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Desk and Drawer Organizers Types and Styles

Improve your efficiency and professionalism with office drawer and desktop organizers

By Andrea Townsley
Desk and drawer organizers make for great businesspeople, because well-organized people can find everything they need and are more efficient at work. They also don't have to make clients wait around while they look for pens buried underneath the paper piled on their messy desks. Organization not only helps the businessperson, but the client as well.

Pens, pencils, highlighters, pads of paper, files, notes and all sorts of other things on and in your desk should all have their own places; you can create the places with a desk and drawer organizer. Consider the following desk and drawer organizers types and styles before you buy:

1. Use trays, cups, carousels and memo pads as desktop organizers. This will keep your desk looking neat and together.

2. Get desk drawer organizers, like sectioned-out trays, to keep odds and ends at bay (and to avoid sticking yourself with a thumbtack).

3. Invest in trolleys and wall organizers as extensions of your desk organizers. These can go next to or under your desk as well as on the walls of your cubicle or office.

 

Find desktop organizers that meet your needs

Organizers for the top of the desk will come in handy when you're looking for that pen and pad of paper to take a phone message. Whatever you're doing, you need to be able to locate your supplies at the exact moment you need them. Desk organizers can be in the form of sectioned cup-like holders for pens and pencils, memo pad holders, low-profile accessory holders, file stands and multi-accessory holders that spin.
Try: Check out the huge selection of desktop organizers at Rapidsupplies.com. You can also find some organizers at Office1000.

Stay clutter-free with a good desk drawer organizer

To organize your desk drawers better, you can buy a tray with sections to divide everything up. No more getting your tacks mixed in with your paper clips; no more pads of paper obscuring your view of your boxes of extra staples. There are many different types and sizes; you can even find chrome drawer organizers.
Try: Stacks and Stacks and The Container Store both have great selections of drawer organizers to fit everyone's needs.

Use trolleys and wall systems as extensions of your desktop organizer

Sometimes, even with desk and drawer organizers, your desk simply won't fit everything that you need for your workday. To prevent losing things or getting overwhelmed, consider using a trolley or rolling organizing system that you can keep next to or under your desk. Alternatively, you can hang folder filing systems on the walls near your desk. These options are convenient for things like client files and binders of specification sheets.
Try: Consider the rolling trolleys at Ergo In Demand, which makes nice wooden organizers, and at Ultimate Office, which offers both wood and metal ones. The hanging wall files from Office Depot might come in handy at your office.

 

  • Remember that anything on top of your desk (or around it) can be seen by clients. Some people choose to use wooden or metal office desktop organizers instead of plastic ones, as these have a nicer, more professional appearance.

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