How a Well-Organized Home Office Impacts the Rest of the House

It Can Put Time Back Into Your Day

It’s easy to underestimate how much of an impact home office clutter can have on not just our productivity, but also on our daily schedule. A few minutes spent searching for a lost item might not seem like much, but if this happens almost every day, it can add up quite a bit over the course of a year.

When you’re able to quickly and easily find everything you need and spend less time struggling with clutter, you’ll have more time in your day to spend elsewhere. That extra five minutes could be all you need, for example, to get your custom closet back in order.

Organizational Overhauls Here Can Work Elsewhere

The great thing about staging a home office makeover is that much of what you do here can be applied elsewhere throughout the home. Labeling systems, color-coded bins, and methods of organization in drawers can work just as well in a custom closet or garage as they would in a home office.

This Can Help You Set a Regular Schedule

As the pros at Better Homes & Gardens show, it’s the little things that often make the biggest impact, and that goes both ways. If left unchecked for long enough, small amounts of clutter can become giant messes. On the flip side, small, regular upkeep can keep a room clean.

Once you’ve set a schedule to tidy up your office for five minutes every week, it will be that much easier to do the same with your closets. Instead of having to stage overhauls every few months, you can spend a few minutes every week to keep things looking and functioning great.

New Organizational Systems Give You More Room

Not only can a home office makeover give you more space for items you use while working, but it can also give you more room for long-term storage as well. If you’ve been struggling to find a place for all of your bins and boxes, you might have room for them in your office once you’re done cleaning there.

After One Room Makeover, the Rest Are Easy

How often is it the case that you put off organizing a room, only to find that the actual process went far smoother than you assumed it would going in? Once you’ve tackled cleaning one part of your home, it seems much easier to tidy up other areas too.

Beyond your shifted perspective, you’ll also have learned techniques that you can then apply elsewhere. Now that you’ve squeezed every square inch of room out of an entire office, doing the same in a closet will seem easy.

Conclusion

Tidying up your home office can add some serious and immediate benefits to your workday, but it doesn’t have to stop there. This cleaning can be the catalyst you need to get the rest of your home in perfect shape.

Sources

• https://www.bhg.com/rooms/home-office/accessories/home-office-solutions/