Fun at Work: 5 Pretty and Practical Ways to add Style to your Desk

 So maybe you are stuck in a cubicle, or maybe your workspace at home is feeling a little lackluster. With all of us resolving to work harder this New Year, I thought it would be fun to give a few pretty, yet practical, pointers for styling your desk, no matter how much room you've got. The bonus? None of these suggestions will break the bank!

1. Acrylic Accessories: Make even the most mundane of office necessities sparkle and shine.

Katie Anderson via Glitter Guide

Danielle Moss via Apartment Therapy

2. Pretty Scissors: Cut out the boring and add in some glamour.

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Stephanie Sterjovski via Glitter Guide

3. Motivational Print: Get a piece of art that speaks to your ambitious side and hang it by your workspace.

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4. Idiom Pencils: Speaking of motivational quotes, why not make note taking more enjoyable with a quirky phrased pencil?

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5. A Cute Note Pad: Let's face it, nobody likes a daunting to-do list, but it somehow seems more manageable when written on adorable stationary.

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Now get to work! xo

Exams = Messy Desk

Exam time always means a messy desk. It usually is much more glamorous than this, but I posted these images in the hopes that you all will bear with the lack of posts for the next week. I'm in finals. My final week of finals of my final year of University. CRAZY. Almost graduated. I'll try to make some time for blogging though!
xox
Tiffany Leigh

Library Ladders

K Who doesn't want one of these? I'd even slap a ladder on a bookshelf that I could reach every shelf on my own, just for aesthetic purposes.

  ^I like this pop of red

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When I get a library ladder, I will swing across the room on it singing "There Must be More than this Provincial Life" a la Belle in Beauty and the Beast (been in love with these ladders since I was four thanks to this movie)
xox Tiffany Leigh

Happy Weekend

Happy Weekend everyone! I hope it's going lovely. I'm busy completing some Art History assignments, but got a little distracted by the release of the new issue of Lonny Magazine. Check it out NOW.

My favourite image was this gorgeous office of designer Amanda Nisbet (page 74). The lucite desk, the bright colours, the sparkle and the organization! Everything. Gimme it please!
xox Tiffany Leigh

Favourite Furniture Fridays: IKEA ALEX drawer unit with casters

{I'm beginning to think I should retitle this series 'Ikea' Furniture Fridays, I love so many of their items! But I like alliteration...so the title stays!}

Today the piece I'm featuring is the ALEX drawer unit with casters. Chances are you've seen this piece (and maybe didn't even realize it)!

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^ This is actually my dream studio office space. The IKEA unit successfully seperates the desk into two distinct work stations:
One for designing, the other for sewing.

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^ Here the castors have been removed and the units have been built into this giant island-style desk!

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^Line them up!

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^ Stack them up!

^ The IKEA catalogue does it right!

Do any of you have this piece? How do you like it?
xox Tiffany Leigh

Roses are Red, but VELVET is Blue

Don't tell my boyfriend, but I have a MAJOR CRUSH on blue velvet. Actually maybe do tell him, that way on special occasions I'll get velvet instead of flowers...wouldn't that be lovely? I spend my time day dreaming about this rich, warm and luxurious fabric! Drooling.

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^ Bright blue chair steals the show.

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^ A cozy blue tufted headboard.

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Um...Excuse me, were you just checking out my crush? Well that's okay, I don't blame you ;)
Which is your fave?
xox Tiffany Leigh

Favourite Furniture Fridays: Glass Top Desk

I'm constantly on the look out for inspiration for my future creative studio/office space. One thing I've been spotting lately are desks with a raised glass top, so you can easily slide inspiration and notes between the desk top and the glass.

Stylish, and practical, it looks good from both sides so it can be in the middle of the room rather than up against the wall. Also, you can take the pieces you're using for a current project off of the chaotic inspiration board and have them readily in sight. Isn't it drool worthy? I was fully prepared to pine away until a recent trip to IKEA proved that I can actually afford this baby quite easily!

Table Top / Trestle with Shelf

 What do you think? Can you see yourself getting work done at this gorgeous desk? I sure can.

xox Tiffany Leigh
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Inspirational Office

Lot's of homework to get through in the next few days, so I'd post a pretty office space to get me motivated. Now if I had a workspace like this I might actually be excited to do my assignments! I love the bright floral rug and the cool art deco archway. Enjoy! xox Tiffany Leigh

via Apartment Therapy (Thank you to Jessica from The Aestate for helping me locate the source)