Using Pegboards to Organize a Home Office
The Strategies
The Gear
- Put frequently used items toward the bottom, saving the upper reaches for fixtures, like a clock.
- If a constantly disappearing stapler or ruler is the bane of your home-office existence, tie a colorful piece of ribbon to it, designate a hook, and let it dangle.
- With a metal pegboard, add magnetic accessories to tack up reminders for meetings or to hold paper clips (or jelly beans, for a p.m. sugar rush).
- To control a jumble of wires, consider installing an extra pegboard behind your desk, almost to the floor. Anchor the cords with a row of hooks.
The Gear
- Wall Control EZ Wall Organizer Panels (16 by 32 inches), $45 for a pack of 2 panels.
To buy: wallcontrol.com. - Shelf Assembly, $12.50 (16 by 4 inches) or $21 (16 by 9 inches).
To buy: wallcontrol.com. - Lipper International See & Store Canister (for paper clips), $10 for a set of 5.
To buy: target.com.
Using Pegboards to Organize Your Closet
The Strategies
The Gear
- Arrange your morning-routine items neatly and visibly to avoid wasting time riffling through drawers and cabinets.
- Create a mini–dressing station, with a mirror next to your necklaces, a pocket for moisturizer, and a small shelf for lip gloss, so you can check yourself before stepping out. To give your spirits a lift, display a souvenir from your last vacation.
- Hang favorite earrings and other accessories from hooks to keep them from getting tangled.
- Place trailing items, such as scarves and belts, on the bottom, so they don't block smaller items, like a collapsible umbrella, up top.
- Avoid extra-long pegs in shallow closets. They can catch on hanging clothes.
The Gear
- Blomus stainless-steel panels, $35 each.
- Hooks, $5 for a set of 5.
- Long shelf, $8.
To buy: All at letterfolders.com.
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