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Austin House Updates with Serena & Lily

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We are excited to be in Austin in one month – it feels like we’ve been talking about moving for years! In fact, we bought our lot two years ago this month, so it has been a long time coming. I shared details about our move here – but in short, we are rebuilding our Houston house with just a few changes, mainly to accommodate having a fourth kid (we only had one when we first drew up plans!). This means adding an extra bedroom, locker in our mudroom, and changing the layout of our kitchen island to allow for six barstools (instead of four). We spent a lot of time hanging out in the kitchen, and I always felt like it was sad to only have four barstools when we were a family of five. When Poppy was born, I told Sasha it was important to me to have six seats at the island, so we reconfigured it to make it work!

Poppy’s Feminine Blue and Green Nursery

Miss Poppy Alexandra Petrovic was born last Tuesday, and we are absolutely smitten with our littlest love. I am going to share her birth story in the next few days, but in the meantime, I am so excited to share photos of her nursery. It is unbelievable to me that I first posted Georgie’s nursery just over two years ago! Where has time gone?

Before sharing anything, I have to give credit where credit is due – and that is most definitely to my talented and dear friend, Megan Hermis. Her design help with this room was so invaluable – she took a very rough vision and made it come to life, while adding so many elements I could never have dreamed up on my own. I cannot sing Megan’s praises loudly enough! She is a real saint to put up with my 24/7 text messages with questions about our house decor. Thank you, Megan!

Home For Christmas

Happy Boxing Day! Yesterday was one of the best Christmases that I can remember. We celebrated at my parent’s house with my sisters – the girls love spending time with everyone and were spoiled rotten. We’re at home, having a quiet day today, and I realized I never published a long-time drafted holiday decor post! So alas, here it is – post-Christmas!

We setup our Christmas decorations over a month ago, and I have to say that time has truly flown by ever since! We had the help of my friend, Whitney – who owns Whitney Elaine Designs – and I wanted to document how everything looks so I can replicate next year in Austin! She decorated my dream tree in my office – inspired by one of my favorite designers, Caitlin Wilson. It is pink and blue and just as I had dreamed! I am also very grateful for one of my best friends, Monica – who owns Paper Flour Ink – who created gorgeous initial appliqués for my new stockings! She is amazing. I even setup baby girl’s stocking out of excitement (praying time continues to fly by for the next two months until her arrival!).

I was fortunate enough to borrow a lot of her decor for our dining room (except I bought the tree for a steal of a deal from a neighbor/client of mine!), since we are decorating that room very differently in the new house (no more black and white).

Guest Bedroom Refresh with Serena & Lily

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When we were building our house, we had a great debate over how many bedrooms to have and whether or not Isla and Emilia would share a room. We ultimately decided to have them in separate rooms, and to dedicate our playroom as a guest room, since it has a closet, bathroom and a comfy pullout bed. However, the girls have recently started asking to sleep in the same room more and more often at night, and therefore, we’ve had them together in Isla’s room. This has been convenient because it allows for us to have a room for any guests that come to stay with us – most recently, my mom has offered to come and help for one night during the week while Sasha is traveling for work. It’s so nice to have her to help with dinner in the evenings and shuffling girls to their schools in the morning. Also, my best friend lives in Chicago and stays with us for a few nights when she comes back home to Houston.

Given that we’re having more and more guests come to stay, we decided to upgrade Emilia’s playful Pillowfort bedding to a beautiful French blue set from Serena & Lily, which is where we bought our master bedding from last year. I adore the quality of the sheets and duvet – they are truly so soft and luxurious. Serena & Lily is known for their best-in-class bedding, and the products live up to the reputation. The Cambria Quilt that we have on the bed is so well made, and I love the beautiful, vibrant blue color. We kept some of the fun elements of Emi’s room, like her pink ceiling, blue pom pom drapes and colorful lamp – she isn’t often in this room any more at night, but still claims it as her own and loves the new look of the space.

Georgie’s Blush Pink & Robin’s Egg Blue Nursery Reveal

Special thanks to Megan of Megan Hermis Interiors for all of her help with this room! I truly could not have done it without her. If you’re looking for a designer in the Houston area, I highly recommend you contact Megan!

I am so excited to share photos of Georgie’s nursery on the week of her impending arrival! I was very anxious to get started on this room before we moved in, but it was hard to visualize the space and colors from the rug (which I’d fortunately ordered months earlier because it was sold out by the time we moved!) until it was setup in the room. So once we got into the house, Megan Hermis came over, and we got started very quickly! As soon as she showed me the Block & Brayer fabric to reupholster the glider that both girls had used, I knew it was a must. I adore that fabric and how it looks on our West Elm Graham Glider. We looked at a ton of gorgeous fabrics that she had picked out, then narrowed down our favorites for the crib sheet, bumper, day bed, etc. I had never ordered custom textiles or furniture for the other girls, and gosh, 2-day shipping spoils you – but it was definitely worth the wait for the curtains, sheets, glider, bed, and pillows. With the good natural light and high, wood paneled cathedral ceiling, this room is definitely a favorite of mine in the house. I cannot wait to spend hours and hours with Georgie in it very soon.

I also want to thank two ladies who helped make this room extra special – Leslie of Blue Bamboo Embroidery and Sarah of By George Baby Boutique. I met up with Leslie for the first time at a local Starbucks, and we had the best chat – then she quickly sent me mockups of the world’s sweetest monograms for a pillow on the glider. I chose the ‘G’ and couldn’t be happier with how it looks! And Sarah, where do I start? I’ve had By George Baby Boutique goods since Isla was a baby! Sarah did a custom crib sheet, Boppy cover and changing pad cover all to perfectly match the colors in the room. I adore her!

Without further ado, here are sources for the room with tons of photos below (the girls weren’t home when I took them, but Belle managed to sneak into a few!).


Room Sources

Pottery Barn Mini Book Rack Shelves | Pottery Barn Side Table | Pottery Barn Blythe Dresser and Topper Set | West Elm Graham Glider (Reupholstered in Block & Brayer Pods in Petal Pink Fabric) | Appliqué ‘G’ Pillow with Blue Bamboo Embroidery (on Glider)| Sister Parish Burmese Wallpaper in Pink | Crate & Kids Gold Lamp Base | Crate & Kids Lamp Shade (Dyed Robin’s Egg Blue) | World Market White Wooden Chandelier | Lulu & Georgia Rug (no longer available)| Pillowfort Toy and Blanket Basket | Mongolian Ottoman | Babyletto Hudson White Wooden Crib | Pottery Barn x West Elm Round Gold Mirror | Custom Jamie Sawicki Painting | Lulie Wallace Lily Print | Framebridge Frame for Print | Custom Caitlin Wilson Crib Sheet, Diaper Changing Pad Cover and Boppy Cover from By George Baby Boutique | Target Pink Lamp Base | Custom Day Bed Inspired by Serena & Lily Broderick Day Bed | Crib Bumper from Serena & Lily | Custom Window Valances, Daybed, Shades, Crib Skirt, and Daybed Pillows by Megan Hermis Interiors | Sherwin Williams Alabaster White Paint Color | Small Closet Storage Boxes | Large Closet Storage Boxes | Bathroom Headband Storage