It’s happening all over town, in dwellings as diverse as rowhouses in Hampden and McMansions in the Valley. Furniture is going under cover. And it’s not to stop a crime spree by coin-stealing cushions ...

Shabby Chic, a trend that became a lifestyle, weathered the return of "Mad Men" and midcentury modern, bankruptcy and confusion to emerge with its soul intact. Rachel Ashwell is the sheikha of shabby, ...

The words “Shabby Chic” have become synonymous with the love of decorating with time-worn vintage objects. Designer Rachel Ashwell, who coined the phrase in the late 1980s when she began to market her ...

A battered painted dresser; an overstuffed sofa covered in faded, flowered fabric; a chipped vase filled with nearly-gone cabbage roses; a light fixture draped in ropes of rock crystal. These design ...

Shabby Chic, a trend that became a lifestyle, weathered the return of Mad Men and midcentury modern, bankruptcy and confusion to emerge with its soul intact. Rachel Ashwell is the sheikha of shabby, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — When furnishings and accessories begin to wear, most people think of redecorating. But Rachel Ashwell has turned faded textiles and mismatched china into an international style empire ...