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Above: Designer Glenna Jean's Scribbles bedding, embellished with textural chocolate and
cream microfiber and patches of chenille, can be ordered through Mother Nursery.
handymen" make up the Mother
Nursery team, who even do extensive
work like installations of closet and
room organizers, cabinets, shelving,
chair rails and crown molding.
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Cressbrook sets the gold—or should we say green—
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and more. With windows that highlight lush ravine and garden
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Model open daily, Noon to 6 p.m. Closed Thursdays
(248) 282-1464 Sales Office
Watching the best laid pre-baby plans
go by the wayside by tired, distracted,
new parents, Melanie and Brad also
offer innovative, post-baby services.
Many couples have enough forethought
to order baby announcements before
the baby's birth, but discover the pile
of adorable cards just sit there after the
new addition's arrival. "We will address
and get them out in the mail for them,"
says Melanie. They will do the same
with invitations and will address — and
thank-you notes. Mother
even write
Nursery also offers custom-designed
stationery items.
For party planning, they work with
caterers and do the grocery shopping
for celebrations like baby namings,
showers and festivities that accompany
a bris. They provide cleaning and wait
staff and order chairs, linens and spe-
cialty items like cigars and personal-
ized cookies. They work with mohels
to make sure all the supplies for a bris
are on hand. They will research child
care and playgroups. And this month
— as members of the International
Association for Child Safety — they
will launch a service that provides
childproofing in a home or business.
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While, at first, Mother Nursery
focused mainly on baby-room decor,
Melanie says, "Now, we do it all: doc-
tors' offices, playrooms, toddler rooms,
tween rooms, daycares and even a room
in a grandmother's house."
In addition to spaces that start out
empty, Mother Nursery can build
a room around a treasured piece
— which they can refinish or restore
— as was the case for 3-year-old
Rayna, the daughter of Marla and Dr.
Jason Golnick of West Bloomfield.
"She was using my white, high-gloss
Formica bedroom set from when I was
a little girl," says Marla. "When I called
Melanie and Brad I had also already
purchased bedding from Pottery Barn
Kids. They took what I had and embel-
lished it."
Now — with a new painted desk
chair, a shag area rug, colorful closet
knobs, a mural and painted wooden
flowers and butterflies on the walls —
the room is transformed. "And Melanie
and Brad were here every step of the
way," says Marla.
And that's the point — being there
alongside the parent, taking over the
stressful stuff so they don't have to. And
aside from being the buffer between
vendors and clients, adds Brad, "We
want to be there to guide the parents to
help guide their child in the right direc-
tion, not only with room decor but with
what they can do as parents. We are not
just decorators, but educators." ❑
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*Prices and availability subject to change without notice.
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For information on Mother Nursery, call (248) 544-4150, send an e-mail
to info@mothernursery.com or log on to mothernursery.com .