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Some of you asked and some of you didn't ask for this but I am going to give you a run down on how I organize my office. Feel free to mock me for being hyper-organized.

In each drawer, I keep an active client tray filled with all the notes and selections that I need for each project. This way, when I am working on that particular project, I can pull it out and I have everything I need at my fingertips! Conversely, when I am not working on it, I can put it away in the drawer. Keeps both my office and my mind clutter free!

I also keep an accordion file for each client so I can organize my notes by room. I can grab the file and take it with me to showrooms or client meetings if I need to!

Since my printer sits on the console, I keep copy paper, ink cartridges, Eclectic stationary, business cards, etc. in that center section so they are close at hand when I need them. I use those acrylic trays to organize all the boring paperwork like client invoices, vendor invoices, purchase orders, packing slips, etc.

I keep all my fabric memos organized in these canvas bins by type of fabric: graphic prints, prints, stripes, organic prints, animal prints, etc. I absolutely abhor fabric books so I mainly get memos from vendors or if need be, I tear apart the books so I can organize fabrics by category. This is how my mind works when working on a project...if I know I need a graphic print in a certain color, I know right where to look! I can pull out that bin and start weeding through them until I find what I need.

The "thing" on the far left is an old sewer grate that I use to hold all the fabric swatches of either fabric remnants I have or fabric swatches that I have picked up from a fabric store (fabric on the front and all info I need on the back). The galvanized wall rack holds all the e-decorating projects that I am working on.

The woven green boxes hold office supplies and the baskets hold solid fabrics separated by type of material like silk, linen, velvet, etc.

I think it is important to use attractive storage containers because if it looks good, you are more likely to keep it clean! Hence my emphasis on decor + organizing = "Decorganizing"! I found this old bottle crate from Hawaii and thought it would be perfect for holding all my pens, pencils, scissors and drafting tools, etc. The blue quadrefoil jar holds all my measuring tapes.

The aqua notebooks (below left) are all of my idea files. And the green magazine files (above left) hold every issue of Domino ever produced. I like to keep them close to me!

Hope I am not boring y'all to tears this week with all this office talk but for those in the biz or even design school, I thought it might be interesting to see how someone else organizes all the (bleep) that comes along with our occupation!

I asked a few of my favorite bloggers if they could take pictures of their offices/desks/spaces where they blog. As you know some bloggers are also interior designers and some bloggers are just big fans of design. Regardless of their trade, it is obvious that they all take pride in their office/desk/space (no matter how big or small!) as you can tell by all the finishing "designer" touches.

Sissy of Blue Hydrangea

Sarah of Matters of Style

Alicia of Alicia B. Designs

Erica of Urban Grace
To see the full post on her design studio, click here.

"i would love to participate but i am afraid i have nothing resembling an office in my house. my "office" is my bed plus my lap top. no lucite tray containing all of my pretty stationary, no mint julep cup holding all of my bamboo pens, no john derian decoupage plate for holding my important documents...nope just a stained coverlet and a lot of cat hair, probably some boogers too."
Jenny of My Favorite and My Best

I hope this doesn't burst anyone's bubble like when you meet your favorite radio personality only to realize they look nothing like how you pictured them! Every January, I do a major overhaul on my office. I clean, purge, organize, re-organize, label, move furniture, etc. It is glorious! My office will look like this for about a day...so I am happy to have captured this moment in time.

I was laughing reading the article in Sept 09 issue of Traditional Home featuring Barbara Barry's office. They dubbed her the "Queen of Serene" which is a concept she clearly applies to her office as well as here interiors. Everything in her office is white and clutter free so her mind will be clear to create. The laughter came from the fact that my own office is anything but at serene and clutter free at this particular moment. I know that is a terrible thing to say because I am also a professional organizer but hey, it happens! I am staring at mounds of fabric samples that came in from the design center that I have yet to go through, an array of catalogs and tearsheets that need to be refiled and boatloads of accessories and architectural elements that need to be taken to (or find) their new home. (I would include a photo but I am too embarrassed!) So I will have an unproductive work day ahead as I spend most of it cleaning and reorganizing but this is something that has to be done in order for my mind to think clearly and create. See Barbara, despite the look of my office...I get you! These are images of Celerie Kemble's NY office and her mother's Palm Beach office that were featured in Domino a few years back. God bless them for showing their offices in an everyday random and chaotic state! Tomorrow I will post some pics of really organized and inspirational offices but today, I am going to leave it at this.

~Images: 1 and 2) Tradional Home Sept 2009 3 and 4) Domino Spring/Summer 2005