Desk and Drawer Organizers

How to find desk and drawer organizers to make your workspace more efficient

By Kristen Bailey
Desk and drawer organizers are an important tool for creating a streamlined, organized workspace. Having an organized work area and desk can greatly increase your efficiency and productivity. Stylish and functional desk drawer organizers are fun to shop for and can inspire a decorating theme in your office. Before shopping, consider the following:
  1. Think about the desk drawer organizer features you will need first. Do you need to sort your pens? Are stray paper clips littering your drawers? Do you need to keep tape and scissors out of your way?
  2. Measure your drawers before heading out to purchase drawer organizers. They are available in many sizes and some stack trays on top of one another, so you will need to know the size your desk can handle.
  3. Consider a decorating style that you already have or want to implement. Desk and drawer organizers are available in wood, leather, plastic, chrome and more to suit many decors.

 

Shop for drawer organizers

A desk drawer organizer is a great solution to tame all the stamps, CDs and sticky notes that seem to multiply in your desk drawers.
Try: Organize.com features dozens of desk organizers and office desktop organizers in a variety of styles. The Container Store sells every kind of drawer organizer you can imagine to make your workspace uniquely yours. Staples offers drawer organizers starting at very affordable prices.

Use a desktop organizer

In addition to a drawer organizer or two, you may want to consider an organizer for the top of your desk to keep the items you use most right at your fingertips.
Try: Featured on the television show The Apprentice, Staples offers a desktop organizer that keeps everything you need in one neat, accessible spot. For a creative, space-saving twist, Real Simple sells a hybrid keyboard/office desktop organizer that offers storage space beneath a PC-compatible keyboard. Ultimate Office features desktop organizers to mix and match for an extensive, customized system.

Find chrome drawer organizers

Chrome organizers have a modern look and will go with many different office decors.
Try: Organized Living features a desk and drawer organizer in chrome that comes in several different sizes. Target offers a desk organizer in chrome to keep files and papers organized and at your fingertips.

 

  • Desk and drawer organizers that include places for files will go a long way to making your desk and work area look neat. Keeping notes, memos, and other papers in color-coded or labeled files will keep your papers organized, and ensure that you will be able to get your hands on what you need at a moment's notice.