Operation: Organize Office Closet

I hope y’all had a wonderful weekend!  We had a chance to visit with family and also do some productive things around the house.  I got one project 90% complete and it feels so good.  I hadn’t blogged about this project before because I wanted to get it (mostly) complete first. Inside my neat and tidy office, image lurked a dirty secret. DSC_0883 DSC_0882 DSC_0876 DSC_0881 DSC_0880 DSC_0879 Yikes! A closet full of chaos! I am the type of person that doesn’t do well with piles of mess even when it is contained behind closed doors.  It’s like the disorganization taunts me until I can’t take it anymore.  Or, in this case, for 9 months!  All the stuff I didn’t quite know what to do with came to live here and then just kept piling up. One Friday while James was napping, I finally tackled the project.  Of course, I wasn’t able to totally complete the job during one nap, but I was able to empty out the closet and sort the mess into specific piles. image The majority of the big bins and boxes were filled with old photo albums, photo frames we aren’t currently using, and my law school binders with old notes and outlines.  I went through everything, trashed most of the old law school stuff and donated much of the rest. After I sorted through everything, I was able to put it away all nice and neatly. DSC_0338 DSC_0342 I used $4 Ikea wastebaskets to corral my wrapping paper and blue bins from the Container Store to hide all my mismatched old photo albums.  I already had all the brown woven boxes and they also store photos. The collage was a weekend project done years ago that contains some favorite scriptures and quotes.  It’s nice to finally see it again! image I still have a few more things I’d like to do with the space to make it even better functionally and visually, but I’m so happy that I at least tackled the organizing part!           image                            image DSC_0883DSC_0342 *********

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Hi! I’m Megan, mom to a thoughtful teenager and spunky young girl. We call Houston home and recently moved into our dream home. I traded my lawyer hat to become a full-time blogger in 2010. I love sharing my passion for affordable fashion, home decor, organization, & fitness to help inspire you to take care of you!

42 Comments

  1. I'm so jealous! Now that you're done with your office closet can you please come to Hawaii and organize mine? It's the dumping grounds for everything that doesn't have a home. Argh! I love the blue containers btw. Looks great:)

  2. Wow it looks wonderful! – You are definitely a Supermom for being able to tackle this porject over one weekend!

    Can't wait to see the final product!

    xoxo
    Jenna

  3. LOVE the blue boxes from the Container Store! Adds such a nice pop of color and looks so organized! Great job! :0)

  4. It looks amazing! Love those blue containers! We both aired some dirty organizing secrets on our blog tonight! 🙂

  5. This post has inspired me to tackle my office. Ours doesn't have a closet but I really need to better organize my bookshelves. I love the blue boxes from the Container Store. Will probably head there this weekend. Btw, I have those waste backets from Ikea although never thought to use them as you have.

    Great job!

  6. Love this! Organizing is really fun, especially when the result is so great (: The blue boxes are awesome! I think our office needs a closet makeover, too!

  7. Put together AND pretty! Now I'm sitting here pondering my guest room closet full of all my crafts and scheming how to organize it. Thanks for the great tips! Love the trash bin wrapping paper holders.

  8. That looks great – functional and pretty too! I hate messes behind closets too… they're like a fly that just won't leave you alone. It must feel great to get rid of your closet of chaos.

  9. Wow, this is such an improvement! I love the color of those blue boxes. It's so cheerful. I kept a lot of stuff from law school for a while and then ultimately decided to get rid of it, which was a good feeling.

  10. We are all on the same page today!!! Looks great, girl. I love the bright pop of blue and those baskets are such a smart idea for the wrapping paper.

  11. It looks great. The Ikea baskets are a wonderful idea for the wrapping paper and I love those blue storage boxes.

  12. I have a whole bunch of those blue boxes from the container store in our closet. But, I've got a closet that looks just like your before…..and really needs some attention! Love the idea of using the trash bins for the wrapping paper.

  13. Great idea with the waste baskets for wrapping paper! Mine always gets shoved in a closet too and ends up ripping! Love the blue boxes, everything looks great!

  14. You can't imagine how good it makes me feel to know I'm not the only one with a closet like that! I would've NEVER thought you had one though. It looks fabulous!! Love the blue.

  15. omg you are an inspiration.
    I'm the same way, my closets have been taunting me for a while now. Maybe today's the day? Nah, maybe tomorrow 🙂

    They look great- LOVE the splash of blue bins.

  16. Great job! I love the blue bins and especially your collage. I bet you're so glad you saved it. 🙂
    xo

  17. The hardest part for me is making the piles of like items (and putting any of it in the "trash" pile!). Spring Cleaning…here I come!! LOVE this post – the transformation is amazing!

  18. So inspiring! I have a closet that looks exactly like your "befoe" and this definitely makes me want to finally tackle the mess. Where are the blue boxes from?

  19. the "before" is totally what my office closet looks like… you've definitely inspired me to clean it up and get organized… 🙂

  20. HeeHeeHee, I'm glad to see that the personal organizer even has crazy disorganized spaces from time to time! The closet turned out beautiful Megan! I'll be using the wrapping paper storage idea for sure! 🙂

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