Michelle Hawkins Thiel

November 15, 2008

desk organizer

Filed under: Uncategorized — Michelle Hawkins-Thiel @ 7:17 pm
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My new workspace is more visible to the general public, so I *should* keep it tidy. My old “desk organizer” just didn’t seem appropriate anymore (and frankly, it never worked that well anyways…)
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So I shopped around (see my previous post here for some ideas) and ended up finding something kinda nice at Target for $19.99. It’s really a “letter holder” but I figured I could adapt it to my needs. I always love a chance to be creative! (BTW, if you buy one of these, it says the photo openings are 2 x 2 inches, but they are more like 2.75 x 2.75 inches.)

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The two compartments are rather wide, and I wanted separate areas for pens, pencils, and other stuff — so I made some impromptu dividers from my old business cards and stuck them in with double-sided tape.

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top view of box - before

2 cards, folded & glued together

2 cards, folded & glued together

top view of box, after

top view of box, after

I think the final result turned okay…

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But after looking at it for a few days, I feel the need to paint it a soft white with a pink-ish tinge… or go all the way pink!

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The pink thing on the left is a magnetic dry-erase board I picked up at WallyWorld. Rather than attaching it to the wall, I put it on an easel from Joan Fabrics. To attach anything to the wall, one must fill out a requisition form and schedule a state carpenter to install it!

November 5, 2008

desk organizer envy

Filed under: Uncategorized — Michelle Hawkins-Thiel @ 8:51 pm
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I have a new desk that’s more visible to the public, so I need to keep it quite tidy. I’m trying to decide between the following desk organizers… I wish I could just walk into Ikea and buy some of their cool stuff, but no, they won’t build one here — and the little things aren’t for sale on their website.

WOOD

Richards Homewares spinning desk organizer in warm mahogany $26

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Space saving message center in natural wood $34

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METAL

Container Store organizer bin in silver mesh $5

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Container Store desk station in silver mesh $8 (regularly $15)

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Container store magnetic bins in silver mesh $5 – $7

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Design Ideas “Ultimate” desk organizer in silver mesh $36

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Design Ideas “Desk Station” in silver mesh $23 — hey this looks exactly like the $8 from the Container Store!

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Design Ideas “Office Manager” in silver mesh $11

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Office Depot “Metro” mesh angled desk organizer $16

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PLASTIC

Office Depot “Essential Elements” rotary desk organizer (with stapler!) $18

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3M rotary desktop organizer $27

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Staples All-in-one desk organizer $16

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