Serena Dugan and Lily Kanter
Founders of Serena and Lily a
children's linens & decor boutique
The duo first met six years ago when Serena Dugan, a decorative painter and textile designer, entered Lily Kanter's Northern California children's boutique with portfolio in hand and hoping to get a few customer referrals. For Kanter, Dugan's work was love at first sight.
Their first line of products was crib bedding which launched 8 months after the company's conception. Serena and Lily success has been widely based on the ability to design baby products that did not look childish, but mesh seamlessly with the homeowner's design aesthetic.
Regarding overall style, Kanter says,"It's okay to make the nursery an extension of you. You have about two years before the kids start to have opinions."
Serena and Lily has also published a nursery design book, entitled Nursery Style. The 139 page book emphasizes the fact that a focal point of a baby's room can be anything from a pretty bumper to travel souvenirs.{image credits: serena & lily}
