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Before there was shabby-chic, the style, there was Rachel Ashwell’s Shabby Chic. Ashwell was the original maven of cottage-style décor. She closed her store in Chicago years ago, but her new furniture line is available at the Maria Isasi showroom in Northfield. I love this sweet chair.