Hasta La Ideas

This week’s Workspace of the Week is Callum Chapman’s bedroom/office/living space:

Living with a roommate or in a dorm or at home with your parents can be difficult for an unclutterer because your bedroom functions pretty much like a studio apartment. Therefore, when someone manages to pull off the arrangement in an extremely organized way, I am quick to give praise. Reader Callum’s bedroom/office/living space is a perfect example of doing a lot in just a little bit of room. The Expedit bookshelves from Ikea provide storage and display options. The work surface is large enough to hold all of the equipment and still have room to spread out a book or two. Also, I like that the room is full, but not overflowing or cluttered. It appears that Callum really lives in this space and uses it well. Thank you, Callum, for submitting your space to our Flickr pool.

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This week’s Workspace of the Week is ATypical Type A’s crisp home office:

The white background with the yellow and red accents makes this office a wonderfully decorated workspace. Additionally, the three yellow boxes and the three white baskets provide stylish but functional storage. The desk has ample storage space, the filing cabinet is easily accessible, and the bookshelf has fashionable form and function. Check out the additional five pictures of her home office in the Flickr Pool.

Want to have your own workspace featured in Workspace of the Week? Submit a picture to the Unclutterer flickr pool. Check it out because we have a nice little community brewing there. Also, don’t forget that workspaces aren’t just desks. If you’re a cook, it’s a kitchen; if you’re a carpenter, it’s your workbench.

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This week’s Workspace of the Week is Mandi’s office, her way:

The first thing that jumped out at me in Mandi’s office is the wonderful cable control. A simple cable tube groups all the cables together and reduces their visual clutter. I also like how she uses matching frames, all along one shelf, to group photographs. The coffee station located where she uses it — in her office — is also a great idea.

In the comment section to Mandi’s office image, she linked to her website, so I followed the link. On her site I found a wonderful page of free downloadable Christmas planning worksheets. If you celebrate Christmas, you should definitely check out the planning worksheets to help reduce the stress of the holiday.

Thank you, Mandi, for submitting your inspiring office to our Flickr pool.

Want to have your own workspace featured in Workspace of the Week? Submit a picture to the Unclutterer flickr pool. Check it out because we have a nice little community brewing there. Also, don’t forget that workspaces aren’t just desks. If you’re a cook, it’s a kitchen; if you’re a carpenter, it’s your workbench.

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This week’s Workspace of the Week is David Bosman’s desk.

Here’s how David describes it:

New setup, with old hardware: a 2006 MacPro (+SSD) and a SSD MacBook Air (2009), paper and a pen. Barely visible on the right side, one of my most important tool: A A5 Finsbury Filofax.

We like the amount of space available for writing, which is especially important given the fact that David chooses to rely on a Filofax to keep himself organized.

Want to have your own workspace featured in Workspace of the Week? Submit a picture to the Unclutterer flickr pool. Check it out because we have a nice little community brewing there. Also, don’t forget that workspaces aren’t just desks. If you’re a cook, it’s a kitchen; if you’re a carpenter, it’s your workbench.

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This week’s Workspace of the Week is Michelle Smyth’s hallway mudroom:

Now that it’s fall, I’ve set near our front door the plastic tray we put snowy, wet, and muddy shoes on during the colder months. Our home doesn’t have a mudroom, but that doesn’t alleviate our need for one. As a result, I was inspired when I came across Michelle Smyth’s solution. In her photograph’s description:

This is a narrow hallway in our cottage that we’ve turned into a mudroom of sorts. The shoe racks are from Ikea and the baskets from Home Outfitters. Really inexpensive way to make the most of what would otherwise have been kind of useless space.

Michelle also shared a picture of the wall that faces the coat and shoe racks:

It’s her family’s wall of fame, which is certainly a fun way to decide where to put diplomas and awards.

And, I know this isn’t a traditional workspace, but it’s still an inspiring space … so this time I made an exception. Thank you, Michelle, for sharing your space with us.

Want to have your own workspace featured in Workspace of the Week? Submit a picture to the Unclutterer flickr pool. Check it out because we have a nice little community brewing there. Also, don’t forget that workspaces aren’t just desks. If you’re a cook, it’s a kitchen; if you’re a carpenter, it’s your workbench.

Like this site? Buy Erin Rooney Doland’s Unclutter Your Life in One Week from Amazon.com today.