Can Organization Be Stylish….You Bet

Byljanning@dukemanorfarm.com

So please tell me… 

Can you pat your head and rub your belly at the same time?

Is the grass really greener on the other side?

Did “Gnarly” really mean very cool in the 1980s?


Do you count your chickens before they hatch?
Can you really have your cake and eat it too? 
When saying good bye to others, do you find yourself saying, “Catch you on the flip side?”

The apple doesn’t fall too far off the tree, does it?

Are you one who uses “groovy” to describe something
 so excellent? 
Can you really gag someone with a spoon?


 Do you think you can be organized and stylish at the same time?  Do you think that something that looks so good can take minutes to put together?

 You bet… And my Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery Wall Manager proves that it is possible.

I have tried for a while to find something that fit the “look” of my office aesthetically, at the same time being completely functional. I mean who doesn’t need a place to write notes, jot important events on a calendar, and store bills that need to get paid all while looking stylish?   Besides, being organized also helps me be productive. To achieve this stylish, organized and productive system, I started with an open frame that I painted to coordinate with the room.

 

 Next, I cut a piece of foam board to fit inside the frame and covered it with fabric, using spray adhesive to secure to the foam board.


I placed my Martha Stewart Home Office Wall Manager – available in black and white, exclusively from Staples – on my board to determine the placement before securing it with the nails that were provided with the kit. There is also a built-in level to help keep things straight. This is perfect for people like me who tend to “eyeball” when hanging things on the wall. Is that you too?


 As soon as the board went up, I immediately started to feel more organized because everything now has a place on the wall and is visible to me when sitting at my desk… and paying bills.


 Oh and for the record… the grass is only greener on the other side if it gets more water and fertilizer.

PPS- To see more of my projects, click here.

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216 Comments

  2. Love Martha and all her organizational products. I would use this in my craft room so my desk would be freed up more…

  3. Wow that is some lovely organizing you've got going on there! I should use something like this in my den area where I pay bills…but…I would like to have it in my craft room where I could use a little extra organization and cuteness!

  5. My art/craft room. Don’t really have a big room (part of basement) and would love to win this so I can organize it better. Need some organization especially I am going to start some art classes for some kids. Thanks for the chance!

    ghalim at yahoo dot com

  14. I just love this! I don't have an office…more like a corner of a room for a desk and everything office like that goes with it!

    I would use this product there.

    I absolutely love that everything is on the wall–frees up a lot of space!

  18. I can just see the Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery Wall Manager products in my home office. What a beautiful system to that is so functional.

  21. I would use the product in my bathroom to organize all my bills. Seems that is the only place I'm ever alone and able to think, so maybe I'd get more things done.
    Bliss

  24. I'd use this in my office. I have a family command center of sorts in the entryway area and that works well there but I really need something to organize my office/sewing room!

    Fawn

  29. So envious of your awesome space, Laura! I love your new organizers and the coordinating painted frames are fabulous!

  32. I have a little cubbyhole in my bedroom that is my computer area and it always is such a mess because of being so small and not really having a place for everything. I would fix that spot up and make it neat and cute.

  36. I would use this for my teen to build for herself as a project for her Freshman dorm next year at college. It's a small space and this would be perfect for her style and organizational preferences. For an 18 year old, she loves to use organization systems. She loves decor as well and these are her favorite colors. As a mom, providing your new college student any help when away from home and starting a new independent adventure would be fulfilling.

    So beautiful and useful!

  40. That is amazing…love the colors, so tranquil and peaceful. This would look great about my desk in office. We homeschool so every organization opportunity is a must!!!

  41. This would be a great addition to the blank walls in my home office. With "stuff" ranging from work to school, it would be a great way to give those papers a home.

  43. I'm ready to redo my office so I'd love to win and do something very similar to what you did here. I want a beautiful, convenient and organized space!

  44. I love the frame and background that you've mounted your organizer on! I would love one of these and would use it in my scrapbook area to organize new products and ideas!

  45. Such a glam project! Definitely need this in my living room 'office' corner. I already use so many Martha Stewart office supplies, I know this would fit right in and help me get organized 🙂

  49. this would make a great addition to my home office – i love how it would make things so neat and orderly

    debbiebellows (at) gmail (dot) com

  50. This would be great. Right now we have a bare minimum in the home office with the important papers in piles. This would be a great way to get things off the pull out couch (as it is our guest room too).

  53. I am going to set up an office type area in my laundry room. Having pretty and functional items like these will help to make the area work for me!

  54. What a beautiful idea. I'd use this in our family room. I have my computer area set up in one of the corners. This would be so helpful.
    Thanks so much.
    rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

  56. This is gorgeous – I would love to have this in my new 'office space' that I've been planning for several months now. Hope I win.

  57. I already use the MS paper folders in my kitchen but, the tacks fall down a lot. I like the permanent look of these so much. Love the colors you used too!

  58. This would be used in our computer room, above our computer desk. We could organize our important bills, a couple of small gadgets and random items. It would be a great organizational tool for us to clear up clutter.

    kellywcu8888ATgmailDOTcom

  63. Love the simple idea of using a foam board in the picture frame and covering it with fabric. It has a sophisticated look that can match any decor depending on the fabric.

  64. We'd put this right by the door in the kitchen so that every member of our family can check schedules, write messages and reminders, and leave important documents and papers.

  76. I would use it in the living room, which doubles as my home office 🙂 I'd put up all the paperwork and files that are littering the table! 🙂

  79. What a beautiful way to display the wall system! I LOVE IT!!

    Could you please share what gorgeous blue paint color you used on the frames and furniture piece? Thank you! 🙂

  91. I would use it in my kitchen/living room area…for all of the junk mail/bills pile up

    cgies25 at homtail

  94. I love the wall manager for our home office, it will help a lot to declutter the desk and coffee table.

  102. i would use this in our home office to clear up all the clutter and papers lying around!
    stigay at comcast.net

  110. I think I'd use in my den to put weekly papers, shopping lists, ad circulars, coupons and notebooks I need to reference regularly.

  116. Love these products. I can use them in my kitchen area for my recipes, kids drawings and picture. The kitchen is my office and playground! 🙂

    amy [at] utry [dot] it

  118. I would hand them in the corner of my dining room I laughlingly call my office. I would use them to sort bills and other important papers.
    smchester at gmail dot com

  120. I would use it in my room for organization of mail and various paper work my son brings home from school. Im sure I could find many other uses as well

    Nathansmommy619(At)aol(dot)com

  131. My home office area is my kitchen table but Lord knows I need to organize all my information!!!! I desperately need to get all the important paperwork together & have a central place of the keys, etc.

  135. Wow – that looks great! I have very little desk space and papers pile up all around my computer, so this would be great to clear off my desk and get organized!
    adrianecoros(at)gmail(dot)com

  155. I could use this for organizing my kids’ homework! What needs to be done, what’s already done and needs to be turned in, library books, and all the tools needed to get the work done!

    coriwestphal at msn dot com

  160. We are working on finishing our basement and making and including a new home office down there. I would use items from this collection o stylishly organize that space.

  162. I would use this to finally get my office organized. It's a "work in progress" that hasn't progressed as fast I hoped it would.

    willitara [at] gmail [dot] com

  165. I'll re-do my home office and replace my dollar store bits and pieces with Martha's coordinated collection.

    ky2here at msn dot com

  168. Wow could I ever use the Wall Manager in our office at home. I have very limited desk space and this would be perfect!
    tweety800265(at)yahoo(dot)com

  171. I love what you did with this!! So pretty! I love the Martha Stewart collection. Not sure whether I would use it in my office or my kitchen, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I get to make that decision! Lol! Thanks for a fun post and giveaway!

  175. I am moving into a new home next month and I would absolutely love to use Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery Wall Manager products right above my office/craft desk. I have so much stuff and nowhere to put it. I need these organizers to keep everything neat and uncluttered!

  185. I would use it in my home office, which is really just a corner of the family room. It would be great to help organize my work and the kids school work.

  188. I like the light blue furniture!

    But I would use this in my office. I have a glass desk which has no storage, so I would put this near the desk to clean up my space!

    elizzzzzabeth at yahoo dot com

  193. I would use the Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery Wall Manager products to get my home office organized. I have a tendency to be messy and that leads to a lot of time wasted searching for things, this would be a lifesaver!

  194. I would use it to enhance my home office (which is in my bedroom) and keep appointments organized

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

  196. I'd use the Avery Wall Manager products to organize the stuff around my computer.
    Thanks for the contest.

    I have received a sweepstakes entry in exchange for commenting about this Promotion (I read the official rules)

    slehan at juno dot com

  202. I just started my very own hard to find book business and I am now using a little tiny nook in our bedroom. This would be so perfect for it!
    Laurie Emerson
    lauraemerson17 at yahoo dot com

  211. I would put it in my entry way off the garage to collect everything when we get in every day
    addictedtorodeo at gmail dot com

  213. Would be great in my kitchen to keep mail separate from magazines, photos, circulars and on and on. Easy to make and decorate to suit. Thanks for the tutorial!

  216. This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life 😍 im going to make two; one for home, one for work. Where did you get the fabric from? And foam board and all that jazz 😊 thanks for a great tutorial 😊😊

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