About
A publication for people who fix things themselves.
Homemade Ocean started in 2012 as a notebook of small projects in a rented flat — a jar aquarium on a windowsill, a bookcase built from reclaimed shelving. Today, it is an independent publication about making, mending and renovating small homes, while keeping the useful parts of its original archive alive.
Editorial standards
We build it before we publish it
Every project on this site has been made at least once in a real home, usually badly the first time. Where a build failed, the article says so and explains the fix.
Costs are written out in full
Materials, tools you actually need, and the price of the mistake you are likely to make. No vague 'budget-friendly' claims.
No paid placements
Products are named only when the specific product matters. Nobody pays to be recommended, and nothing is written from a press release.
The archive stays online
Posts going back to 2012 remain at their original URLs. Older pieces are re-edited for accuracy rather than quietly deleted.
The Saturday List
One project, one room, one honest cost breakdown.
A single email each Saturday morning: what we built this week, what it cost, and what we would do differently. No affiliate padding.