Office

Found office space. That guest room you never use could be the new office you so desperately want. Change the bed to a Murphy bed, and all of a sudden you have a space you can use year round — and still have guests over.

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In this living room, freestanding bookcases are painted just a shade darker than the walls. This helps the bookcases feel like an intentional part of the room’s design — more like built-ins.

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•Household Must-Haves Problem: Household necessities are tricky to store and even trickier to find. Solution: Stackable plastic drawers are a great way to manage household supplies such as light bulbs, vacuum cleaner bags, and batteries.

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•Savvy Shelving Take advantage of unused wall space to contain clutter. Spiff up a metal poultry feeder with iron shelf brackets and magnetic strips to keep contents in place. Use different sections of the feeder to sort cards and receipts. Simplify organization with magnetic labels, and fill mini canisters with rubber bands and paper clips

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•Stationery System Stash everything you need to accomplish a task in one designated area. Perfect for storing small items, this letter holder adds a burst of style to the desktop and keeps colorful stationery on hand for jotting a quick note.

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•Out to Dry Create a personal filing system that meets your daily needs and makes sense to you, but make it easy to use. Intended for dishes, the slats of this drying rack stand file folders and notebooks at perfect attention. Use the slotted compartment designed for sponges to stash small office supplies.

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•Style-Setting Role By keeping papers on hand and off the desk, this wall-mount file helps corral paper clutter. Use each compartment to organize items by category, such as bills, schoolwork, and notepads. Affix metal hooks to outer panels for keys or grab-and-go items.

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•Just Drop It Take charge of underused kitchen items that could be repurposed for organization. This vintage toast rack becomes an elegant in-box on an entry table. Use the slots to keep postage stamps handy for outgoing mail and to sort what comes in.

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•Convenient Cubbies Cubbies built into a desk or cabinet can be just the right size for storing loose papers and other office essentials. Assign each family member a cubby for corralling their important papers

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•Wall Files Install hanging magazine holders on the wall to organize mail and other documents in a quick and efficient manner. Wire files help keep things visible and fresh in your mind. Label the hanging files to make organization fast and simple

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•Command Central Turn a blank wall into an information super center with close-to-the-wall boards. Hang a combination of blackboards and magnet boards to serve several purposes. Blackboards are ideal for writing important phone numbers and reminders, and magnet boards are the perfect spot to hang papers and notes that need prompt attention

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When you combine open and closed shelving with multiple work surfaces, it’s an all-around win. This type of layout works especially well when more than one person (and personality) is sharing the space.

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The search for a great chair should be twofold. Get a chair that is a) comfortable and b) stylish — something practical and beautiful that you will want to spend hours in, because you will

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A proper chair and work desk will greatly increase your productivity. They will also define your office as a professional workspace.

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color for shelves?

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Orange shelves in office ?

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mail station

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colors ?

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color for painting shelves?

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painted shelving?

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