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 senses, not just the visual, and connects us more meaningfully to ourselves and our surroundings. In the past creating a sanctuary was about the decoration of a few key rooms, now it is about how the whole home makes us feel.
Cocooning is not about isolation or shutting down and does not have to mean going off-grid - it is simply about tuning back into our emotions and creativity to satisfy our need for comfort and wonder. Divided into three informative chapters: Cocoonin
About the Author
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 two highly successful books, Curate and Create, were published by Mitchell Beazley in 2020, and 2023. 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).
Industry Reviews
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