About the Nook
A slow home publication,
made by two people
who love a good project.
We're Amelia and Rowan — a plant hoarder and a weekend woodworker writing honest, tested guides from our own small homes. No trend chasing. No filler. Just what actually worked.
Rowan's living room · after
Amelia's 4×8 ft patio garden50+
Tested guides
9 yrs
Growing plants
2
Writers, one editor
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Sponsored posts
Our story
It started as a shared notebook.
Amelia was trialing every houseplant that claimed to be indestructible; Rowan was refinishing a third-hand dresser in a garage that was too cold to work in. We kept swapping notes about what actually worked — the potting mix that saved a fiddle leaf, the trick to painting cabinets without brush marks, the organizing system that finally stuck through a move.
A few years later, this is the site those notes turned into. Every guide here has been tested by one of us in our own homes, on our own budgets, with our own mistakes documented so you can skip them.
A slow build
How the Nook grew
2017
One shared notebook
Amelia and Rowan swap plant-killing stories and DIY disasters over coffee. A running document of 'what actually worked' begins.
2019
The first apartment build
A rented 480 sq ft flat becomes a live-in laboratory — floating shelves, a balcony tomato jungle, a closet system that finally sticks.
2022
The Green Nook goes public
The notebook becomes a small blog. Two writers, one editor, and a firm rule: never publish anything we haven't tried ourselves.
Today
50+ tested guides
Readers in 40+ countries, a weekly Sunday letter, and still the same tiny team writing from real homes with real budgets.
What we stand for
Four rules we won't break
Tested, then written
Every guide is lived with for weeks (sometimes months) before it lands on the site. If a method fails halfway, we say so.
Kind, not clever
We write for beginners, renters, budget-tight homes and tiny balconies. No jargon, no gatekeeping, no shame in a dying plant.
Long-form, on purpose
Short listicles rarely fix real problems. Our articles run 2,000–3,000 words because that's what the honest answer takes.
Independent voice
No sponsored content dressed as editorial. Affiliate links are always disclosed. Advertisers never touch our recommendations.
The writers
Two humans, one editor
Garden & PlantsAmelia Hart
Balcony gardener, reformed fiddle-leaf killer
Nine years of growing food and greenery in small, often rented spaces. Amelia writes the plant-care, edible-garden, and small-space growing pieces — always with a note about what she killed first.
Writes about · Indoor plants · Vegetable garden · Outdoor
DIY & HomeRowan Bailey
Amateur woodworker, weekend renovator
Firm believer that most rooms need less stuff and one good lamp. Rowan writes the DIY tutorials, decor guides and organizing systems — the beginner-safe kind that assume you own a drill and nothing else.
Writes about · Home decor · Weekend projects · Organizing
"We don't chase trends here. We test things slowly, live with them, and only write when we can honestly say — yes, this one works."
— Amelia & Rowan
What we cover
Four rooms, endless projects
Home Decor
Warm, livable rooms
Garden & Plants
Small-space growing
DIY Projects
Weekend builds
Cleaning & Organizing
Systems that stick
How we keep the lights on
The Green Nook is supported by display advertising and occasional affiliate links to products we already use and would recommend anyway. That's the whole business model. No sponsored posts dressed as editorial, no paid reviews, no product placement.
If an article contains affiliate links, they are disclosed at the top of the post — clearly, not buried in a footer. If a brand gifts a product for testing, we say so. If we tried a product and didn't like it, we say that too.
Read our full editorial policy for the small print.
Want to say hello?
Story pitches, corrections, or just a question about a plant that won't behave — we read every note.