Desk Drawer Organization

Earlier this week I showed you how I created a workable home office in my entryway. Today we take a peek inside the drawers.

The "Before"...

All of the office supplies had been in a drawer in our kitchen. Before I started putting things in the drawer of my desk, I decided what was important, what could be disposed of, and what needed to be elsewhere. The box for envelopes got tossed; the envelopes can be stacked neatly in a pile in the new drawer. The magnets will stay in the kitchen near the refrigerator. 

 
The first thing I did was to line the new drawer. I used two placemats. You would be surprised how much yuck can accumulate in the bottom of a drawer of office supplies. 

Then I layered in the supplies. Everything is separated by use. The sticky notes, rubber-bands, and iPod supplies are in berry baskets. Ours are authentically from the orchard but Furbish sells a cute one if you like the look. A favorite little teacup holds paper clips, a dish from Bela's play kitchen is just the right size for binder clips, and a tealight holder contains extra staples. In front of these are the loose envelopes and stapler.

In another corner of the drawer are an extra mouse, charger for my phone & Kindle, and book light.
 

Extra packing tape, a box of staples, and printer ink are in the center of the drawer.
 

Notepaper and a zipper bag of photos (including class pictures) are close at hand for writing notes to friends & family.
 

A tin in the front of the drawer holds my pens and pencils. The name magnet is a memento from a few holidays ago when I worked at our local Williams-Sonoma. Everything I used was from what I had on hand so the cost of the project was FREE!

Overall, I am pleased with how neatly everything fits into its new space. By making it look pretty, I am hopeful that I will stay motivated to keep it looking nice!