Memories of The Visit
My good friend, Christina Strutt, of Cabbages & Roses and I recently had a treasure hunting day, driving on a rainy summers day from Bath to Oxfordshire. It is a...
Rachel
Blue, My Favorite Colour
Blue is the most favored colour of all by people. And while in my design work I use blue second to pink, in my living life, it is the colour...
Welcome Back Wildflower
As you must already know I’ve had a love affair with flowers forever... My most recent book My Floral Affair is a testament to this. Real flowers, faux florals, rose...
Friendship in France
Kathryn and I have been friends for over 25 years. We could be described as the “odd couple." She has a great appreciation for fine French wines, where I’ve never had a...
30th Anniversary Collab: Minted Jewelry - Moshe Capelouto & Miriam Nichterlein
To celebrate our 30 year anniversary of Shabby Chic we wanted to collaborate with designers in different categories to our core business that resonated with our values and aesthetics. My uniform...
Pink. The Lighter Shade of Red.
For as long as I can remember, I have loved pink and next to white it is the core color in the world of Shabby Chic. I recently learnt that it...
Zig Zags
Recently I made an Instagram post stating my life had “taken a few zig zags in recent times”. I don’t see that as a bad thing. My life had been...
Silver Linings
I’ve been based in UK for nearly five months now. My original plan was not to close doors on my life as I knew it but to create some distance...
30 Years of Shabby Chic®
This Year we celebrate 30 years since the opening of my first Shabby Chic® store in Santa Monica, California and the beginning of what became The World of Shabby Chic®. ...
Cabbages & Roses Q&A
I had the pleasure of asking Christina a couple of questions, the founder of Cabbages and Roses from our recent Collaboration. The Collection is currently available in our Shabby Chic...
Forever Florals
I've always had a love of faux flowers. I think it started when I was a little girl and would go with my Mum searching for smooshed vintage silk and...
Greenfields and Flowers
My time in London continues to get extended and now in March I am finally getting the cool weather I was seeking. Despite the chill in the air, early signs...