April 2023 MBR The Interior Design Shelf

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 publication of "Create: At Home with Old & New", 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.

"Create: At Home with Old & New" 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: At Home with Old & New" will give you the confidence to nurture a home you love - one that celebrates the past while embracing the present and future.

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 profusion of illustrations supporting an informative commentary, "Create: At Home with Old & New" will have a very special appeal to readers with an interest in interior design and home decorating. While with the highest recommendation for personal, professional, community, and academic library Contemporary Interior Design collections, it should be noted that "Create: At Home with Old & New" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $14.99).

Editorial Note: Ali Heath (www.aliheath.co.uk ) 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.

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