Hello again! It's Jillian, and I have another home change to share with you today. This time we are talking dining room paint colors and choosing a sideboard or buffet. I have had my dining room painted red for the six years we have lived here, and I was ready for a change. I love color and don't ... Read More
We Have Curtains — A Girly Bedroom Update
Hello again! It's Jillian with a quick curtain update from my daughter's One Room Challenge bedroom. I opted not to do drapes during the challenge as I was hesitant to drill hardware into these newly painted walls. I also was undecided about what kind of fabric I wanted for the curtains, so I kept ... Read More
How to Simply Style Your Mantel and Bookshelves
Looking to style your mantel with no-fuss decor? Look no further than this post! It's Jillian here, and today I will show you some photos to give you some easy decorating ideas. Most of my mantel decor can be left up year round with maybe a few changes made around the winter holidays. My family room ... Read More
Nests’ Nifty Nine — Florals for the Home
Hello! Lisa here with some floral favorites for the home. Gardens everywhere are lush with summer flowers, so I've got blossoms on the brain. To stroll through a flower garden is to experience vitality in its freshest form. Yet somehow the freshness of flowers often gets lost in translation in ... Read More
Children’s Bathroom Renovation Reveal
Hello again! Jillian here, and I'm back with the rest of the children's bathroom renovation details. Click here to see last week's post. Bathrooms might seem like they are simple rooms to renovate, but boy are there a lot of decision to make! One thing we wanted to do was to make more space in ... Read More
Bathroom Renovation Part One — Seeing Spots
Hello again! It's Jillian here with some more home changes for you. We just completed our third round of renovations since buying this house, and I am thrilled with the results! Two upstairs bathrooms, my daughter's bedroom, and the foyer were all on the construction zone hit list this time. A ... Read More
Summer Dresses — What We Wore
It's dress up time! Our country club recently hosted an annual semi-formal party, and it is always a great time. We dined and we danced and laughed with good friends. Here's a look at the dresses that we wore! This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read our full disclosure ... Read More
A Red, White, and Blue Outdoor Summer BBQ Party
Hey all, it's Jillian, and I just hosted our annual Memorial Day barbecue party here at my brick nest. Isn't it funny how we just posted about spring finally arriving, and then this past weekend was the unofficial start of summer??? Spring was pretty much nonexistent this year, and I am totally ... Read More
May Flowers — Blooming in Spring Fashion
Ahhh, springtime! I know some of our readers who live in other parts of the country have been enjoying spring in all its glory for maybe even a couple months now, but here in New England, spring doesn't truly show up until May. The saying "April showers bring May flowers" rings very true for us New ... Read More
Neutral Nursery to Beautiful Big Girl Bedroom — One Room Challenge Reveal
Hello, it's Jillian here, and welcome to the reveal day of my daughter's big girl bedroom! If you are new to The Brick Nests, be sure to pop over to our About page! The little gender-neutral nursery in the before picture below has really evolved in the last few weeks and morphed into a beautiful, ... Read More