Turn a small closet into an office you will love....

Tucked away in my guest room closet, I found the perfect space to organize my personal home office.  Most would really like this idea as you can close the doors and not have to look at any of the mess or clutter most home offices have, however, this is now a space I am proud to show off and keep the doors open!!!

My husband was a big help with this project.  He made a template out of cardboard to measure the space for a counter top.  This space had some tough angles so we  had to make sure we measured correctly         (  remember measure twice and cut once or in our case measure twice and re cut several times) Its ok, my husband does not read this blog ( I hope).

We purchased a laminate counter top that resembled granite at home depot ( around $50) and transferred our template onto the back side.  We then found the studs in the wall and attached  1x2 all along the wall where the counter top would attach to give it extra support and a surface for us to attach the counter top to.  ( I am sorry I do not have any before or along the way photos, I was not a blogger then, just an obsessed home organizer)

Now onto the organizing........!!!!!!

I purchased this great bulletin board with open compartments at the bottom at my favorites store,  Marshall's-Home Goods. I can put info on the bulletin board and then keep smaller items like pens, pencils, markers, scissors, etc stored and up off the counter top.  Anytime  you can organize and store things vertically, you are creating extra space and keeping your work space clutter free.

I also hung a black wicker wall filing system (yes, found at the greatest store on earth - Marshalls).  I put paper and file folders in this and again this really helps keep my desk top clean and clear for me to do art projects or sewing. (lucky for me the builder put a plug in this closet so  I can use my sewing  and laminating machine there and plug in a task lamp for projects..... love it!!!).  Lastly, I added the black magazine organizers (from Container Store) to hold paper, labels, magazines, and catalogs.  I liked these because they camouflaged all the clutter for me and I could label them for easy reference.  There are many stores like Target, Walmart and yes even Marshalls that carry these in different finishes from plastic to fabric to even wicker.  You just have to shop around and find the style that works for your space.  I wanted to keep it clean and modern in this space and not have a lot of distractions while I was working  and creating in the space.

We removed the larger clothes hanging rod that went across to entire closet and I bought a smaller dowel rod that could hold ribbon spools and only hung it over half the closet. to keep the space more open in front of the bulletin board.

There was still a little space underneath the counter top and as any other obsessed organizer would do, I had to make use of every last inch, so I found a plastic container on wheels (Container Store) that can hold supplies.  I store all my crafting supplies like hot glue gun, glues, stamping, labels, sewing supplies, etc. in these drawers.  I can roll it out for better access and tuck it back under out of the way when I don't need it.  Sometimes, I roll it into the kitchen if I am working on a project that requires a Larger space than the closet offers.