Home Office by Closet Tailors

Home offices with inviting hardwood flooring, soothing shades of paint and tons of ways to store everything you intend to work on in that space, is invaluable!

Even if you can’t tackle the entire project at once, moving toward an organized home office is rewarding.

LifeOrganizers.com gives 7 steps to organizing an office. I agreed with every point so I’m posting them here for you:

1.   TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE POT. The first thing I’d suggest is that 1 person be in charge of the supplies, whether taking supplies out, or putting supplies back in. This person is either going to be you, or someone you delegate this responsibility to.

2.   DIVIDE AND CONQUER. One of the reasons that it’s so difficult to find things is because everything is just stacked, one item on top of another and one item in front of another. Try dividing supplies, especially the smaller ones, into labeled organized containers. Covered, plastic Rubbermaid containers work well here, especially the ones you could see through. They stack nicely on top of each other, without toppling. Make sure each container is labeled; not on top — in front so you can immediately identify the contents.

3.   EMPTY IT OUT. In order to truly organize that cabinet, it’s going to have to be emptied out completely.
4.   PLAN AND DESIGNATE. You might consider designating each shelf a different category:

• Shelf A: Computer Supplies (disks, disk holders)
• Shelf B: Desk Supplies (paper clips, pens, labels)
• Shelf C: Large Pads of Paper and Larger Items

5. TAKE AN INVENTORY. As you’re putting the supplies back into the cabinet, make a running list of everything inside (do this on your computer, alphabetically within each section A, B, and C.) Also list how many of each item you currently have while you’re at it.

6. GIVING OUT SUPPLIES. When somebody needs supplies, they should ask you for them. You can give them what they need, while adjusting how many are now left on the list. (Example: If there were 12 – 1 inch binders and someone just took 5, then there are 7 left.) Indicate this on your list. (By the way, if you’re using the computer for this list, it will be easier to update.)

7.   KEEPING TRACK. Once you notice that a particular office supply is running low, you can simply re-order, without having to take a physical inventory of the cabinet.

by Maria Gracia – Get Organized Now! http://www.getorganizednow.com