Décor – Page 22 – Snapshots & My Thoughts by Ailee Petrovic

Décor March 28, 2013

Amanda Dawbarn’s Golden Home

I love Glitter Guide – truly, it’s amazing. I especially love the Style at Home series. Amanda Dawbarn, a co-creator of 100 Layer Cake, was recently featured on the series, + y’all… I’m in love with her home! The gold accents everywhere are incredible – I’ve just added a few of the items to our registry, like the gold Bodum French press + the gold + white Mr. Ice Bucket. Already on our list? That KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer at a cool $350. I don’t even bake! But I promise that I would if I owned that (in my dreams).

Décor March 19, 2013

Pretty Little Things

Bryan texted me last night and said, “The house is starting to look like a home.” It was a small statement, but the sentiment was huge. I feel the same way! All of the little touches are coming together and although Sasha and I have agreed not to nail anything into the walls for another few weeks (I’m beginning to cave), we have ordered a few prints and I’m leaning them on the walls for now. I move out of my apartment in two weeks (seriously depressed – I’ve absolutely had the best year of my life living with McKenzie), and back into my parents – with the exception of my furniture, which will go into The Manor. A busy few weeks ahead! I’ll keep you all posted as always.

1) Furbish Studio Feather Print I, 2) Three French Prints from One Love Studio on Etsy, 3) New Moroccan print rug for the Master room (awaiting rug pad, which is why it’s not flat!), 4) Our second Maxwell couch from Restoration Hardware arrived!, 5) Constant supply of yellow tulips for the very yellow kitchen, 6) Finally filling out the bookshelves with real books (slowly but surely)

Décor March 11, 2013

Weekend Update: A Couch + Parties + 3D TV

The weekend started off on Friday with the delivery of our first Maxwell couch (so excited). Afterward, I went to West Elm to get new bedding for one of the guest bedrooms (see above). Following came a glass of St. Germain and club soda at Benjy’s with two of my best friends, Paola and Patrick – i.e. I was one happy camper on Friday by 6pm. I went to the other Benjy’s in Rice Village for a friend’s birthday dinner, then went to bed reasonably early because I had a 10k in the morning. After running errands all morning, I realized I had locked myself out of the house and had to drive to the Medical Center, where Sasha was in class, to get a key (I’m losing my marbles). I had a slew of visitors come and see the house (thank you, Jess, for my lovely gifts!), then went to James’ 2nd birthday party, followed by a trip to Katy to meet one of Sasha’s best friends who lives with his sweet wife in Minneapolis. They recently had a baby girl, Ava, who was already sleeping when we arrived. Sunday began with church at Bayou City Fellowship, then HEB, lunch, and my least favorite task of the weekend – taking pictures of Sasha’s old furniture that I did not want to keep. I listed 15 items on Craigslist – what a crazy site. Hopefully most will be gone soon! My dad and sister and Sasha’s dad and stepmom came over to see the house, and we gave the 3D TV a spin – it’s incredible. Golf has never been so exciting! We finished the weekend with a dinner at Barnaby’s with two friends – capping Sunday off with falafel cannot be beat. Hope you had a wonderful weekend as well!

Décor March 8, 2013

The Manor: Almost There

If you’ve been reading for the past few months, you are well aware of the renovation of our new home, nicknamed “The Manor” (related to the street name). Sasha surprised me with the house as part of his proposal (read the story here), and we’ve been doing major renovations since early November (think walls being added, moved, etc.): Demolition post, Progress post, Further Progress post, A Lick of Paint post. While we still have work to do – i.e. moving the furniture from my apartment into the house, buying blinds, yard work, buying accessories for the two guest rooms – it’s almost there. I see the finish line! Below are a ton of pictures – I’m dying for the other Maxwell couch to arrive! I’m in love.

The Front

The Study

Waiting on my futon + lots of books + desk accessories – also want to do a gallery wall above my desk! Need to find the perfect prints…

The Living Room and Entryway

Waiting on the second Maxwell Couch + Paintings/Hanging Pictures

The Bar

Waiting on new glasses!

*The gold lions above are amazing – I bought them on Etsy here.

Guest Bathroom + Bedrooms

Waiting on… lots.

Kitchen

Master Bedroom + Bathroom + Closet

Waiting on a new rug, accent chair and more clothes

Décor February 25, 2013

Weekend Snapshots

1. okay, it wasn’t this weekend, but i played with pierson on my birthday (last monday). he’s perfect || 2. one of our good friend’s (amanda) dad plays every year at the rodeo cook-off, so me + bryan + mck went – so much fun || 3. buying even more decor – like the lauren conrad coffee table book. she’s perfect || 4. the emmerson table from west elm got delivered! i’m in love || 5. sasha’s aunt + uncle dropped by to say hi – little did they know, i’d put them to work! i had to borrow tools from sasha’s cousin – got to see lazar’s cute face! || 6. i built a coffee table + assembled our three bookshelves from crate & barrel. so much space to decorate!