Office Organization - Organizing Desk Drawers

I’ve been in desperate need of office organization for my brand new office for months now, but I’ve been putting it off. It just seems like such a huge task to furnish and organize an entire office from scratch!

But - I am ready to get it done now because I am tired of never being able to find anything in my work space.

The first thing I tackled was my under-desk cabinet (which is not going to be going under the desk until I get my cords organized under there). I bought this from IKEA and it stores so many of my small items that I use on a regular basis.

In drawer #1 I have a $1 cutlery tray that I use to organize my pens, pencils, staples & stapler, highlighters and dry-erase & permanent markers.

Drawer #2 contains 3 dollar store baskets (the small ones were 2/$1 and the larger one was $1) that hold sticky notes, tape dispensers and my much-loved label maker.

The cardboard box is actually from a 12 pack of bottled water. I use it for scrap paper.

In drawer #3, there are a bunch more dollar store bins (the clear ones were $1 each, the coloured and white ones were 3/$1 I believe). They house my calculators, pencil crayons, markers, crayons, business cards, business magnets, thumbtacks and paper clips.

The little white dish is also from the dollar store - I’m pretty sure it was 3/$1 as well.

Finally, in drawer #4 I keep my mailing supplies and extras. There are lots of envelopes, my cheque book and the 3 green bins (3/$1 at Dollarama) hold mini sticky notes, stamps, erasers and small odds & ends.

Drawer #5 is empty because I’m not too sure what I want to put in there yet. I’m thinking I may put my extra computer cords in here, but I’m still thinking about it!

So, that’s it! This is how I organize my small office supplies in my desk drawers. Having all of this stuff off of my desk top is so fantastic. I just wish I had done it sooner!

How do you organize your desk drawers? Do you use dollar store bins? Please share in the comments!