Rachel Ashwell was a single mother when she opened her first Shabby Chic boutique in Santa Monica ... flea-market furniture I scavenged at the Rose Bowl in L.A. I started thinking, Oh, maybe ...

6 at Spring St.; N, R at Prince St. "Shabby chic" may be part of the everyday ... and comfy poplin bedding in an English country garden’s share of sun-bleached florals. A converted loft space ...