Quality Furniture Info

You have to love or hate this style of decorating that finds beauty in aged and worn things for the home. Shabby chic style of decorating was popularized by Rachel Ashwell who took us along with her in her flea market excursions and showed us how old bottles and ran-down furniture could be turned into beautiful functional items for the home. It manifests itself in shabby chic furniture, fabrics and bric-a-bra. It may look like clutter to some. To others is it a way of appreciating the old and the beautiful.

Shabby chic furniture is vintage and antique. It is usually heavily painted and distressed to show layers of old paint. Chips and scratches are welcome and considered a manifestation of character. Cottons and linens are favored fabrics. There is a distinctive kind of print that reminds us of French floral patterns.