Hot Property: Shabby Chic's Rachel Ashwell lists Brentwood home for $4,395,000

Ah, those delicate teacups, quiet floral wallpapers, glittering chandeliers and, of course, the omnipresent white-on-white slipcovers on the big cushioned sofa and the white bed duvet. Rachel Ashwell, who created the Shabby Chic style in 1989 and is the mastermind behind the stores of the same name, taught us how to live a more genteel life. And now for the jackpot: Ashwell has listed her Brentwood home for sale at $4,395,000 -- and why, yes, it does kind of look like one of her showrooms. The woman clearly walks the walk, dances the dance, lives like she decorates. Except she doesn't actually live there. According to public records, she lives in Malibu Colony. And since she hasn't yet invited me over, I am unable to report on how well her white slipcovers have held up to the beach sun or red wine spills. (In the summer of 2007, she was asking $20,000 a month to rent out her 1,700-square-foot ocean view-less, landside Colony place.)