindrops, and get ready to be spooked by the Spook House!
No Other Way
Author: Sir Walter Besant
Publisher:
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Category : Black people
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Black people
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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All the Year Round
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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American Illustrated Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1236
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1236
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