A couple weeks ago we posted a picture of one of our new desks. That got me thinking…maybe its time for everyone to do a little spring cleaning, or in our case spring updates. We got a great new desk for our office and started cleaning out all our old stuff and things we didn’t need. You know…Spring Cleaning. Anyways, I wanted to post a blog A. because its been literally a year and a half (shame on us) but B. because I have some tips that will help make your desk/office space organized but still cool and collected. Below are 5 tips to help you.
1. If you work as much as we do that means you’re in your office a lot. Make it feel like home. If you have the space get some nice furniture in there, add in some nice art work to decorate the walls, and even get a unique carafe to hold whatever liquid suits your needs.
2. Office Organizers for the desk top. Now before you laugh, the new look is a sleek simple desk minus the drawers. And lets face it, if you have drawers they are stuffed and just as messy as the top. We bought a mini filer for ours and love it for the actual files and bigger supplies, but the organizer sits right on the top of the desk holding your keys, bills, meeting note pad, iPad, and other paperwork.
3. Light is crucial. Fortunately for us we have a big window, but I understand some people aren’t as lucky so FAKE IT. There are tons of urban/cool/modern lamps to put in your office. We found a lamp that is pretty pricey but actually allows your to change the LED tint of the bulb from a blue hue to like the day light to a soft yellow glow that is easy on the eyes and brain.
4. Part of clearing the clutter is getting rid of all the ugly cables and cords all over the place. Look for bluetooth first and foremost. Keyboard, mouse, and even headphones, but for the wires that you can’t hide, they have desk magnetic holders that your cords will all be held in one place.
5. Rounding out our top 5 is personally my favorite and all about style points. Get yourself a slick small spinal notepad and a classy pen. I’m talking about a Postalco Notebook (Medium sized) found HERE and a Solid Titanium Pen found HERE. With these utensils not only will you take killer notes, but you will look like a boss while doing it.
-Nick