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Baby Talk Hollywood’s hottest new design duo shares inspired ideas, avoidable mistakes and easy solutions for any nursery  Tiffani Thiessen Tiffani Thiessen has come a long way from her days as Kelly Kapowski on the teen hit “Saved By The Bell.” The bankable actress, who currently stars in the USA Network series “White Collar,” has tapped into yet another creative vein this past year. In early 2010, Thiessen teamed up with friend and interior designer Lonni Paul to launch PetitNest, their modern classic answer to expected, staid nursery design. “A nursery should be an extension of your own taste,” says Thiessen, who gave birth to daughter Harper this past June. “We wanted to create furniture you can use throughout the home. A home should actually flow from room to room.” A nursery should fit into its home’s overall design scheme; it shouldn’t be so jarringly different that it seems like it belongs in another house, Thiessen says. The Los Angeles company’s collections include cribs, dressers, gliders, chairs, wall art and bedding, and Thiessen and Paul already are “working on designing the next phase, says Paul, a mother of three best known for her success on HGTV’s “Design Star.” “All of PetitNest’s cribs have been designed with the ability to be “converted” into toddler beds, she says.  Wren Crib with white trim Here, the duo offers their bright style ideas for in the nursery and throughout the home. ‘These are a few of my favorite things’ Tiffani Thiessen and Lonni Paul, designers, friends and moms, know what they like when it comes to decking out their nurseries. Here are some of their must-haves: Tiffani: • Wren Crib • Wood Tree Wall Art • Wren Dresser • Calliandra Plum Bedding Set  Lonni Paul Lonni: • Alouette Crib • Sophie dresser A Room With A View Thiessen suggests placing a glider near the window in a nursery, giving both mom and baby a chance to look out and daydream. “You have to feel comfortable in your baby’s nursery, or your baby won’t,” she says. More than meets the eye Think beyond a baby’s first two years when buying furniture for the nursery. Dressers and changing tables can have a second life as almost anything, including: • a dining room buffet • a child’s bedroom dresser • a guest bedroom dresser • a foyer table More than meets the eye Think beyond a baby’s first two years when buying furniture for the nursery. Dressers and changing tables can have a second life as almost anything, including: • a dining room buffet • a child’s bedroom dresser • a guest bedroom dresser • a foyer table Lonni Paul’s Style Tips 1. Your baby will outgrow the nursery faster than you think. Stay one step ahead by buying style for a toddler, not an infant. 2. Try to make the nursery an extension of the whole home’s style. Don’t think in a vacuum. 3. Think outside the box in terms of colors. Pretend primary and pastel colors aren’t an option. |
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