Do you sometimes feel like you need to hire a referee to keep all of your office supplies in line and win the organization battle? Whether you have a dedicated home office or just a corner in the kitchen, your office supplies still need to play by the rules. Follow some of the tips and ideas below for a perfect game plan, and chances are you will score big with a win.
Out in Plain Sight
One little pencil cup sitting on your desktop cannot win the ?office supplies organization? game all by itself. Try using several cup-like containers hooked together to expand your storage and retrieval capabilities. The one shown below can also hang on the wall if you have limited horizontal surfaces. The angle of the piece makes it easy for you to see and find the exact office implement for the job. It also works great for containing art markers and colored pencils for children and adults. Take the idea one step further and you may find a use for it in the bathroom, garage, or sewing room. Other colors are available if the white is a bit too plain for your taste.
Picture via olioboard.com Don?t Forget Your Jacket
File jackets aren?t just for filing loose documents. Think of them as portable stand-up cardboard boxes. Fill them with all of those various types of paper that you use in your office and near your printer. If you buy the ones with the largest gusset at the bottom (2 inches), you will be able to use them for all sizes of photo and copy paper, envelopes, mailing labels, note cards and writing tablets. They are usually available in both letter and legal sizes to suit the size of your file cabinet or any desktop file holder. Step up the fun a bit by getting some file jackets in bright colors, and it will be a joy, rather than a chore, to keep your paper supplies well organized.
Picture via amazon.com Behind Closed Drawers
Clips, cutters, and calculators, tacks, tape, and trimmers; they all need a place to stay and play together. Most can be stored and organized in one compartmentalized unit that will fit in a desk or kitchen drawer. The kind with an extra tray for tiny supplies (staples, rubber bands, push pins, etc.) will take advantage of the unused ?air space ? in the drawer, and can be easily transported to another area of the house if needed for a special project. This ?everything? drawer organizer is not limited to corralling office supplies; think junk drawer, tiny toys, cosmetics, craft tidbits, or for organizing your cake decorating accessories.
Picture via amazon.com Team Players
Do you constantly clear your desk of necessary office supplies in order to find a few square inches of usable space to work? Tackling that problem once and for all can be overwhelming, but less so if you choose a modular system that lets you expand or cut members of the ?team? as you see fit, or as your needs change. The units shown below can be stacked up fairly high and in various combinations to take advantage of vertical space. They will also adapt to any d?cor, and because they are clear, you will never risk playing the ?out of sight out of mind? game with yourself.
Picture via containerstore.com Put the Whistle Down
Now that you have a few good game strategies for organizing your office supplies, the result can be nothing short of a first down on the way to a winning situation. With your office supplies where you need them when you need them, you will avoid unnecessary trips to the store.
Warmly,
Laura Leist, CPO
Organizing with Laura
Source: http://www.realestate.com/advice/officiate-your-office-supplies-13210/
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