P. Kelly Smith
Welcome to Magazine Monday! Two weeks ago, Nicole, one of our readers, left this comment on Brandy’s Finding New Friends post:
“I’m not sure if this has been done before I started following the blog, but I would love to see a tour of the Paper Crafts office. I do remember seeing a picture of the lobby a few months back, but a photo tour would be cool.”
Well, Nicole, your wish is my command! Sit back and enjoy “walking” through the hallways of 14850 Pony Express Rd. We’ll also show you pictures of each team member’s cubicle or office. We have them decorated a little differently, so we’ll share why we have what we have and why we love it. That made sense, right?
Here's the front of our office building. The flowers are still blooming!
Here's what you see when your first walk through our doors. Our lobby got a little makeover last year. With IKEA literally in our backyard, it was a no brainer.
Here's what's on the other side of the lobby. The digital frame constantly cycles through pictures of us, the Creating Keepsakes team and others in our building.
If you take a right from the lobby, you'll see a long hallway that houses pictures of all our magazine covers. It's amazing to walk down it and see how far we've come!
Since we're on this side of the building, I'll take you into our storage room. Here we store all of our surplus magazines, supplies, Christmas decorations, etc.
The storage room also holds designers' projects that have been photographed in the studio and are waiting to be mailed back.
Now let's take a quick peek into our warehouse. Not very tidy, but it definitely serves its purpose. In addition to being a very large storage room for all departments, packages are shipped and received here.
Now let's go eat! Off to the break room we go... Here we eat our lunches, conduct company-wide meetings and pick up our mail.
This is the "free table". It sits in the break room and anything on it is up for grabs. I once made the mistake of setting down some sweepstakes product while I grabbed a glass of water. You've never seen so many grown women go crazy!
With our bellies full, it's time to go back to work. Let's head down this hallway to Jennifer's office. On this wall you'll see all of our black and white headshots.
And here we are in Jennifer's office. Hold for a minute while Jennifer applies a fresh coat of tinted lip gloss. (I did the exact same thing, so don't judge!)
Jennifer loves the color green, so this is her little green oasis.
Why Jennifer Loves Her Office Space:
“I think the most obvious part of my office is the wall color – Crisp Celery (by Behr) is the color name. It’s a warm yellowish green that was inspired by my love of anything green and also by this particular patterned paper that is now framed and hanging on my wall:
The color green is known for being a restful and natural influence, providing balance and healing to surroundings. Almost everyone who comes into my office comments on how bright and happy it feels, and I even find myself studying the color as it changes with the light throughout the day.”
Right next door is Matt's office. He was recently promoted to art director and as you can see, he's taking his new responsibilities very seriously!
Matt really is just a big kid. Even though he's only been in his office two weeks, he's already lined up his prized Star Wars figures. May the force be with you, Matt!
On the other side of Jennifer's office is our Brighton conference room. All the conference rooms are named after Utah ski resorts. There's Brighton, Sundance and Alta (although Alta went away to become someone's office!). Here we hold all of our concepting and submission judging meetings, as well as our staff meeting called Rendezvous. Looks like someone needs to clean the white board!
Now let's go back down the hall to Brandy's office. She decided to paint her walls a soft, buttery yellow. The rose picture is from IKEA. And yes, it's always this neat!
Here's a close-up view of some items in Brandy's bookcase.
Why Brandy Loves Her Office Space:
“My office doesn’t have any windows, so the first thing I did before I moved in was paint two of the walls a soft yellow. This helps bring the sunshine in even on the dreariest of days. I don’t work well in a messy or cluttered environment, so everything in my office is neat and tidy. My magazines are stored in chronological order in matching holders. I have two magnetic boards from IKEA (love that store!) that are used to display cards from designers, magazine covers in progress and little mementos. My office is often the storing place for projects while I’m preparing assignments for writers and final editing. To keep the chaos to a minimum, I have lots of empty shelves that can easily be filled with totes and binders. I’ve found that using the vertical space around me keeps my desk and floor clutter-free and in turn keeps me sane in a sea of cards, gift wraps and home décor items!”
From Brandy's office, we walk down an aisle that houses the rest of our cubicles. We first stop at Cath's cube, aka Ms. Edvalson. As a former teacher, she still uses her teacher voice every now and then to keep us in line.
Behind Cath sits Susan. Susan is also very tidy. And she loves the color orange!
Here's a few of Susan's favorite things. See what I mean about the color orange!
“The obvious thing that I love about my cube is its juicy orangeness. Orange is my favorite color, and I try to incorporate it in as many ways as possible from scissors, file folders and push pins to monograms, storage bins and flowers. It’s an awfully happy little space to read, write and create! I’ve also peppered my work area with fun photos and memorabilia from my teaching days as well as things I’ve picked up while working for Paper Crafts magazine. I definitely like to keep things neat and tidy in my area!”
Next on our tour is my little cube. I sit right across from Susan and behind Brenda.
Here's my wall of memorabilia. Like Cath, I also collect quotes, cards, pictures, etc.
And last on our tour is Brenda's cube. It's been said before, but she is the glue that keeps us together. If you have a question, just ask Brenda!
Here's what inspires Brenda... her three cute kids!
Why Brenda Loves Her Office Space:
“I love my little corner of the office called my cube. It is my home away from home. I have collected little momentos along the way that remind me of fun events we have celebrated here at Paper Crafts. My favorite is my collection of little crafts that we have done throughout the years, most recently our name plates.”
Well, I hope you’ve enjoyed your three-hour tour of the Paper Crafts office. Remember to collect all personal belongings, exit carefully from the bus and tip your driver generously!
See ya around the water cooler!
Kelly
P.S. It’s time to announce the two winners from Jennifer’s Foot Stompin’ Enthusiasm post and the three winners from my Got Vintage post! Here they are in no particular order:
Jennifer’s winners:
1. Kelly (August 14, 5:56 p.m.)
2. Erika (August 13, 2:27 p.m.)
My winners:
1. Steph (August 14, 9:04 p.m.)
2. Katie M (August 14, 8:06 a.m.)
3. Sherry Campbell (August 14, 9:01 a.m.)
Congrats, winners! I’ll be e-mailing you shortly to get your mailing addresses and discuss your prizes. Thanks to all who left comments!
I love the tour! Thanks for sharings these great pictures.
Wow! The storage room is like paradise ^^
Have a great day!
Wow thanks for a fabulous and fun tour! It’s really fun to see where you guys work at and to see the special touch each one of you guys did to your space.
thank you so much for the tour!!! I love what each person has done with their space. I work in a corporate environment that requires us to keep each workspace totally empty and sparse; we are only allowed one piece of personal stuff in our cubicle (or office for those lucky few). How I miss being able to personalize my home away from home!
I enjoyed the tour and especially loved the orange and yellow chairs in the lobby. How nice to see how each person added his/her personal touch to his/her workspace. Looks like a fun place to work.
that was really neat – thanks for taking the time to share that with us!
Sandra
So fun to see the office. I especially like the pick of Matthew McConaughey and you. Too funny!
Thanks for the tour!
This was soooo fun!! I posted a comment in the past saying that one of your giveaways should be a trip to Paper Crafts where the winner could hang out with ya’ll for a week. I would love to experience the atmosphere there. Couple questions: Why are the mtg rooms named after ski resorts? WHen you said Brighton, I figured they were named after awesome accessories companies. THAT I understand
; Can you grab that CK polo off the free table for me? Snag some magazines, too. Oh, to hang out in your storage room!!
I loved the tour through the offices of my favorite magazine! Also loved seeing that Brenda is still doing an AMAZING job with losing weight. You’re lookin good girl! Congrats!
Thanks!
What a totally fun post!! Thank you Nicole for suggesting it! I would love to visit in person!!!
Jennifer, your wall color is exactly what I need for my home office! I’ve been holding off painting, waiting to figure out the best color. This is it…I can look around and just imagine it on the walls!
THAT was COOL!!! THANKS for the tour
Super fun office spaces! I love the ‘famous or hot people’ that are in frames in three of the offices, Matt’s, Opal and Susan’s… Cracks me up!!!!!
It’s awesome that everyone makes their space ‘home’. Says alot about PaperCrafts… When your work can be your home, away from home, it means you are cozy and happy!!!!
Super fun tour!
what a great idea, nicole! seeing the offices and everyone’s little personal touches has been fun! makes me feel like i could just jump in my car, drive from east texas to utah, walk right in and say ‘hi’ to everyone! thanks for the peek! ~k
What a great tour! Loved it. Thanks Nicole for suggesting it.
sooo loved seeing everyones cubes
and gotta love Ikea 
Thanks for the tour! I like how each of you were able to make your space your own. Very crafty, and appropriate for the magazine, too.
Awesome tour! That is so cool you can paint your office yellow or green or whatever color suites you!
Fabulous tour – loving all the different creative spaces!
Thank U so much for sharing that. What a way to send yourselves into our homes and make us feel even closer to U!
OhhH! Thank you, thank you for the tour! I’ve always wanted one. Love seeing you all in the pictures and your personalities shine through in your spaces. Almost like a real visit.
And I’m just wondering…how Cath escaped getting photographed in her space!
How fun! I love seeing where the magic happens!
How fun to see where it all happens! Thanks for the tour!
Thanks, loved the tour. I feel like part of the family now.
This was just so fun!! If I left my purse inside does that mean that I have to go back in for another round?
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OMG, u guys thankssssssss so much for the tour. This really means alot to me. I almost cried when I started reading the post ( I was like omg they’re talking about me). Everyone’s space has their own flair (I love seeing people’s creative work space. I really like the cubes in the lobby ( I plan on getting something like that right after the wedding (its in 4 days) for my srap space.)
Can I stop by and go to the free table…lol…..thanks again guys, the tour was great. I’m so putting this on my blog
How awesome is that!! Love the tour. 3 years ago I emailed the Martha Stewart show and asked them to give a back stage tour. They called me from NYC and I was live on the phone with Martha watching her give me the tour. It was just as fun as this tour. Thanks for sharing.
Aw this makes me miss the office so much. What a happy place.
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What a great tour! Loved seeing all of yall creative workspace!! Now if I could make mine that neat and tidy!!!
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