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Feature Friday: Nesting Place

May 3, 2013 By Rhoda 8 Comments

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One of my longtime blog friends is The Nester, who recently shared her real name with her readers.  She and I started blogging the same year, me at the beginning of 2007 and she at the end of that year and it’s been fun following her journey as well. She’s a super talented DIYer of the home and she has taken a rental  home and made it her own.  I admire her courage with trying new things and really honing in on what her personal design style is. She and her sweet family  have really come a long way the last 5 years and I have so enjoyed her story.  If you haven’t met The Nester, you’re in for a treat.

Nesting Place family

She’s bold and quirky in what she does in her home and is not afraid to try new things. This is Myquillin and her 4 guys and she has already been featured in Better Homes and Garden with another spread coming out later on. I love seeing all these bloggers in magazines!

plate wall

She does fun things like making a chandy out of book pages and hanging up a disco ball. That’s the little dots you see in this pic. I loved watching her change her space to an updated and lighter palette, with a few things at a time. You can see how she went from red, gold, and black to lighter and airier hues of blues and creams in this post. She shares a lot of practical ways to update on a budget and that we all can relate to.

plates

She’s one of the first bloggers I saw hang plates all wonky on the wall, but doesn’t it look cute?!  She’s a master at mixing up the quirk.

sailfish

She might be the only person I know with a real sailfish hanging on the wall and she’s also a fan of painting furniture.  We are yardsale buddies and both have a love of shopping thrifty.

denim sofa

She doesn’t let the fact that she has 3 growing boys (and a dog) stop her from making her home pretty and liveable.

breakfast room

And she’s made her rental home very  personal just by painting and adding a few things that give it the Nester stamp.

striped drapes

She even brought in logs from a tree that was cut down from her yard and painted them white.  And I do believe she may have started a trend of horizontal striped curtains in blogland.

shelves

She has a wonderful way of putting things together and is always moving things around to freshen things up.

coffee table

And of course, since I’m also drawn to this pretty blue and green palette, I love it all with the neutrals.

bedroom

Her pretty bedroom, curated over time.

nester office

And what a pretty office.

Nester fireplace

She used chalkboard paint around her fireplace and drew on bricks, clever girl.

A wonderful mix of fun, quirky and stylish.  That’s the Nester!  She and I have met a few times at different blog conferences and I always enjoy catching up with her. It’s really been fun to see how both our styles have evolved over the last 6 years.  Her motto is “it doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful” and that one I agree with.  Nothing is ever perfect, but you can certainly take a room or piece of furniture and make it more beautiful without breaking the bank.

Stop over and say hello to the Nester if you haven’t met her already and I can’t imagine that you haven’t.  She’s all over blogland and has been for years, but I wanted to introduce you just in case!

As I am headed home today from the Southern Coterie Summit in Jekyll Island (of course, I’ll be sharing all about it!), I’m also sharing this week at My Way Home on some ways to up the curb appeal at your home.  See ya’ll soon!

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  1. Nester says

    May 3, 2013 at 8:55 am

    thanks so much for the feature, Rhoda!

    It’s been so fun to get to know each other through the years, here’s to many more!! xoxo

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  2. Kerri, A Pop of Pretty says

    May 3, 2013 at 9:22 am

    Drool. I LOVE Nester’s style – I’ve been a huge fan for years. Thanks for showing us so many of her great ideas in one post! ~Kerri

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  3. Blondie says

    May 3, 2013 at 10:47 am

    I’ve followed The Nester on and off for the past year. She exhibits great talent in design as well as writing. Keep up the great work! Regards, Blondie

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  4. Cindy says

    May 3, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    Love her style! (and yours, too, of course!) 🙂
    Have a wonderful weekend! ~Cindy

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  5. KAYE says

    May 3, 2013 at 6:09 pm

    It is mostly pretty, but don’t care for the paper covered light.

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  6. amanda @ mommy is coocoo says

    May 3, 2013 at 8:17 pm

    Very pretty!

    I think it would be so hard as a creative person/blogger to live in a rental.

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  7. SmallMomentsBigJoy says

    May 4, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    I absolutely LOVE Nester’s style! She really thinks outside the box, and that inspires me to do the same.

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  8. Kathy :) says

    May 15, 2013 at 2:12 pm

    I’ve been following her Rhoda for years , love her !! I do believe her office is my fave in blog land, love it !!!

    She makes awesome tassels !!! Hers were the first I saw.

    Thanks for the tour Nester !!

    Stay well,
    Kathy 🙂

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