Where the Heart Is

I absolutely love this book. Understanding the emotional quotient of the places we live is everything to do with feeling at home. * Michelle Ogundehin, author of Happy Inside *
Katie McCrory will have you falling in love with your home all over again, without having to lift a paintbrush or a hammer (but you never know, she might also inspire you to do that too!). Where The Heart Is distills years of research into a beautiful and succinct book that will have you ditching the comparison and anxieties around your home and embracing it in all its imperfections. This isn’t just a book about houses, but one about how it feels to be human and the spaces that support the way we want to live our lives. * Penny Wincer, author of Home Matters *
Katie puts words to the yearnings, dashed hopes and muddled fears which so many of have felt in our own journeys through the housing helter-skelter. There is both solidarity and action to be gleaned and you will come away from its pages feeling both validated and motivated. Our homes and hearts have always been entwined, a fundamental truth that Katie lays bare. * Katherine Ormerod, author of Your Not Forever Home *

Katie McCrory is a researcher and storyteller. As the Life at Home Leader at the global headquarters for IKEA in southern Sweden since 2017, she has led the largest and most distinctive piece of international research into home – the annual IKEA Life at Home Report. She has written and spoken extensively about life at home, ranging from media articles to longform essays and keynote talks. Katie has lived in the UK, US, and Denmark, having moved home upward of 25 times. Today, she lives in Copenhagen with her husband, two young children, and their enormous housecat.

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