Ailee Petrovic

Décor February 7, 2013

Adding to the Blogroll

I read the same blogs every night (or at least on the days when I don’t crash into my pillow!). I watch zero TV every week, so these sites are my entertainment and inspiration. I love to read the following:

Fashion
Atlantic Pacific: Could Blair be any cooler? The answer is no.
Gal Meets Glam: Beautiful photos, beautiful clothes, beautiful blogger. The trifecta.
Could I Have That?: Samantha reminds me of what Lindsey Lohan could have been. Sigh.
The Pink Peonies: A J. Crew lover’s eye-candy.
Karla’s Closet: I want Karla’s closet.

Lifestyle/Other
Cupcakes and Cashmere: Meeting Emily was such a cool moment. She’s my style hero.
Design Love Fest: I want to be this design-saavy so badly.
Sequins and Stripes: Liz might be the sweetest person I’ve never met.
Stripes and Sequins: Grace is so cool. I mean, so cool. And crafty to boot!
Buckets and Bunches: I’ve only met Chelsea once but I feel like we are still besties.
vmac + cheese: Victoria exudes style and grace.
A Piece of Toast blog: These girls! This is a must-read.
Oh So Beautiful Paper: For the stationary obsessed.
Fourth Lake: My best friend/MOH just gets it. And finds amazing pictures.
The Beauty Department: I want to learn all of these tricks.

In my yearning to be among the beauty of NYFW, I was scouring the IFB Conference site and saw the list of speakers, many of whom I hadn’t heard of before. I immediately went to their sites and am tickled – new blogs to follow? Yes, please. I’m obviously way behind, but if you haven’t looked at these, you should.

On the Racks
Meg Biram
Style Bubble
Sous Style

Wanderlust February 6, 2013

Honeymoon Series: Croatia

Sasha and I love to travel, and I think we’ve put a lot of pressure on ourselves to pick the perfect honeymoon spot. We talk about it often, but have landed on nothing. Sasha is getting his MBA through the University of Texas at Austin weekend program, so we are limited for dates, but we’ll make it happen (just not immediately following the wedding in July).

I’m going to share some of the places as we explore them – the first being Croatia. We talked about doing a trip to Scotland (where I was born) to visit my family, then flying to Serbia to see his relatives (both his parents are from there), then doing a short flight to Dubrovnik, Croatia. We could take a cruise along the coast, or rent a car and do a coastal drive. I am literally entranced by the pictures of the Croatian water. I have probably looked at thousands of pictures of this gorgeous country, and I’m seriously obsessed.

// click on the pictures above to link to the host site //

Wedding February 5, 2013

Wedding Welcome Bags

I was recently flipping through Martha Stewart Wedding’s Destination Weddings magazine when I realized I don’t know what we’re going to put in the welcome bags in our guest’s hotel rooms. Granted, we have five months to decide, but I know the time will fly by, so I’m trying to make big decisions as early as possible. For inspiration, I scoured Etsy, asked friends who had recently gotten married for ideas, and racked my brain for Napa-inspired gifts. I created an assortment of ideas below – we definitely won’t put all of these treats in there, but hopefully our guests will love their hospitality bags anyway!

coasters here // linen bags here // luggage tags here // wine bottle stopper here // wine label here

Décor February 4, 2013

Bathroom Countertop Decor

I’m decorating one room at a time (in an attempt to stay sane!). I finally purchased the entryway and dining room furniture this weekend – which was exhausting as I ran between Crate and Barrel, Restoration Hardware, Anthropologie, West Elm, Z Gallerie, The Container Store, and IKEA (a nightmare). I decided to focus on the half and guest bathrooms (which look like this) first, so I purchased the following items (as inspired by Emily Schuman and Samantha Hutchinson). I still need to buy a cute little basket, but have lots of good coffee table books to use!1) Glass Melon Knobs from Anthopologie, 2) Voluspa Japonica Mini Candle from Anthropologie, 3) Barr-Co Soap Bar from Anthropologie, 4) Provence Perfume Bottles from Anthropologie, 5) Square Lacquer Tray from West Elm

Fashion February 1, 2013

Favorite Looks of the Week

Perfect back and white shots, stunning strappy brown heels, and a black and white striped blazer I’m gawking over… The ladies were killing it this week. A round-up of my favorite looks of the week. Click on the images to link to the source blog![ loving these black and white pictures of julia – gal meets glam ]
[ i didn’t realize people could actually have that body until i read this blog. jealous. – karla’s closet ][these ladies have been killing it recently – a piece of toast blog ][ typical effortless emily, looks splendid as always – cupcakes and cashmere ][ this jacket + blouse combo! love – the fancy pants report ]

[does anyone do cool better than blair? – atlantic-pacific ]

[ i need this skirt – classy girls wear pearls ]
[ i want these on my feet immediately, pretty please – natalie dressed ][ nobody can rock a fringed boot like betty – le blog de betty ]
[ is it just me or this she having a total kate middleton moment? – could i have that? ]