Oranization Tips: Desk

This is for those of you who need an idea for a kid's craft area, have too many Post-it notes or just not enough space!

This post assumes your space is wood, but you should be able to use the same concept in your space...

This is an artist who needs desk space to work and a place to put their inspiration and reference materials.

Look at all the empty space above the books... there is a shelf that can be utilized!

I didn't want to damage the wall, so a pegboard or simply putting Post-it notes on the wall were not an option.  So, here's what I came up with for a solution.

To do this:



Tap screw eyes into the wood under the shelf with a hammer until you can twist them into place.  A tight space like this may require needle nose pliers instead of fingers to do the twisting... Tie your string or wire of choice (jute is a strong natural choice) to the most inconspicuous screw eye and go from one side of the desk to the other tying it off at each end or feeding it back and forth until you are forced to tie it off because you have no more screw eyes.

  

When you're done, there's a place for notes to be clipped several rows back (shown using clothespins) and there is still plenty of space for Post-it notes, a pegboard later, inspiration, and work that needs to dry.

This could also be done vertically.  Anyways, I hope this helps keep you better organized in a small work space like this.

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