Get to know our Pomerantz designers on a more personal level. These questions will give you more insight on our most creative employees.
Ashley Harris
Years on the scene: Six years in the design industry.
Design aesthetic: I studied abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark for a semester and since then, I’ve become more and more inspired by Scandinavian design.
Favorite finish: Ash Wenge (mainly because of its name 😉)
City or burbs: I love living in the suburbs and working in the city. It’s a great balance!
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Coffee preference: Dunkin coffee – they know my order.
Current obsession: Essential oils
What are your skills or talents that most people don’t know about: I’ve been singing since I was five and I can say the alphabet backwards SUPER fast.
What inspires or motivates you in life? My faith. It’s what gives me direction when life circumstances seem so chaotic.
Favorite appetizer: Spinach and artichoke dip
Favorite TV Show: Boy Meets World
Tim Johnson
Years on the scene: 26
Design aesthetic: Slightly rustic
Design icon: Frank Lloyd Wright
Guilty pleasure: Fro-Yo
Friday night: Chickie’s & Pete’s
Cats or dogs: Dogs!
Couldn’t live without: Family and friends
What are your skills or talents that most people don’t know about: I am a published children’s book author.
What inspires or motivates you in life? My daughters
Tell me something we don’t know. The piano that Freddie Mercury played when Queen recorded Bohemian Rhapsody is the exact same piano Paul McCartney played eight years earlier, when the Beatles recorded “Hey Jude.”
Lauren Bluestein
Design icon: Frank Lloyd Wright. It may sound cliche but I love everything about his work. I’ve visited 
Fallingwater (among a few other of his buildings), and it’s absolutely stunning. My goal is to go back and visit in every season.
Tool of choice: Staedtler fineliner colored pens and Paper Mate Flair felt tip colored pens. A designer can never have too many colored pens!
Most visited website: I’d like to say it’s something to better myself, but I’m pretty confident it’s BuzzFeed.
Favorite color: Green
City or burbs: City!
Coffee preference: Everyday! 😊
Current obsession: “One Day at a Time” on Netflix. Can’t stop watching it, it’s such a great show!
Couldn’t live without: My ChapStick. I have one in every bag that I own.
What are your skills or talents that most people don’t know about: I have extremely neat handwriting. In third grade I won a contest for the neatest handwriting in our class! I also grew up dancing and love to bake!
Tell me something I don’t know. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky.
Kacie Jackson
If you could give yourself a fun and creative title what would it be? Business Casual Kacie
Design era: Art Deco
Tool of choice: A sharpened pencil with a good eraser
Most visited website: Ban.do.com or Ipsy.com
Favorite color: Red
Guilty pleasure: Chocolate covered strawberries
Friday night: Most likely sleeping
Cats or dogs: Cats
Couldn’t live without: A good ChapStick
What inspires or motivates you in life? My mom
Lauren Krause
Design aesthetic: My own personal design aesthetic is somewhere in between industrial and an eclectic/boho feel. I LOVE mixing different colors, textures, and materials together to create a space with its own personality.
Design era: I was always drawn towards Art Nouveau styled architecture in school because I felt it was very different from most popular styles during that time. I loved the ornate and organic details of the building interiors and exteriors that were also seen in the applied arts.
Favorite color: Golden yellow – it makes me think of morning sunshine and sunflowers. It’s the happiest color.
Signature accessory: My fitbit. I always try to make sure I’m getting enough movement in during the day. It also helps me keep track of my water intake and sleep too.
Guilty pleasure: Watching my favorite TV shows over and over and over again. I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve watched every season of “The Office.”
City or burbs: As much as I love spending time in the city, I prefer the suburbs. I would rather come home to a quieter and calmer space to relax.
Cats or dogs: Both! They’re each amazing in their own ways.
Favorite lunch spot: A small, quaint Mexican restaurant near home. They have the best margaritas and vegetarian options that never disappoint.
Current obsession: Playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild on my Nintendo Switch. I don’t have much free time outside of work, but when I do manage to find some time I love to sit down, play, and get lost in the game for a little while.
What inspires or motivates you in life? Seeing others succeed. I love watching my friends, family, and other people around me meet their goals and overcome obstacles. It absolutely motivates me to push myself harder.
Tom Smith
Design aesthetic: Modern
Design Icon: Frank Lloyd Wright
Most visited website: All Modern
Favorite Color: Lagoon
Describe your favorite color: The color of water around the Caribbean Island
Guilty Please: Going on a cruise
City or Burbs: City
Friday night: Playing billiards
Cats or dogs: Cats
What would be your personal motto? Never give up!
What inspires or motivates you in life: New challenges
Donna Leis
Years on the scene: Too many to mention 😉
Design aesthetic: Form follows function
Design icon: Frank Lloyd Wright
Tool of choice: Wine glass 😉
Website most visited: Google
Favorite color: Blush
Guilty pleasure: Bad Lifetime movies on a rainy day
Friday night: Bar food and a movie
Favorite lunch spot: Anywhere that has salads
Coffee preference: Yes, please and lots of it!
Adrianne O’Neal
Design aesthetic: Victorian
Design icon: Antoni Gaudi
Tool of choice: An exacto knife because it is the most useful hobbyist tool. It’s sharp and precise.
Favorite color: Red Bonus: Describe your favorite color: Red is the color of extremes including passion and adventure.
Favorite finish: Greenery
City or burbs: City
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Couldn’t live without: Potatoes
What are your skills or talents that most people don’t know about: Baking, drawing, and conversational in Spanish.
What would be your personal motto: Relax, everything happens for a reason.