DIY book nook kit (Glade Hideaway) Book-Shaped Wooden Kit for Beginners
Book Nook Glade Hideaway — Book-Shaped Wooden Kit for Beginners
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A snug hideaway tucked inside a tree trunk, glowing like a window at night.
- 2 to 4 hrs to build, phone put away
- Lights up at night: LED lighting included
- Free tweezers and ebook with your kit
- Slips between your books
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- Delivered in 5–15 business days
- Free shipping on qualifying orders
- Missing piece? We send a new one
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- Beginner
- 40 to 60pieces
- 9 × 6,6 × 5,3 cmbuilt
« Ce n'est pas celle que j'ai préférée mais la maquette est jolie, assez compliquée à faire pour durer un peu dans le temps. Bonne qualité des matériaux. Sympa »
One more lit window on your bookshelf.
Somewhere deep in the woods, an old tree has opened its trunk to shelter a secret hideaway: a tiny rabbit-shaped door, a reading nook, an herbalist's shelf, moss and ferns. Glade Hideaway brings this scene to your bookshelf, tucked between two books like a secret window onto a living world.
The easiest book nook to start with
40 to 60 pieces, two to four hours: it's the entry kit of the collection, the one you finish the same evening without losing heart. Its book shape (9 cm tall) lets it disappear between two novels—until the LED comes on. If this is your first build, start here.
Who is it for? A first book nook. A calm, hands-on hobby for your evenings: hands busy, mind at ease. An original gift you build and keep, without intimidating the person who receives it.
Assembled dimensions: 9 × 6.6 × 5.3 cm: book-sized
What's inside the Glade Hideaway book nook kit
What's in the box
- All the pre-cut wooden parts (40 to 60 pieces)
- Illustrated step-by-step instructions in English
- The warm LED that lights up the scene
- The battery box for the lighting
Power: batteries (not included).
Precision tweezers come free with your kit. Just grab some regular wood glue (not included).
Get the right tools
To find out which tools really help during the build, read our guide to book nook tools.
Your questions about the Glade Hideaway book nook
Your questions about this kit
How long does it take to build?
Allow 2 to 4 hours, in one go or in short twenty-minute sessions.
Is it a good kit for beginners?
Yes: with 40 to 60 pieces, it's the kit with the fewest pieces in the whole catalog, and it's rated Beginner. Since there are only a few pieces, they're large and easy to handle.
More questions? Find all our answers in the Nooko FAQ.
How the Glade Hideaway book nook compares to our other kits
It's the kit with the fewest pieces in the whole catalog: 40 to 60, while the Little Izakaya lines up 96 and The Kyoto Bazaar 478. It shares its Beginner level with other Nooko kits, but this is where the step is lowest in terms of piece count: a 2 to 4 hour build, while our large Advanced-level houses take a whole weekend. Think of it as the first floor: once the LED is on, the next step is The Cherry Blossom Parlor and its 478 pieces.
A hideaway to build. A light to switch on.
This kit is part of our nature book nooks and our illuminated 3D puzzles. On the fantasy side, discover Neon Alley next, the cyberpunk alley lit up by its signs. You'll also find it on our diorama kits to build page, and alongside all our wooden kits on the 3D wooden puzzle page.

Reviews: they built their own book nook
★★★★★4,9/5 · 273 reviews of our kits
“It's not my favorite one but the model is pretty, complicated enough to keep you busy for a while. Good quality materials. Nice”
“It's adorable and very intricate. If you like 1/48 or 1/24 scale miniatures, it's made for you. It's also a good introduction to some techniques when you're starting o...”
“Very fiddly 😁 but so much fun, detailed and pretty.”
“Really pretty kit to build, but not for clumsy hands, because some pieces are really, really tiny. If you've already built one or two book nooks, you'll do fine. The i...”
“I found this kit fantastic, with clear instructions, hard to assemble but very satisfying. The end result is outstanding. Built in 8 hours.”
“Product as described. Excellent seller. Very fast shipping.”
“Perfect! Very precise parts! A pleasure to assemble, amazing result! Exactly like the picture.”
“Exceeded my expectations. Really beautiful product. Packed super well. It's a bit painstaking, but the result is amazing.”
“I bought it as a gift and he showed me the finished result; it was gorgeous, exactly like the picture! And there were no missing pieces, only the box arrived a little ...”
“It's really beautiful, very high quality, and exceeded my expectations.”
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How to build the book nook "Glade Hideaway"
No need to have built a model before: the pieces are pre-cut, the instructions show every step, and your phone can stay on the table.
Pop out the pieces
The pieces pop out of the sheets by hand: nothing to cut, nothing to paint.
Fit and glue
Follow the illustrated instructions, one step at a time. In one sitting or in twenty-minute sessions, at your own pace.
Light up the scene
Switch on the LED and watch your scene light up.
No essential tools needed: the tweezers and mini hammer are optional, just to make the work easier.
How to build the book nook "Glade Hideaway"
2 to 4 hrs to build, with illustrated instructions for every step.
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Step 1Pop out
Put your phone away, open the box and pop out the pre-cut pieces.
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Step 2Assemble
Piece by piece, with the free tweezers and the illustrated instructions. In one evening or over several.
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Step 3Light it up
One click on the switch: your little world lights up between your books.
Why choose a book nook from Nooko?
The same joy of building, without the bad surprises.
| What is included | Nooko | Often elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Free shipping on qualifying orders | ||
| Free precision tweezers with your kit | ||
| Free ebook: the guide to screen-free evenings | ||
| Broken or missing piece replaced with just a photo | ||
| A real person answers you | ||
| 30 days to change your mind, as long as the kit is not built |
FAQ: the book nook "Glade Hideaway"
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Shipping and returns
Free shipping on qualifying orders. Your order is delivered to your country in 5–15 business days, dispatch included. You get your tracking number by email as soon as your package ships.
30 days to change your mind: if the kit is not for you, send it back unbuilt and in its original packaging within 30 days, and we will refund you. Read our refund policy.
Power: most scenes run on batteries (not included), and the product page lists the power source of each kit. Glue: regular wood glue, not included. Precision tweezers: free when the offer is shown above the buy button.
Have another question? You will find all the answers in the Nooko FAQ.
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