8 Tips to Organizing Your Home Office

There’s always a spark of hope that comes with every new year. Resolutions are made, changes are welcomed and new ideas are formed. In the spirit of new beginnings and starting with a clean slate, below are five tips to take your office from chaotic to clutter-free so you can get down to work this new year!

1. Keep Desk Accessories Clean and Simple

   If you organize anything in your office, make it your desk. You’ll feel a lot better if it looks organized. The best way to achieve that is to purchase a few efficient and visually-pleasing accessories that can give your desk a streamlined look.

2. Bring in Plenty of Shelving

   No closet, no worries. Use open shelves to organize and style your home office.

3. Customize a Working Wall Calendar

   Placing a calendar on the wall helps you keep a better eye on your planning needs. The result? You'll feel far more efficient and in control of your time.

4. Take Advantage of Paper Holders

   Old-school desktop paper holders and paper sorters are perennial office workhorses. It's a simple way to hide all of those papers that are lingering around your workspace.

5. Organize Items in Cubbies

   Do you have hard-to-store inventory or need to display items for guests who come to your home office? If so, a cubby system can be your best organizational tool.

6. Maintain a Bin Organizing System

   Just like cubbies, matching bins bring a look of orderliness to a home office.

7. Create a Command Center

   Bring the same efficiency of a mudroom or kitchen family command center into your office. Create a home office station that includes your printer, a cork-board, files, and a calendar.

8. Put Inspiration on Display

   Pin onto a board or wall inspiring clippings and random pieces of paper. By using your vertical space, you'll give them a place to live instead of left in a forgotten pile of papers.