Marilyn Bohn | Creative Organizer

If you want a home office that’s out of site, a computer armoire is just the thing. It is perfect for those who have limited space in their homes. My daughter had one in her condo and now I am using it. It houses the computer, keyboard, a cork board on one door and a magnetic board on the other. There is plenty of room underneath where a printer could fit, or notebooks as I chose to use it.

A few weeks ago I organized all the lose papers I had around the monitor and it looked good. Well last night I got serious and I took everything off the ‘desk top’ and I found treasures. I found the camera disk that has been missing for over a year, mints that weren’t mine but my daughter wanted, a computer cord (nicely wrapped up with a cord keeper around it) but which had been missing since December. And some old disks that I thought were my daughters and she thought were mine. Those were tossed. And I found more space. What an uplifting feeling to find those things and be absolutely clutter free.

To set up a desk in a computer armoire:

•Make sure there is enough wall space to give the doors clearance.
•To protect a computer tower or a printer from over heating, allow six inches of breathing room behind it.
•Place decorative objects or plants on top to create visual appeal when the doors are closed.

I like my little space and when I’m done working I just shut the doors and walk away. For tips on how to organize work tools, go to www.realsimple.com/homeoffice.