Jillian's Nest

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...] about Wallpaper, Floors, and Colors-One Room Challenge Week 2

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...] about One Room Challenge Week 1–Guest Bedroom Makeover

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...] about Transforming Floors with Paint Power!

Greetings! We are just back from The Little Grey Lady of the Sea (a.k.a. the island of Nantucket). We got to spend some time there after the crowds left, which, in my opinion, is the best time to go. The weather was not the greatest, thanks to tropical storm Hermine bringing some cloudy skies with … [Read more...] about The Gray Lady: Choosing the perfect shade of gray paint