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the.basics

Name: Tiffany McLean

Occupation: Interior Designer

Company: Savvy Design West

Favorite Color: Red

Dream Job: A catalog magazine stylist

your.style

Describe your work style in 3 words.

Creative, Fun, Organized

Describe your personal style in 3 words.

­­­Eclectic, Classic, Comfortable

Describe your desk style in 3 words.

Clean, Organized, Productive

your.desk

What special/unique items do you keep on your desk? Why?

I always have my notebook for quick reference, and one of my chevron coasters that was made for me by a friend.

What things on your desktop make you Work Happy?

My Mac and table lamp.

What is your favorite Poppin item on your desk and why?

I LOVE LOVE the black pencils… they write amazingly and look just as good!

Fill in the blank: “I always have my iPhone on my desk.”

the.blog

Blog Name and Link:  Living Savvy

Describe your blog in 1-2 sentences:

Have a savvy life, in a savvy space, for less.

Name: Viviana Norden

Occupation: Financial Accountant

Favorite Color: Tie between navy blue and white (my wedding colors!)

Dream Job: If I could be anything in the world, I would be a personal shopper! A little more realistic is my goal of becoming a Retail Accountant.

Work Style: Organized, Timely, Detail Oriented.

Personal Style: Casual, Classic, Girl next door. I love to be comfortable, but always put together.

Desk Style: Girly, Functional, and Glam.

What special item do you keep: I‘m that girl with a million post-its and notes (and a drawer full of chocolates!). I write everything down and love keeping myself organized by making lists so you will always find colorful post-its and notebooks on my desk. Plus, I love chocolate so I always have a secret stash in my drawer!

Thing that helps you work happy: Flowers…They add color and life to the space where I spend most of my time.

Favorite Poppin Item: I must go back to the post-its! Although I also really love the pencils. They’re very cool for pencils!

I always have PINK and CHOCOLATES on my desk.

Blog name: Fashion Truffles (www.fashiontruffles.com)

Blog Description: Where fashion is a delicacy…

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Name: Nikki Richardson

Occupation: RTW Women’s Brand Assistant by day, fashion blogger by night!

Company: HauteLook

Favorite Color: Pink, of course!

Dream Job: Fashion Journalist or Personal Stylist

your.style

Describe your work style in 3 words.

-            Sparkly

-            Chic

-            Comfortable

Describe your personal style.

-            ­­­Sparkly

-            Experimental

Describe your desk style in 3 words.

-            Colorful

-            Organized

-            Fun

your.desk

What special/unique items do you keep on your desk? Why?

A picture from my wedding day – whenever I’m feeling stressed or overwhelmed I love looking at it and remember that day! I usually like stashing candy as well.

What things on your desktop make you Work Happy?

My assortment of colorful pens & sticky notes. I wear a lot of color in my wardrobe so I think that projects onto my desk style. Color just makes things more fun! Oh and my jumbo calculator. It may be for seniors but I’ll have the last laugh when my eyes are still good at 85.

What is your favorite Poppin item on your desk and why?

Probably my highlighters – there’s always a need for something to be highlighted and organized so they get used A LOT! Or the mini flags – they’re perfect for marking important info when reading reports and large decks

Fill in the blank: “I always have My To-Do List, Calendar & A Snack on my desk.”

the.blog

Blog Name and URL: Bedazzles After Dark / www.BedazzlesAfterDark.com

Describe your blog in 1-2 sentences:

A fashion blog with a love for sequins, champagne, affordable style and anything pink. I post about my personal style, the latest trends, celebrity looks for less and anything else that inspires me!

In addition to working on her great blog 6th Street Design School, Kristen Krason is an Interior Designer and Mom. In addition to her great blog, you should take a peak at her website: Kristen Krason Interiors.

the.basics

Name: Kirsten Krason

Occupation: Interior Designer

Company:Kirsten Krason Interiors

Favorite Color: Blue

Dream Job: I have my dream job now! I can’t think of anything else I’d rather do than Interior Design.

your.style

Describe your work style in 3 words. Colorful, Fun, Clean

Describe your personal style in 3 words. Colorful, Comfortable and Happy

Describe your desk style in 3 words. Functional, Happy, Clean

your.desk

What special/unique items do you keep on your desk? Why? I have a picture of two love birds that I love. It’s a watercolor and the colors are so cheerful.

What things on your desktop make you Work Happy? I work happy when my desktop is organized. I love my Poppin stackable inboxes because they keep my massive piles of things under control.

What is your favorite Poppin item on your desk and why? I love my poppin ruler. It’s colorful and happy! I like how big the numbers are so I know my measurements are always exact.

Fill in the blank: “I always have pens on my desk.’

your.blog

Blog Name and URL: 6th Street Design School

Describe your blog in 1-2 sentences: My blog is full of inspiring and colorful designs. I showcase my own projects or the homes and projects of other bloggers and designers.

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Name: Miranda from One Stylish Day at a Time

Occupation: Financial Analyst/Blogger

Favorite Color: Tie between blush, white, and gold

Dream Job: I’d do what I do now but more equally split: 50% blogger, 50% financial analyst.

your.style

Describe your work style in 3 words.

Clean, organized, and efficient

Describe your personal style in 3 words.

Classic, invested in quality basics, and Parisian (at least that is what I aim for!)

Describe your desk style in 3 words.

Modern, white, with pops of color

your.desk

What special/unique items do you keep on your desk? Why?

While not unique, I have to have pictures of my loved ones near me while I work. And, as much as I hate the way it looks, I have to have my HP12-C financial calculator out on my desk at all times. Can someone please tell Hewlett Packard to redesign this thing? It’s seriously stuck in the 1970’s and doesn’t have interchangeable face plates like the graphing calculator I had in college. What gives?

What things on your desktop make you Work Happy?

A picture of my corgi puppy smiling on my desktop, a glass of iced green tea, and my planner (nothing makes me happier than crossing things off my to-do list!).

What is your favorite Poppin item on your desk and why?

I absolutely love my acrylic Poppin ruler. Equal parts function and style, it makes me crave more acrylic office supplies!

Fill in the blank: “I always have some type of fruit on my desk.’ They’re both pretty and tasty.

your.blog

Blog Name and URL: One Stylish Day at a Time

Describe your blog in 1-2 sentences:

Two parts fashion, one part interior design, and one part lifestyle blog, my little blog celebrates all the parts of life I enjoy. My creative escape from a world of Excel spreadsheets and calculations, my blog is where I let me inner-girl run wild. Come run with me!

Caitlin Flemming from Sacramento Street knows one or two things about Living with Great Style. Having established her own successful Interior Design company, Sacramento Street (her specialties include: E-decorating, Interior Styling and Design, Prop Styling and Event Design), she decided to share her secrets to stylish living on her blog, by the same name. Keep reading for insights into her personal style and home office.

Name: Caitlin Flemming

Occupation: Interior Design and Marketing Assistant by day. Blogger by night.

Company: Sacramento Street (www.sacramentostreet.com)

Favorite Color: This is tricky – grey, white, blues . . . well pretty much anything neutral.

Dream Job: To have my own design firm, which is a long way away but a girl can dream, right?

your.style

Describe your work style in 3 words.

Organized

Master of to-do lists

Impeccable handwriting

Describe your personal style in 3 words.

Classic

Sophisticated

Elegant

Describe your desk style in 3 words.

Clean

Everything has a purpose

Organized

your. desk

What special/unique items do you keep on your desk? Why?

My desk at home serves as a multi-purpose space. Its where I blog from every night but it’s also where our tv lives. I love that it actually looks like a desktop computer and when guests come over they think we don’t have a tv. If only they still made white tvs.

What things on your desktop make your desk and why?

I love having everything color coordinated in neutral shades – it makes a desk look more organized even if it’s not.  On top of that, my favorite Diptyque candles, a Buddha I found a the flea market and of course Astier (a pottery line from Paris that I collect). Lastly, my iPad – I can’t live without it. It’s perfect for when I’m on the go!

What is your favorite Poppin item on your desk and why?

The ruler – I’m constantly drawing and sketching things out. I love its simplicity and thickness. Everyone in my office is equally obsessed.

Fill in the blank:

“I always have a pen and notebook on my desk because I’m all about taking handwritten notes.”

your.blog

Blog Name + URL: Sacramento Street  (www.sacramentostreet.com)

Describe your blog in 1-2 sentences:

Living every day to its fullest.

The Dream Easter Basket

(clockwise from Pink Lemonade)

Old-Fashioned Pink Lemonade (…possibly spiked on a Sunday afternoon)

Here’s a simple recipe from Babble’s Blog

Ingredients

1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1  cup lemon juice, 1 cup cranberry juice, 5  cups of water

Method

Combine 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water in a saucepan. Bring it to a boil and stir to dissolve. Let cool.

Add sugar water, lemon juice, cranberry juice and water in a 2 quart pitcher. Stir to combine.

Apple iPad in White

Here is one of the many reasons Apple rules the world, they make everything in WHITE! I’d happily trade in my clunky black iPad 1 for a chic WHITE iPad 3

Madewell Shrunken Paintchip Boyshirt

We are loving all things Madewell right now (picture frequent Poppin trips across Fifth Avenue to the Madewell store).

“Mint”-colored Jeans

Yes, I’m a total advocate for colored-jeans for Spring (what kind of Poppin-employee wouldn’t be?). This image (via Pinterest) just epitomizes Spring Style. 7ForMankind and Rag+Bone both offer some good options.

Egg Shell Candles

While I’m new to DIY projects, this seems like a fun easy one to pull off!  (Instructions via Chatelaine.com)

These candles, which are a cinch to pull off, will light up any brunch table or spring mantel. Melt shredded wax in a metal container (an old can works well) over a double boiler and pour into empty eggshells. When wax is partly set (three to five minutes), insert a small birthday candle, trimmed to size. Display them grouped together in egg cups or even napkin rings.

C Wonder Triple Drop Earrings

Dressy or casual, these guys work.

Sally Hansen  Salon Effects Special Edition Spring Collection

I saw these at a Target store and snatched them right up. I love a quirky nail. (I’m currently testing them out.)

Poppin Turquoise Metal Pen

I love pulling this guy out of my bag to sign a receipt or any need-for-a-pen occurrence arises. I recently switched over from my Navy one.

Peeps

No explanation needed.

A few weeks back, Casey, Poppin’s Cheif Culture Officer, decided it was time for everyone in the office to get serious about recycling. And over the last few weeks, all of our habits have improved quite a bit. Here are the easy things we’ve done to make sure we’re recycling whenever possible:

1. Learn A Little.

At our weekly Monday morning meeting, Casey presented a short powerpoint to all of the employees explaining both the importance of recycling and what is recyclable and what is not.

2. Veto our desk trash cans.

Part of our problem had been that it is too easy to just throw all of our trash into our own individual trash cans at our desks. It’s simple, when you have a garbage can, the instinct is to throw whatever trash you have on your desk into it.

Instead now we have one main receptacle for paper recycling in the main part of our office, and we have our regular trash and glass and aluminum recycling in the kitchen. Turns out, having to get up to throw things out makes everyone much more thoughtful about what of their trash can be recycled.

I know this concept sounds annoying. However, just keeping a little pile of garbage on your desktop and making a few trips a day to the trash is really not a big deal. Not to mention, it’s always good to get up from your desk a few more times a day: take a short walk, stretch your legs, say hello to your pal a few desks away.

Poppin Spring Cleaning yielded many cool things for MFTA!

3. Remember your trash could be someone else’s treasure!

So what about all of the non-recyclable items that aren’t really trash? In Poppin’s case this includes: sample products, old foam core boards, and unsaleable (but still useable) products. This is where Materials for the Arts comes in…

Materials for the Arts is a 501c3 organization born from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.  MFTA accepts donations of new or used arts and crafts materials and office and school supplies. They then distribute to individuals from arts and cultural organizations, public schools and various community programs. Twice a week MFTA has allotted times for the aforementioned organization, education and community leaders to explore their enormous selection of donated materials and take with them what they need for their organizations and classrooms.

The best part? Not only does MFTA put supplies in the hands of those who will use and appreciate them, they’ve happily taken our ‘extra stuff’ off of our hands and out of our office space.  Simply put, we we’re able to simultaneously give back and recycle things that, let’s face it, we’d normally just toss.

My point with these tips? Implementing an office recycling program is much simpler than it sounds. So build it into your companies identity, incorporate in your Spring Cleaning, just make it happen.