Informationen zum Autor Ali Heath is a UK-based writer, interiors expert and mentor, bringing stories, homes and businesses to life. With over three decades of experience, Ali is a trusted voice in interiors and creativity, blending writing, styling, and design. Her work is featured regularly in titles that include Country Living , Elle Decoration , Homes and Gardens , House & Garden , Livingetc , Modern Rustic , Red , the Telegraph and YOU Magazine. Ali collaborates with many leading photographers and her work is represented internationally by Living Inside agency, in Milan. Her first three highly successful books, Curate (2021), Create (2023) and Cocoon (2025) were all published by Mitchell Beazley. Ali is also Contributing Editor and Creative Consultant for the second book from The White Company, The Art of Living with White (Mitchell Beazley, September 2022). Instagram @aliheath_uk www.aliheath.co.uk Klappentext Check out Ali Heath's new book Cocoon: Creating Homes with Heart . 'In three comprehensive sections packed with rich photography and expert advice, this practical yet inspiring guide will give you the confidence to try it yourself' - Elle Decoration 'Ali Heath has done it again. In Create , she expertly unpacks how to mix old and new, to design a cohesive and irresistible home that radiates personality and charm, while guiding readers to trust their instinct and to create freely and from the heart.' - Holly Becker @decor8 'The ethos Ali promotes of reuse, the handmade and sustainability is something that particularly chimes with me. This is a book of the moment to encourage everyone to turn their house into a unique home, no matter your budget, building, or previous interior design skills.' - Sarah Moore, @sarahmoorehome 'It's clear that the spaces and wisdom featured in Create come from the heart. It is another masterclass by Ali Heath in creating soulful spaces that sing with warmth and cut their own design path.' - Nicole Gray, Interiors Editor, YOU magazine 'Ali is undoubtedly one of the best, most consistent and versatile stylists working today, and her new book Create is testimony to that.' - Ben Kendrick: Editor, Modern Rustic ; Homes and Style Director, Country Living magazine Some of the most exciting interiors around are those that combine vintage and antique finds with select contemporary pieces. In Create , interior stylist and writer Ali Heath encourages you to think imaginatively about how to bring together old and new - giving you the confidence to let go of perfection, and to express your own style, while decorating more sustainably. Following on from the success of Ali's first book Curate , Create is a visual feast divided into three engaging and informative chapters. Establishing Your Style encourages you to trust your own creativity and gives advice on how to get started. Developing Your Eye explores topics that include defining your palette; mixing antique, vintage and modern; building and displaying collections; celebrating the handcrafted; layering pattern, fabrics and texture and styling the details. Whilst Inspiring Your Journey features the homes of tastemakers whose creative paths have inspired their own unique mix of old and new at home, with case studies that range from calm, whitewashed spaces to more colourful interiors. Vorwort The much-anticipated follow-up to the highly successful Curate (more than 32,000 copies sold since June 2021) provides decorating inspiration for homes that beautifully combine both the modern and the antique. Zusammenfassung The much-anticipated follow-up to the highly success...

Vorwort
The much-anticipated follow-up to the highly successful Curate (more than 32,000 copies sold since June 2021) **provides decorating inspiration for homes that beautifully combine both the modern and the antique

Autorentext

Ali Heath is a UK-based interiors journalist, stylist, creative consultant and author and has over 17 years freelance experience, working with prestigious interior magazines, newspapers and private clients. Her work is featured regularly in many titles that include Country Living, Elle Decoration, Elle Decoration Country, Homes and Gardens, House & Garden, Livingetc, Modern Rustic, Red, the Telegraph and YOU Magazine. Ali collaborates with many leading photographers and her work is represented internationally by Living Inside agency, in Milan.

Her first bestselling book, Curate, with Australian interior stylist, Lynda Gardener, was published by Mitchell Beazley in 2020 and Ali is Contributing Editor and Creative Consultant for the new book from The White Company, The Art of Living with White (Mitchell Beazley, September 2022).

Prior to going freelance, Ali was New Business Director for a top below-the-line marketing agency before setting up a successful antiques business. She has a passion for mixing old and new and is renowned for storytelling in both her written and visual work.

Instagram @aliheath_uk www.aliheath.co.uk

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The much-anticipated follow-up to the highly successful Curate provides decorating inspiration for homes that beautifully combine both the modern and the antique

Some of the most exciting interiors around are those that combine vintage and antique finds with select contemporary pieces. In Create, interior stylist and journalist Ali Heath encourages you to think imaginatively about how to use old and new at home - introducing individuality and interest, while incorporating the need to decorate more sustainably.

Following on the success of her first book Curate, Create is a visual feast divided into four engaging and informative chapters. Establishing Your Style will fire your imagination, while Adding the Magic considers ten decorating elements, including pattern and texture, display, lighting, and color. In Creative Spaces the homes of a maverick group of 12 antique dealers and interior designers are shared, and the book closes with Inspirations - advice on where to buy period items and how to buy online and at auction. With glorious photography, original drawings and break-out ideas pages, Create will give you the confidence to nurture a home you love - one that celebrates the past while embracing the present and future.

Zusammenfassung
The much-anticipated follow-up to the highly successful Curate (more than 98,000 copies sold since June 2021) provides decorating inspiration for homes that beautifully combine both the modern and the antique.