Office Organization: A Quick Before & After

February 5, 2016

Office Organization: A Quick Before & After

I had the great pleasure of interviewing NYC celebrity professional organizer Angela Kantarellis earlier this week, and I asked her all kinds of questions about how to whip my workspace into shape (you can find that interview here).

Angela recommends asking yourself: are you a “piler” or a “filer”? I realized that I’m definitely a “piler” – what a huge a-ha!

SO, when I started organizing my office this week as part of my “Office Transformation“, I honored my “piler” tendencies and purchased containers that I can pile stuff in, but not file away out of site.

Here’s a little peek at what I’ve done so far:

Okay, before my office makeover began, I was basically storing fabric samples in paper bags:

Lorri Dyner Storage before

So I went for an upgrade and opted for these pretty rose-gold wire baskets from Target:

Lorri Dyner Storage after 2

I can see my fabric all piled in there. I love having that easy access!

Also, I realized that maybe piling papers on the floor wasn’t exactly a good organizing strategy. But I don’t WANT a huge filing cabinet that stores everything away. I really do want easy access and I want to see my stuff!

So I was at my local Michaels craft store and this puppy caught my eye:

Lorri Dyner Storage after 4

It’s made from wire mesh, and it’s actually made for crafting supplies, but I think it holds my random business cards, torn out magazine pages and fabric remnants nicely.

And beyond storage, I upgraded some of my accessories. This is really the fun part!

Has it ever occurred to you whether your mouse pad is cute or not? I didn’t even realize that mine was basically horrendous. Also, my lamp and pen holder – I’ve been using them for 15 years! Enough!

BEFORE: