Shabby Chic

British designer Rachel Ashwell has built a small empire with her eminent Shabby Chic aesthetic; a functional, comfortable line based around special selected flea market gems and home-made slip-covers. Her Lincoln Park store is the epitome of a lazy Saturday of shopping for exciting finds: an inviting mix of chairs, detail-laden tables, sought after leather pieces, and whitewashed curvilinear dressers and accoutrements fill the cozy boutique. With an elegant, leisurely style utterly lacking in pretension, it’s easy to see why Shabby Chic warmly permeates so many homes. 2146 N. Halsted St., Chicago
www.shabbychic.com