We get asked sometimes if we use AI to write our articles. The short answer is: sort of, but not really. The long answer is that every single idea, topic, and story on Biophilic Flair comes from us — the actual people behind the site. Real humans with messy apartments, too many houseplants, and way too many browser tabs open at once.

Everything you read here starts with our own experiences, experiments, and opinions. We write about what we’ve tried, what we’ve learned, and what went sideways (which happens a lot). The thoughts, examples, and stories are 100% our own.

That said, we’re not professional writers. We’re hobbyists, parents, retirees, renters, data nerds — people who love talking about how our spaces make us feel. So yes, we use AI tools a little bit to help polish our words so they’re easier to read. Think of it like running a spell-check or asking a friend to help tighten up your sentences — not like pressing a “write an article” button.

Sometimes that means using tools like Grammarly or QuillBot to fix grammar or phrasing. Occasionally, we’ll use an AI assistant to tidy up structure or flow after we’ve already written a full draft. But the ideas, stories, and opinions — those are always ours. Every post goes through multiple drafts, rewrites, and human reviews before it ever goes live. If it doesn’t sound like us, it doesn’t make the cut.

We like to think of AI as a writing helper, not a replacement for actual thought. It helps smooth out rough edges, but the fingerprints on every piece — the experiences, humor, and occasional tangents — are completely human.

Now, about the images you see on the site. Some of them are AI-generated. Here’s why:

  1. Budget — Stock photo sites are ridiculously expensive (have you seen the price of some of those “authentic” nature shots?).

  2. Practicality — We’d love to take our own photos of every garden, home, or public space we mention, but most of us have day jobs and limited travel funds.

  3. Copyright — As much as we’d love to grab stills from documentaries or shows that inspire us, there are legal reasons we can’t.

So when we need a visual to help tell a story, and we can’t photograph it ourselves, we sometimes create an AI image that represents the idea. We do our best to make these visuals realistic and respectful of the topic — no deepfakes, no misleading imagery. Just illustrative placeholders to make the reading experience a little nicer.

We’re transparent about it because we think readers deserve honesty about what’s real, what’s inspired, and what’s generated. You’ll never find “one-click” AI articles or automated filler content here — that’s not what Biophilic Flair is about. Our goal is to share genuine human curiosity, not mass-produced text that could come from anywhere.

We’re still learning how to balance new tools with authentic storytelling, and we’ll keep refining our process as technology evolves. But our promise stays the same: everything starts and ends with us — the real people who live in these spaces, try these ideas, and write about what we find.

So if you ever wonder whether something on Biophilic Flair was written by AI, the answer is no — it was written by us, maybe with a little digital proofreading on the side.