Kitchen Desk Reveal

I am sure you are dying to see how I cleaned up my kitchen desk!  It was a very therapeutic endeavor for me to undertake and I am enjoying my streamlined, organized desk and drawers.  I have now maintained it for about two weeks and it still looks the same as the day I organized it!  So without any further ado, here is the big reveal!

The first step was clearing everything off the desk and out of the drawers.  I made piles on our kitchen island and tossed into the garbage can as I went.  It is amazing to see what had accumulated and how much was old and outdated.  For the top of my desk, I have only what I grab on a daily basis, the rest is put away.

• Bills / Statements
• Radar
• Misc.
• Clippings
• Travel 
• Coupons
• Receipts

I have to say it took me some searching, but I found some great plastic clear folders to slip all our different papers into. I used a similar folder to this Smead Project Jacket for our Bills/ Statements, Radar papers, clippings and Misc. items.  They are slim and hold just enough papers until I can get it paid, stored or filed elsewhere. For the travel folder I thought  Clear Poly Envelopes with a tie front would be good for in the desk and to throw in my tote when we actually are traveling.  I thought smaller clear string and button booklet envelopes would be the right size and transportable for our receipts and store coupons.

Take a look at the transformation!  See the different size and style folders that work best for what it needs to store..  

It took me half a day to clean out the drawers and then I walked to a few stationary stores near my office to find the right folders.  The time spent was worth it and I now walk into my house and see a neat and tidy desk.  No more stress caused by a messy, unorganized work space.

I got home today and sat down to go through my folders, was able to locate my measuring tape and, thanks to my Pocket The Date, send off a birthday card for next week.  There you have it… efficient and organized is better than messy and stressed out!  I love my cleaned up desk!

photographs by Ridgely