Create a home office command center.
Today's moms are faced with balancing homes, work and children. All this responsibility places greater emphasis on being organized and efficient. Create a home office command center with inventive and inexpensive ideas for storage, function and display. Take advantage of ordinary spaces and turn them into work spaces for a busy mom. Does this Spark an idea?
Office in a Closet
Install shelves in an empty closet to make a hide-away office.
If you are short on space, but need a home office to keep your papers and projects organized, look to your closets. Turn a small closet into a home office with a few minor additions. Clear out the closet, remove the hanging bars and replace them with a series of shelves to hold office supplies and equipment. Create a desk area for your computer by mounting a wide shelf at typing height and pull up a chair to start working.
Shelves and Baskets
Use baskets and shelves for home office storage.
Create maximum home office space for tools, supplies and craft items with shelves and baskets to store multiple items out of sight. Purchase free-standing shelf and basket units that double as end tables or a base for a desk top. Or hang a row of shelves on your wall and line them with storage baskets. Don't forget wall space along the ceiling to add shelves and baskets, creating out-of-the-way storage in neglected places.
Storage Pockets or Cubes
Add home office storage space with pockets and cubes.
Additional storage space can come in many shapes, forms and sizes. Use hanging canvas shoe pockets to stash home office tools and supplies on your walls, or on the back of entry or closet doors for maximum space utilization. Use free-standing storage pockets or rigid cube units to create additional home office space anywhere you need it. Stack cubes along walls, in closets, under tables or existing shelves.
Magnetic Paint Walls
Paint walls with magnetic paint to hang papers or calendars.
A fresh coat of paint is a welcome addition to any home office. New wall paint does double duty if it becomes a way to display and organize papers or supplies in your home office. Visit your local home improvement store and purchase magnetic wall paint. Purchase decorative magnets to hang important papers and your scheduling calendar. Don't stop at painting the walls; paint the back of entry doors or the inside of closet doors for additional magnetic storage.
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