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Baby Talk
Hollywood’s hottest new design duo shares inspired ideas, avoidable mistakes and easy solutions for any nursery iffani 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. Here, the duo offers their bright style ideas for in the nursery and throughout the home.
wren crib with white trim
‘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:
wren Dresser with white trim
Tiffani: • wren crib • wood tree wall art • wren Dresser • calliandra Plum Bedding set
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lonni: • alouette crib • sophie dresser
24 Home in Style Spring 2011
Calliandra Plum bedding
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