DECOR
•
W
ith plenty of expectant and new
parents among their friends, hus-
band and wife Brad and Melanie
Weber, both 27, are well aware
of the high-stress measures involved in planning
for a baby — especially in the nesting depart-
ment.
So they created Mother Nursery, a business
founded to remove the feelings of cluelessness
and "Where-do-we-turn-for-help?" in all aspects
of early parenthood, from creating bedrooms and
playrooms and planning celebrations to researching
child care. And with a large component of their
business revolving around the infants of Jewish
couples — designing and implementing their bed-
rooms, for example — the Webers have filled a
niche left open by many Jewish couples who tradi-
tionally do not want baby items in the house until
baby is there, too.
Almost two years ago, Marisa and Hector
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2006 • JNPLATINUM
DECORATE, EDUCATE,
CELEBRATE - VELA\IE A\D
BRAD WEBER WILL DO IT
ALL FOR YOUR <IDS.
BY SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN
Hernandez of West Bloomfield were the lucky
recipients of their friends' talents. Melanie, a
graphic designer, and Brad, a Realtor and builder,
wanted to do something special for the impend-
ing arrival of the Hernandezes' baby. Working
with the door shut so it would be a surprise, the
Webers created and designed the nursery for Alexa
Hernandez, now 22 months.
After Alexa's room was finished, Melanie and
Brad merged their talents and resources into
Mother Nursery, which they launched this past
January in their Oak Park home, with Melanie
holding the position of CEO and Brad, CFO.
"This is the first business we have been
involved in together," says Melanie, who met
Brad at a B'nai B'rith Youth Organization
regional convention when they both were in
the ninth grade. "But together we have taken
one another's strengths to create the success of
Mother Nursery. Our hearts and souls are in the
company."
The Webers will order and store all the furni-
ture at their insulated Royal Oak warehouse until
they get word of the impending baby delivery.
Then they zoom into action with their own deliv-
ery, bringing everything, right down to washed and
ironed bedding, if requested. "We plan the room
ahead of time to a 'T'," says Melanie. "We want the
parents to enjoy the time with their child and don't
want to interfere, so we'll work around the clock
to make this happen, even building many things