The Manor – Page 2 – Snapshots & My Thoughts by Ailee Petrovic

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

Snapshots March 5, 2013

Our Little Visitors

The past few days (or weeks, or months?) have been super busy, as Sasha has officially moved into The Manor! We didn’t stop moving from Friday after work until Sunday night – packing boxes, moving bags, unloading – buying more and more and more stuff! It’s never ending (but I love it). On Sunday, Sasha’s cousin brought his kids over, as did his best friend. These three cuties made the whole day! I’ll take pictures of the house this weekend – when the Maxwell couches finally arrive.

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!

Décor February 21, 2013

Inside Liz Bachman’s Home

Glitter Guide is amazing, truly amazing. Every time I get on the site, I’m so inspired – this time by Liz Bachman’s (of Grey & Scout) home. Her taste is impeccable, and I love every single detail. My favorite setups are the bath and the desk – I cannot wait to decorate both of these spaces in The Manor. Aren’t these pictures incredible? Please add iMac, white and gold shelf, and gorgeous gold rim mirror to my wishlist!

Décor February 19, 2013

Decorative Books

I have gone book crazy. Seriously though! In the past month, I have purchased nearly all of the books below. We have Domino: The Book of Decorating at the apartment, and I’ve read most of Design*Sponge at home – both are amazing. I’m so excited to flip through and read all of the others. Especially Nate Berkus’ The Things That Matter – can we please talk about how handsome he is?

PS The handwritten typography in the image are from vmac + cheese – she gave awesome free downloadable .pngs the other day here. I love them!

coffeetablebooks

1) Domino: The Book of Decorating, Design*Sponge at Home, InStyle Parties, The Newlywed Cookbook, Pure Vegan, Veganomicon, The Things That Matter, 2) Jane Eyre, Sense and Sensibility, Owl from Z Gallerie, 3) Let’s Bring Back the Cocktail, 4) Penguin Classics, 5) Style Book, Atget’s Paris, Cupcakes and Cashmere (as signed by Emily here)