13 Best Kitchen Storage & Organization

1. Stacking Monitor Riser. This nifty gadget fulfills two functions - raising up the computer monitor to an ergonomically comfortable height and providing slim drawers for storage. The same home office organization tool also works well for the land-line telephone or the fax machine. Not so big as to be bulky on a desk or table, the drawers are nevertheless deep enough to store disks, note pads, pencils, sticky notes, paper clips and other odds and ends that clutter a desk and get lost at the wrong moment. Since these organizing products capitalize on what is an otherwise unused space, they do not encroach on otherwise useful storage surfaces.

2. Clear Stacking Bins. Combine easy visibility with the use of vertical space. On the desktop, this keeps the calculator, reference manuals, address book and pens handy, while the bottom bin holds incoming or outgoing correspondence and bills. No more scrambling to find a phone number, notepad or letter that a client calls about. If you operate a business that relies on sales, such as jewelry or makeup, consider clear stacking bins that quickly let you put your hands on the inventory you need -- when you need it. Don't search through boxes and weed through sample envelopes; keeping all the goods neatly organized in their individual bins also makes inventory control a snap.

3. Multi-Drawer Organizers on Wheels. Ranging in size from 10 to 20 drawers, these products offer numerous organizing ideas to the entrepreneur pressed to time and space. Record-keeping, office supplies, inventory or even the papers that are still waiting to be filed all find an orderly locale. Spending a little bit of time at the onset in organizing tax deductible receipts and home office write-offs during the year makes tax time a lot less painful.

While there are numerous versions of these wheeled organizers on the market, go for the colorful ones that sport drawers with varying designs and colors. Doing so speeds up the memorization of where to find which types of supplies. The wheels allow the rolling organizers to be taken out of a storage closet during the day (when needed) and returned to storage when the workday is done. When it comes to home office organization in a space-challenged setup, this advice is bound to keep the rest of the home tidy as well.

4. Corner Storage Solutions. Open or closed shelves, drawer furniture and even book shelves are now cut to accommodate a room's corner. This space is notoriously wasted and if room size is at a premium, these organizing products offer additional space for books, files, software, manuals and also surplus product inventory or office supplies. If the home office is already filled to brimming with furniture, capitalizing on the corners might just ease the space crunch a little bit.

Remember that the trick to home office organization is neatness. It does not take much for a desk to start looking messy and for the rest of the home office to follow suit in a very short period of time. Rely on off-the-beaten-path organizing products to facilitate a highly organized environment and see how productivity will soar!

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