How to Organize a Home Office in 10 Steps: Keeping Style in Your Life

How to Organize Home Office - Ten Steps - ExtraordinaryMommy.comWe moved in to our house six years ago next month. I can hardly believe it has been that long.  But what I really can’t believe it that I spent the better part of that time – more than 5 of those years, in fact, sharing an office with my husband. It is a wonder we are both still standing.  Remarkably, from the time we were moving in, we planned to share an office.  We thought it was a brilliant idea. But it wasn’t.

You see, we both work from home.  Neither of us are ‘quiet’ people.  And my job actually requires some semblance of solitude.  When I need to write – I need to think – and quietly.  So his conference calls, his sudden bouts of ‘funny’, and his random thoughts just didn’t make for a productive environment for me.

Fortunately, we came up with the perfect solution – one that created a space just for him – and one just for me.

And now, my office is my sanctuary.

Here are 10 Tips for Organizing Your Home Office

Do you have additional tips for keeping your home office organized and productive?  As I look around my office right now, I can see that I have neglected to take those 10-15 minutes today to organize the clutter and papers.  I definitely still need to do that.

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  • Danielle Smith

    Oh Vedette – you are wonderful, thank you… and yes – it is a bit of a surprise, isn’t it? It definitely wasn’t easy :)

  • Caroline Fernandez

    Danielle, your tips on filing and junk space is so smart. I have been a drop-and-go SAH(working)M for years and my “get to that later” pile is bad. Starting Jan. I started to organize my files (on-line and in-paper) so that when I come into the office I can exhale (rather than inhale and clench).

  • http://www.kimfosterwrites.com/ Kim Foster

    Danielle, your home office looks so lovely! I covet a space like this…right now all my stuff is mashed into the corner of our bedroom. Sigh…someday..

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    Well, I must say I’m impressed with your organizing procedures.

  • http://twitter.com/socialnetshow2 Dr. J

    Very helpful, Danielle!
    I bought a Mary Englebreit bulletin board set from Learning Is Fun a while back and have the little posters up around my home office–they make me happy! My notebook on my desk has a section for Wonderful Things That Have Happened (or that people have said)–those are my keepsakes.
    My husband is retired and it has helped for me to wear my work ID badge (even if of my own making!) when ‘on task’ so he knows I’m ‘at work’ and will respect my
    need to concentrate!
    Clutter and filing…sigh! We keep working on that, eh? :)
    Jane, aka Dr.J of TheSocialNetworkShow.com