The chaos in the workspace is a great trap. It absorbs energy, eats time, does not allow to focus on what is important. The right desk organizer will help you keep your desk tidy and, what's more, it doesn't have to be expensive at all. You can do it yourself with a certain amount of work and time, adjusting it to your own needs.

Desk organizers - buy or hand-made?

Of course, there is no shortage of ready-made organizers in the shops - they are various, design and quite simple, cheap and expensive, made of metal, plastic, glass, and even copper. However, there are just as many ways to create a beautiful organizer, which will perform all the functions as well as the purchase.

And is it worth having an organizer at all?

Of course. It allows you to find a place for all stationery, documents, paper clips and trinkets, which are usually lost all the time. Drawer organizers, on the other hand, allow you to keep small items that are usually there in order. For those who work mainly at the desk, this is particularly important - order in the workplace saves time and also makes it easier to focus and devote more valuable energy to leading responsibilities. Appropriately arranged objects make sure that everything is close at hand, and thoughts don't wander from topic to topic.

Desk organizer - how to plan it?

The first must be an idea - the organizer can be made of almost anything, this is a real field for creativity. Shoe boxes, but also jars, various containers will be useful. It is also worth considering what we use at work on a daily basis. The organizer will be quite different for a person who paints and uses scissors and colour papers than for a person who uses a pen and paper clip.

The great advantage of the handmade organizer is that you can design it for your own needs. If your work tool is made up of numerous writing instruments, it would be a good idea to use clean jars decorated with paper or stained-glass paint. Simpler organizers for a few items can also be made of paper.

Cardboard organizer

To complete this project, we need to collect some shoe cartons, toilet paper rolls and colored paper. Rollers will serve as writing utensils racks, and cartons will hold cards, paper clips, staplers, telephone or keys. The first step is to wrap the rolls and cartons with coloured paper so that they fit into the interior design. The second is a combination of elements at your own discretion. A very good way to do this is to place the rolls in a carton to stabilize them.

Drawer option - retractable organiser

When the organizer is ready, you can think of drawers. The mess is very easy to create there. We throw in small objects, and after a few days it turns out that nothing can be found there. Everything lies together, tangled and unstructured. The organiser retractable in the drawer will create additional compartments for small items, so that they will be less lost. A very good way to do this is to use thin wooden slats and to fill the drawer with boxes of different dimensions. Although this will reduce the overall capacity of the drawer, it will give you order.