Rachel Ashwell founded the iconic Shabby Chic brand in 1989. She has a store in Los Angeles as well as an online store offering high quality furniture, bedding, decor and flea-market finds. Rachel also designs homewares for Target. In 2011 she opened “The Prairie by Rachel Ashwell” – a bed and breakfast in Texas. Her previous titles published by CICO include Rachel Ashwell: Shabby Chic Interiors, Rachel Ashwell: Shabby Chic Inspirations and Rachel Ashwell: Couture Prairie. She is based in Los Angeles, USA.