The Interior Design Shelf

Create: At Home with Old & New
Ali Heath
Mitchell Beazley
c/o Octopus Books
236 Park Avenue, New York NY 10017
www.octopusbooksusa.com
9781784728557, $40.00, HC, 224pp

https://www.amazon.com/Create-At-Home-Old-New/dp/1784728551

Synopsis: Some of the most exciting interiors around are those that combine=
vintage and antique finds with select contemporary pieces. With the public= ation of "Create: At Home with Old & New", interior stylist and journalist = Ali Heath encourages you to think imaginatively about how to use old and ne=
w at home - introducing individuality and interest, while incorporating the=
need to decorate more sustainably.

"Create: At Home with Old & New" is a visual feast divided into four engagi=
ng and informative chapters. Establishing Your Style will fire your imagina= tion, while Adding the Magic considers ten decorating elements, including p= attern and texture, display, lighting, and color. In Creative Spaces the ho= mes of a maverick group of 12 antique dealers and interior designers are sh= ared, 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, "Cr= eate: At Home with Old & New" will give you the confidence to nurture a hom=
e you love - one that celebrates the past while embracing the present and f= uture.

Critique: "Create: At Home with Old & New" is a coffee-table style (8.85 x = 1.1 x 11.35 inches, 2.78 pounds) volume that is a simply and inspirational = pleasure to simply browse through one fascinating page at a time. With a pr= ofusion of illustrations supporting an informative commentary, "Create: At = Home with Old & New" will have a very special appeal to readers with an int= erest in interior design and home decorating. While with the highest recomm= endation for personal, professional, community, and academic library Contem= porary Interior Design collections, it should be noted that "Create: At Hom=
e with Old & New" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindl=
e, $14.99).

Editorial Note: Ali Heath (www.aliheath.co.uk ) is a UK-based interiors jou= rnalist, stylist, creative consultant and author and has over 17 years free= lance experience, working with prestigious interior magazines, newspapers a=
nd private clients. Her work is featured regularly in many titles that incl= ude Country Living, Elle Decoration, Elle Decoration Country, Homes and Gar= dens, 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.

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