1. Store small items in a spice rack.
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Just be sure to wash them thoroughly or your rubber bands will forever smell of cumin.
2. Never spill again with this portable drink holder.
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It clips onto the edge of your desk and will prevent the dreaded soy-latte-meets-MacBook-Pro disaster from occurring.
3. Keep papers and pens neat with an organizer made from an old frame.
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Directions here.
4. Turn a frame into a dry-erase to-do list.
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Here’s how.
5. Make these colorful organizers out of tin cans.
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Directions here.
6. Stack them to save space.
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7. Cover them in chalkboard paint for easy labeling.
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8. Happen to have a spare Slinky? Use it to hold your writing utensils.
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I mean who doesn’t have an extra Slinky or ten lying around?
9. Keep your cables neat with this desk-mounted organizer.
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It’s only $9.99 and you’ll never suffer the indignity of scrabbling around on the floor looking for the outlet again.
10. Attach a small hook underneath your desk to keep cords out of the way.
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Here’s how.
11. Label cords with bread tags.
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First you’ll have to eat a lot of bread, but we all make sacrifices.
12. Binder clips make great cord catchers.
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13. Trick out a file cabinet with squares of wallpaper.
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Fabric and contact paper work too.
14. Create a corner shelf with room for paper storage out of a magazine rack.
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Find out how here.
15. Use the sleeve from your morning coffee to ensure your earbuds don’t get tangled.
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You’ll have the best mornings ever now.
16. Keep loose papers out of the way by attaching clipboards to the wall.
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Directions here.
17. Use one to display your to-do list.
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This person clearly has no obligations at all.
18. Make over your desk chair.
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If someone tries to steal your chair, you’ll know. Here’s how.
19. Make a compact charging station out of a lotion bottle.
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Nobody will ever know what it used to be.
20. Store supplies in an under-the-shelf wine rack.
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Store wine there too. Directions here.
21. Line the back of a bookshelf with contact paper to give it some life.
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Find out how here.
22. Build your own bookshelf using crates.
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You can make it larger or smaller depending on your space restrictions. Find out how here.
23. This beautiful bookshelf is made from Ikea crates secured with binder clips.
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You might want to nail or screw it into the wall if you’re worried about stability. (We <3 Ikea to the moon and back but it’s not exactly known for its incredible show of strength.) Directions here (in Swedish).
24. Pegboards are great space-savers.
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Keep important reminders and photos you love at eye-level.
25. Attach baskets to pegboard for accessible paper storage.
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They’re easy to rearrange. Here’s how.
26. This keyboard memo pad makes taking notes and writing down important reminders (with a pen! In your hand!) easy and unobtrusive.
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Buy it here.
27. Keep small items in ice cube trays.
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You can swap out paper clips and brads for thread and beads, depending on your industry. Ice trays work well as dividers in drawers too.
28. Use a dishrack as a ready-made filing system.
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29. Decorate boring binders with iron-on transfers.
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They’ll make even your tax returns look pleasant and peaceful. Directions here.
30. Rolling file cabinets make it easy to rearrange your space quickly.
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Move them an inch or two every day and drive your annoying office-mate INSANE. Or just tuck them out of the way when you need to make room. Buy them here.
