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Produced by Dara SamuelsonWritten by Susan Heeger
You can smell the roses and return phone calls. Outfit your fair-weather perch with things that keep you on task, but with a lighter heart. Use baskets to sort files, wallpaper boring file cabinets, stuff pencils in a sugar bowl. You’re the boss here, after all.
Is any worker more steadfast than this multipurpose stand, with its arms raised for anything that hangs? We used clothesline to secure color-mad woven bins to it. Their deep sides support flexible file folders. In a temporary space, where storage is problematic, this rack keeps clutter off the ground.
Your office shouldn't put you to sleep, especially if it’s outside. Zippy yellow wallpaper is one cure for the common file cabinet. Another is a fabric remnant (ours is a cotton-linen blend in sky blue) that glues on easily with a multipurpose adhesive spray.
They're round and rowdy, come in carnival colors, and work indoors or out. Crafted of lightweight plastic and aluminum, they're a snap to steal for a picnic when not cradling an important client (aka your lounging husband).
Stop to smell the flowers in every way you can; an office chair with blooming summer beds can be of figurative help. Its bright petals and bold pattern fit the scene you’re setting, alive with the freshness of a garden.
Deck your desk with uncommon ways to keep it neat. Swap-meet and hand-me-down bowls and glassware hold pens and paper clips like pros, without making you seem too tightly wound.
The usual postcards, baby pix and other desktop debris rise to another level when you clip them to a repurposed jewelry stand. Clothespins keep everything in place until a new memento demands attention.
Prices and other details were accurate when we published this article.
October 05, 2011 2:09 PM
I love this! you can just let that stress fly away! I work outside, making my Reclaimed Objects. http://www.tumblr.com/tumblelog/reclaimed-objects find me on face book! https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Reclaimed-Objects/276254061159 You've given me some ides as to how I can improve my work place! Only problem would be having a tendency to not work and daydream! You've made it to relaxing for me!
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