Cocoon: Creating Homes with Heart

Ali Heath

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PRAISE FOR COCOON

'Cocoon is an inspiring exploration of home as a sanctuary, celebrating the beauty of spaces that nurture and provide comfort. Ali has an intuitive understanding of the meaning of home, encouraging others to live with the things they love and to celebrate their individuality.'

Chrissie Rucker - Founder @thewhitecompany

'A must-read if you want your home to feel storied and meaningful at every turn.' Livingetc

'Another stunning design book! Ali Heath's books never fail to inspire me.'Leanne Ford @leannefordinteriors

'Ali Heath understands that true sanctuary isn't about having the right things, but about surrounding ourselves with what genuinely nourishes us. Cocoon beautifully captures this essence of intentional living through spaces that prioritize comfort, connection, and personal meaning over perfection.'

Shira Gill, author of Minimalista

'Ali Heath is not only a gifted writer, interior stylist, and mentor but also a warm-hearted woman and a cherished friend. Her sensitivity to moods, emotions, and creativity is something truly special. In her latest book, COCOON, she takes us into lived-in homes and spaces that feel deeply personal. Her style is romantic, tactile, and carefully curated, with each piece exuding a vintage charm. The blend of decor, antiques, books, art, and furniture creates a seamless narrative of a life well lived. There's not a single page where you wouldn't want to linger.'

Malene Birger @malenebirgers_world 'Cosseting, cosy, sink-into spaces are on the rise and there is no better book to dive into and learn how to pull them off than Ali Heath's Cocoon: Creating Homes with Heart. It's an essential read that not only will put a smile on your face as you settle down and dig in it will awaken your senses exciting you to create visual, tactile, cosy havens that you never want to leave.'

Abigail Ahern @abigailahern

'Ali's desire to help us all create a sanctuary at home focuses on the importance of human connections and an awareness of our senses. Making spaces that we can connect with intuitively goes way beyond just aesthetics as these case studies illustrate so perfectly.'

Kate Watson Smyth, KateWatsonSmyth.Substack.com

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In her third book, Cocoon: Creating Homes with Heart, Ali Heath, invites the reader to create a home sanctuary that focuses on the human touch, as an antidote to our fast-paced, tech-driven modern world. This way of decorating is so much more than just a look or style - it's about taking a holistic approach that draws upon all our

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Praise for Cocoon: Creating Homes with Heart

  • Ali has created a masterpiece, not telling you what paint colour or fabrics to use but giving a guiding hand to what a home means through using our imaginations, our feelings, balancing head and heart... You can lose yourself between the pages, filling your head with ideas and dreaming. That is one of the many pleasures of beautifully written and photographed design books like Cocoon, you can read and re read them bringing joy, sparking fresh ideas and inspiration. - Tea with Ruby

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Ali Heath

Ali Heath

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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