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Feathering Your Nest: Heart and Soul
| I just finished a lovely little decorating book: House Beautiful’s The Finishing Touch – Details That Make a Room Beautiful. The writer often stops to ask designers what they think on given design subjects. What gives a room Heart and Soul? Let’s see what these designers had to say about it: |
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“Family photographs, a dog, and a sofa you can vacuum.” – Kitty Hawks
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“Evidence of life. Anything from children’s art to dog-eared magazines to fresh-cut flowers that aren’t perfect.” – Rachel Ashwell of Shabby Chic |
Inspiring Design – Euro Trash Girl
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OK, I admit it. I’m kinda obsessed with Annie Brahler. I’ve been following her for the last couple of years. I’ve saved every picture from every magazine layout she’s ever had of her home – she’s been featured in two issues of Country Living, two issues of Home Companion, and in Romantic Homes. I’m sure there have been more. Photos from this post are from those publications. |
| She lives in the most amazing home I have ever seen. Annie lives in Jacksonville, Illinois. Doesn’t sound like a terribly exciting place, but check out this unbelievable Beau Arts home!!! She lives here with her 3 perfect children, 2 perfect dogs, and presumably, her perfect husband. She certainly has a perfect lawn care guy |  |
Posted in Inspiring Design | Tags: annie brahler, beaux arts, beaux arts home, country living, decorating inspiration, decorating style, decorating with books, Euro Trash decorating, euro trash style, european antiques, european decorating, european decorating style, eurotrash, eurotrash decorating, glamorous decorating, home companion, romantic homes, shabby chic | 
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Feathering Your Nest – Signature Style
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There’s been a lot of talk over the last couple of years about defining your signature decorating style in a sound bite – I think it all started with “Shabby Chic.” Designers and decorators started coming up with 2-word catch phrases for their style. A few years back a couple of women started their own business where you sent them several hundred dollars, and they told you what your signature style was based your answers to a series of questions. This was supposed to get you focused so that you acquire new things with purpose and stay focused on your vision. |
Posted in Feathering Your Nest | Tags: decor style, decorating, decorating style, decorator, design, design style, design style defined, design trend, designer, determining your design style, enchanted nostalgia, enchanted rewind, finding your design style, how to find your decorating style, nostalgic, shabby chic, signature style, style, vintage enchantment, what's my decorating style |
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Object of Desire – New Rachel Ashwell Book!!!!!
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THIS is the kind of thing I get excited about! Rachel Ashwell has a new book coming out September 1st: Rachel Ashwell’s Shabby Chic Interiors – My Rooms, Treasures, and Trinkets. Rachel Ashwell is a self-made businesswoman who founded the iconic brand known as Shabby Chic in 1989 when, as a single mother of two young children, she looked to open a small shop where she could sell “pretty things” without spending much time or distance from her children. Rachel opened her first store on trendy Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, California and now has a brand that is known worldwide. |
Posted in Objects of Desire | Tags: decorating book, decorating inspiration, festive details and entertaining, rachel ashwell, rachel ashwell dvds, shabby chic, shabby chic decor, shabby chic home, Shabby Chic Interiors, shabby chic sumptuous settings and other lovely things, shabby chic treasure hunting and decorating guide |
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