Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic: Shabby Chic Treasures |  | Director: Rachel Ashwell
Actor: Shabby Chic
Studio: Braun Media
Category: DVD
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Rating:  6 reviews
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 66 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 877694006355
EAN: 0877694006355
Release Date: April 15, 2008
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Product Description
These episodes highlight Rachel's favorite things and gives you clever suggestions about unusual and stylish ways to bring Shabby Chic ® into your home. Her ideas make any room a place of beauty with the simple yet thoughtful use of design which she enjoys sharing. From a single bloom to complete room decorating, Rachel shows you how to achieve timeless style, beauty and charm while keeping it simple and elegant. A true appreciation for fine living.
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Shabby Chic a Feast for the Senses August 20, 2009
K. Hemmer (Syracuse, NY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I used to watch "Shabby Chic" on the Style network and was glad to find it anew on DVD.Although,my tastes embrace more than the
shabby chic palette...I believe we can learn a great deal from
talented Rachel Ashwell.
In the first segment,Rachel sets about re-decorating a home for her parents to live in while staying in L.A.She also purchases the
home for them.
The house is a comfortable size and needs some upgrading.As Rachel
says,"It has good bones",referring to the walls,fireplace and general sructure.In a fifty year old kitchen,rather than rip it
apart and stick an island in the middle,she does some thinking first,considering her limited budget.
She removes an old vinyl yellow seating in a corner booth,places
a table and chairs next to a window and improves the view,little
by little.Keeping the original old fashioned functional tiles,she
paints them all white and pristine looking.She removes linoleum
and finds wood floors beneath to finish.Adding some modern small
appliances and voila,she is finished.
It is so much more fun on DVD because you actually grasp the house
size.She carefully goes through each room, painting mostly and
bringing in comfy chairs and couches with pillows.She finds little pieces of beauty that don't overwhelm a room.Even my
husband approved of the decorating.
The next segment is the flea market.This is how Rachel started out.She has a darling pink wire basket and tells you what to
bring(measuring tape,tablet,snack etc.)As she can judge the"good
bones" in a house,she can pick furniture from the Midwest and
structurely judge it.She seems to have an instinct on how she will use each piece.Her friend,Mark,gets the instuctions from
Rachel of how best to fix a piece.It shows how to re-purpose
good wood.We used to call this method "antiquuing."Some items
she sells and some she keeps.I found this very instuctive.
Next,you tour Rachel's friends' house,Chantel Clothier.It is
decorated very elegantly but it could be acheived.There is a feeling of beauty in everything she shows and describes.
After listening to the news,which is generally tragic,this dvd
lifts your mood out of all the gloom in the world.
The music,the decor,never too difficult,puts you in a relaxed
Zen mood.
I do hope there are more of Rachel's dvd's released.It might be worth watching again as Rachel shows a clean,minilmalistic
way of living that may especially apply in this time.
Love the videos August 9, 2009
K. Smith (Silver Spring, MD)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love Rachel Ashwell's design style and enjoyed watching her show back in 2001 when she was on Style. The shows are great and you can get some great design ideas. I have the whole collection.
Shabby Chic Queen May 12, 2009
Terry M. Philpot (Florida)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My wife absolutely loves all of Rachel Ashwell's things. Thanks sooo much. Terry and Darlene
good but to short July 10, 2008
yorkie (UK)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this DVD and hope that more are released.The only downside is it only has a running time of 66 mins.
Tour beautiful Shabby Chic homes June 16, 2008
nightowl
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Rachel Ashwell had a show called "Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic" on Style Network a few years back. Her company has just released three DVDs from that series: (1) Treasures (2) Gifts, Sentiments & Romance and (3) Flowers, Petals & Gardens.
Each DVD contain 3 episodes so if you buy all three DVDs you will own 9 episodes from the original series. There are many more episodes yet to be released, depending on how well these three initial DVDs sell they'll consider putting out more DVDs. So, if you are a fan of Rachel Ashwell and want to see more please buy all 3 DVDs. The more demand there is the more likely they'll release the rest of the series onto DVD. But if you can only buy one then get this one, it's the best of the three because it is on this DVD that she focuses on home furnishings.
Here is what you get on this DVD:
1- House
2- Flea Market
3- Affordable Elegance
In the HOUSE episode Rachel has just bought a home in LA for her parents to stay in whenever they visit from England. Simple renovations transform a 1940's home into the epitome of Shabby Chic...and she does it on a limited budget in only 5 weeks time.
In the FLEA MARKET episode you watch as Rachel and her partner Mark search a local antiques flea market for its treasures. She spots her signature colors (white, pink and green) and well-crafted furniture from days gone by. Rachel appreciates these depreciated pieces (a time worn cabinet from Iowa, a cupboard from the turn of the century, etc) for their history, whimsy, beauty and function. They take their finds back to the shop where Mark cleans them up with some quick & easy restoration work. The Shabby Chic principal is to accept imperfections rather than change them.
The last episode on this disc is GIFTS, SENTIMENTS & ROMANCE. Rachel visits the home of her friend, Hollywood hairdresser Chantal Clautier. Chantal has created the ideal Shabby Chic retreat by using authentic antiques and flea market finds. You won't see this home in any of Rachel's books, you'll have to buy the DVD to see this gorgeous home!
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