We all have a dedicated place to open our mail, pay the bills, and work online. It may be at your kitchen table, or in a room that is your home office. Here are some great ways to clean & organize your office “space”. If you do not have an office, you can clean and organize the area that you keep your paperwork & bills, etc. Always remember to look up when creating an organized space. Your walls are begging to be put to good use!
15 Ways to Organize Your Home Office:
A wood chest can double as seating when you organize the inside as a filing cabinet and have a place to hold your supplies.{ Office Chest Organization }
Build a desktop shelf that allows space under the printer!
{ DIY Desktop Printer Shelf }
Turn a photo frame into a pretty to-do list that you’ll be happy to use.{ Dry Erase To Do List }
Keep your appointments at a glance on the wall.
{ DIY Dry Erase Paint Chip Calendar }
This is a great way to organize your mail as they come in the door.{ DIY Wire Mail Baskets }
Set up a file system similar to this one at your desk.{ File Organizer by Amy Peltier Interior Design & Home}
Some spaces double as craft space- Build a nice pegboard for all your supplies.{ Giant Pegboard Tutorial }
If you’ve got the shelving space, use canisters, cookie jars, or mason jars for supplies.{ Glass Canister Storage }
A command center is a great way to organize the kids’ schedules, activities, and homework.{ Kids Command Center }
If the kitchen is where your office work tends to pile up, set up a wall system for the paper clutter.{ Kitchen Office Organization }
Keep everything at your fingertips with a toolbox like this.
{ Office Toolbox }
Everyone has a paper pile, right? Everything needs to be touch, read, and dealt with. This is such a great idea to do just that.{ Binder Organization System }
Organize the clutter with similar-looking boxes.{ Shelf Organization with Boxes }
Always fishing behind the desk or the floor for plugs? Do this!{ Binder Clips for Plugs }
Create a wall system that has everything you need right in front of you.{ Desk Wall System }
If you need a place to start with the organization, I highly suggest your office area. It is where the bills pile up, there are papers to be signed, and maybe even the kids’ homework sitting there too! I hope some of our 15 Ways to Organize Your Home Office ideas will help you out!
The mail organization idea with the little baskets makes me wish I got more mail just so I could use it! Sadly pretty much everything that would normally come via mail (bills, etc) gets handled online nowadays so they wouldn’t end up getting used that much.