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The Home Bird

Creating joyful interiors where old meets new
By Elle Hervin
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'Elle's joy-filled and colourful style, mixed with her heartfelt and relatable words, encapsulate everything I need in an interiors book - at once visually breathtaking and inspiring but also informative and educational. It's a book that every vintage lover should have in their collection, whether they're... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Curate a modern vintage look for your home with the first book from interiors stylist and influencer Elle Hervin (@elle_the_home_bird) with 1 million engaged followers.

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'Elle's joy-filled and colourful style, mixed with her heartfelt and relatable words, encapsulate everything I need in an interiors book - at once visually breathtaking and inspiring but also informative and educational. It's a book that every vintage lover should have in their collection, whether they're in the early days of collecting or a seasoned treasure hunter looking for fresh ideas. The Home Bird is a must-have.'

Paula Sutton @hillhousevintage

Curate a modern vintage look for your home with the first book from interiors stylist Elle Hervin (@elle_the_home_bird).

The Home Bird invites readers into Elle Hervin's home, loved by more than one million followers on her Instagram @elle_the_home_bird, and offers an intriguing tour of nine other beautiful and individual homes. You'll learn how to transform ordinary corners into extraordinary spaces, marry old and new (while keeping things practical), and discover the positive power of 'dopamine decor'.

Discover:

  • How to marry old with new while keeping things practical
  • Tips and inspiration for colour palettes
  • A 7-step formula for achieving your dream home aesthetic
  • The magic of the 'dopamine decor' effect
  • How to source your vintage pieces for sustainable style
  • In-depth case studies of homes that embody the modern vintage aesthetic
  • Q&As with an interior designer and colour consultant

...and much more.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781840919271

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Mitchell Beazley

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 219.0mm

Height: 286.0mm

Weight: 1380g

Pages: 224

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Arts & Culture Elle Hervin Home & Garden Non-Fiction

About the Author

Elle Hervin is a writer and content creator who has turned her passion for interior design and decorating into a full-time job following the success of her interiors-based Instagram account @elle_the_home_bird, which has attracted more than 978k followers. It is here that she showcases her distinctive decorating style, incorporating vintage and modern decor, along with innovative and creative design which has transformed an ordinary house into a beautiful yet practical family home. Elle's social media accounts regularly attract over 5 million views every month and her most popular project, the 'home library', has had more than 10 million views.

Elle has always had a love of interior design, but it became a transformative part of her life after she suffered PTSD following the traumatic birth of her third son, in which she nearly lost her life. A passion for thrifting and sourcing second-hand and vintage homewares became a kind of therapy and helped Elle overcome trauma. She is a huge advocate for creating spaces which are not only reflective of the homeowner as a person, but which also bring about feelings of joy in every single room.

Elle has worked on interior styling campaigns with a plethora of big-name home and lifestyle brands, including Ikea, Next, Laura Ashley, Le Creuset, Habitat and Barker & Stonehouse. The Home Bird is her first book.

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