Alison Griffin

• Following a decade of transforming every apartment she lived in with renter-friendly DIYs, she now spends her free time obsessing over the endless projects she can do as a homeowner.
• Sustainability is a core driver for everything she does, from growing her own permaculture-focused home garden to finding creative home improvement solutions using thrifted items or what she already has on hand.
• She loves experimenting with practical, sustainable solutions at home, whether she's feeding homegrown spinach to her freshwater shrimp colony or repurposing nutrient-rich aquarium water as a natural fertilizer for her plants.

Experience

Alison's writing career has centered around helping people make informed decisions to grow, optimize, and love their living spaces. For over seven years, she has researched and written extensively about home improvement, gardening, cleaning, pest control, landscaping, remodeling, and home maintenance. Her work has appeared in major outlets such as Angi and Forbes Home, and she has crafted educational content for clients such as HomeAdvisor. She is passionate about blending in-depth research with her own hands-on DIY experience, focusing on helping readers understand not just the ins and outs of their projects, but how to budget, plan, and tackle them with confidence.

Education

Alison has a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in art from Northern Illinois University.