. organizing / craft space / office .

so, this is my favorite part of our house.  it's a big nook in the hallway with a built in desk and shelf for an office.  we have used this as another catch-all space, even though it houses our printer and filing cabinet.  the shelf was stockpiled with books that we never opened and my craft stuff was taking over my hall closet. 

here was my solution ...

office before {note: i ALWAYS forget to take an actual before picture, so this is just after i got started on the project}

 and the after :

i didn't add much cute stuff here just yet.  and i had to keep it functional still since mr. hill is doing grad school work.  in the tubs on the shelf, i went a little label crazy, but i need to know exactly what is in each tub.  and i love them.

i already had some supplies in these glass containers, so i just kept them in there. 

i already had these little red buckets, but they weren't being used.  so i screwed in some little hooks under the shelf and there they hang.  they provide easy access to little things i need such as extra phone cords and the girls leapster games. 

i found this cute little antique bike basket at my favorite antique store a while back and i've always had it hanging to hold our notebooks and clipboards that we use frequently.  we keep our checkbook register in a notebook and this is where we keep it.

and, last, but not least ... an old cooling rack.  i hung it and use magnets to hang stuff on.  lucky for you, right now it is karsyn's favorite picture of me.  she calls it my "princess picture".  it's me when i was a junior in high school!  yikes.