The Charming Glass House
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Most people understand that a job is something you do just to make money. As children, we are told to believe in our dreams, but somewhere along the way, we lose this sense of possibility, or are faced with challenging limitations. We then fix our sights on something we deem “reasonable” as a career path. Interior designer Brittany Brooks is all too familiar with this paradigm.
Brittany has always had a deep love affair with design. When she was a young girl, she could be found arranging an imaginary furniture store with her grandmother’s antiques or drawing floor plans just for her own amusement. As she grew older, she nurtured this passion by helping her friends and family with any decor needs.
However, when the time came for her to choose a career, Brittany decided to pursue nursing. “I went into nursing because interior design didn’t seem like a ‘real’ choice,” she said. “It seemed like, in a small town, that wasn’t a stable career, but nursing was.”
In the middle of the project, her husband encouraged her to “take a bet on herself,” and she left nursing to pursue design full-time.
Brittany worked at Community Healthcore for eight years, primarily dealing in psychiatric nursing, until the COVID-19 pandemic, when Brittany’s position was eliminated. Faced with uncertainty, she decided to look into designing as a side hustle. Still nursing part-time and without a portfolio to her name, she connected with a family who wanted help designing a home from the bottom-up. This project—her first-ever—would turn out to be the biggest completed project she has had to-date.
Brittany consulted on the floor plans, assisted with all material and furnishing selections, and was able to co-create something truly extraordinary. From the beginning of 2021 to the end of 2022, Brittany poured her heart and soul into the home she has dubbed “The Charming Glass House” (named after the Glass family, who inhabit the home). In the middle of the project, her husband encouraged her to “take a bet on herself,” and she left nursing to pursue design full-time. She launched Seventh Day Design in February 2022. The Charming Glass House is not only a breathtaking home but also a powerful symbol of a dream made real.
