Project Organization: Amanda's Office Area Re-Organization, Part 3

I don't know about you, but I watch a LOT of HGTV and DIY network. And one thing I have learned (among the many) is to use your vertical space. And when you have a small office space or desk area, that can make you or break you. It can give you SO much more room on your desk to work and spread out, and depending on what you're doing, that's a big deal!

I have always had a bulletin board hanging over my desk. However, it's basically been a landing space for a lot of personal items like my little boys' art work, pictures of said little boys, phone numbers I needed to remember, post-it notes with passwords on it for me to remember, etc. You know, important stuff! And honestly, this is probably the one area of my desk that prompted me to re-do my whole area- it was bad. A cluttered mess that was unprofessional and not fun to look at. So I set out yet again in our catalog to find a good solution.

Here is my before picture:

It's OK. You can say it. YIKES. It was bad! Pretty much the only thing I loved looking at in this area of my desk were the little faces smiling back at me. Definitely not the area or board! A big part of the problem was the busy pattern in the bulletin board. I love Vera Bradley as much as the next girl, but a sleek more professional look was in order. And I decided I had too many picture of my kiddos up and the post-its were out of control. All the information needed to be consolidated! So I started with finding the perfect board, and here is what I found:

ITEM NUMBER: BVC-SF0722581012 (pg. 382 of new catalog)

It was nice looking (warmer than what I had before), larger than the board I had before, and professional looking. Check, check, and check. So I took down everything and started from scratch. I consolidated all my notes that were on post-its and made a master list to hang on the bulletin board so that they were always in my line of vision (and got rid of all the colorful, seizure inducing notes) and cleaned it all up! Here it is in all it's glory:

See, I didn't get rid of ALL the pictures of my kids :) Just don't have as many. And I think it looks good.

I also want to share another product I used in this part of the re-organization. They are the display pockets that you see my lists in:

ITEM NUMBER: MMM WL854C (pg. 1450 in new catalog)

Melissa and I both are a little obsessed with these pockets. They are made my 3M and are 8.5x11" (so fit a standard piece of paper, or 8x10 photo) and are stiff; so much better than your normal sheet protector.  Here are the specs: Display Pocket.

I also splurged and got aluminum push-pins because lets face it- they look better than the standard push-pin! :)

ITEM NUMBER: GEM CPAL3 (pg. 379 in new catalog)

So that's my vertical space. I am sure I will add more to it, but for now I'm happy with how clean and "empty" it is! Do you have vertical space you're not utilizing to it's fullest? Try it! I promise you won't be disappointed! We have a ton of products you can use for this exact purpose that you can use in an office or a cubicle!