Well, I'm feeling like a kid after Christmas, coming down from our first One Room Challenge reveal. What a great experience to be able to transform my guest bedroom and document the process along with hundreds of other bloggers who linked up to the Calling it Home challenge. We will definitely be ... Read More
Guest Bedroom Reveal-From Dated to Stylish (One Room Challenge Week 6)
Ohhh it's reveal week of the One Room Challenge, and boy are we thrilled with the room transformation here at my brick nest! I took my dated, tired old guest bedroom and gave it a major modern refresh in just five weeks. I can't wait to show you!!! If this is the first time you are checking in on ... Read More
Accessories and Art-One Room Challenge Week 5
Before I get to accessories and art choices for our One Room Challenge, let's recap the changes thus far. I adore how this guest bedroom is transforming! The wood floors look so fresh and I don't miss the old carpet at all! The new bright and clean wallpaper (Week 2) really makes this room updated ... Read More
Furniture and a Snafu Too-One Room Challenge Week 4
Welcome to week number four of the One Room Challenge, and it's time for the heavy lifting! Not only did all the furniture moving of this week tone my biceps, but with furniture in place I started to see something resembling a guest bedroom--how exciting! I also have to tell you about my first One ... Read More
Lighting, Window Treatments, and a Rug! One Room Challenge Week 3
Hello again, my sweet readers! The One Room Challenge is in full swing here at The Brick Nests. I've just finished a few more major parts of this project, and I'm loving how the tree fort nest is shaping up! With all this progress, I'm really starting to see my vision for this guest bedroom come to ... Read More
Wallpaper, Floors, and Colors-One Room Challenge Week 2
Hello, and welcome back to The Brick Nests and The One Room Challenge! We have taken some major steps towards transforming the guest bedroom from a dated paisley snoozefest into a chic and cozy guest nest. Things have been a little crazy around here! This week I used my time to make decisions about ... Read More
One Room Challenge Week 1–Guest Bedroom Makeover
Hello! Welcome to Week 1 of the One Room Challenge. We have been busy here at The Brick Nests working on this project, and I can't wait to share this journey with you! The room I am tackling for this One Room Challenge is the guest bedroom, which is the last room in the house waiting for my personal ... Read More
Transforming Floors with Paint Power!
Recently while I was on vacation, I took advantage of our time out of the house and had the carpet ripped up in the back staircase and hallway, as well as had the wood floors in those spaces refinished and the walls refreshed with paint. Redoing those stairs has been on my to-do list for a while, ... Read More
Bonus Inspiration Post: Window Boxes of Beacon Hill
Just a few days after finishing up my autumn planters project, Stew and I took the kids on a weekend trip to Boston to see family and meet my brand new adorable niece, Jane. What a little love she is! While we were in town, we thought it would be fun to take the kids for a walk around the beautiful ... Read More
Ushering in a New Season for My Planters
So I promise this post is about my planters, but first I just have to tell you about a new perfume I recently purchased because it smells simply divine! It's by a boutique perfumer called Nomaterra, and the creators use their travels as inspirations for their fragrances, combining scents meant to ... Read More