How to decorate the desktop?

Organization of space for work at home is an important task. How much effort do you spend in order to find the right item on a dark, cluttered table among ugly, uncomfortable organizers and piles of papers? It is clear why I want to postpone things and put things in order. Most items from the store are easily replaced with do-it-yourselfers. If you are afraid that your work area will turn into a place for unpretentious fakes and refuse the option to create your own decor, get acquainted with these interesting options and ideas for decorating the workplace. In this article you will find many simple ideas on how to decorate your desktop.

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Home office

A competently organized work area is the key to productivity. Lack of light, inconvenient organizers, lack of necessary shelves or the wrong place, and now you are putting off things, and chaos appears on the desktop. Proper organization of the desktop with your own hands allows you to create a beautiful and functional space.

Basic rules

To do this, follow these simple principles:

• Organize lighting and backlighting. Place the table by the window, use separate lamps.
• Divide the room into a work area and a rest area. For zoning the space of the apartment, pay attention to the screens, light curtains. So you can organize a place for creativity and work in a small room.
• Add details. Surround yourself with bright accents - these can be small souvenirs, beautiful stationery and photographs.
• Make cleaning easier. Instead of open shelves, install closed ones, pick up things that are unpretentious in care. Place a wastebasket on or near the table.
• Think over your storage system. It can be either ready-made solutions from the store, or created with your own hands, from fabric, cans and cardboard boxes. Handmade options can look stylish - you will be convinced of this by reading the article to the end.

There is no need for a separate room for the home office - just select a quiet corner and equip it completely to your needs. Most desktop ideas are hand-made. This is the choice of location, decor of stationery and the organization of space.

We organize a workplace on the windowsill

A large windowsill is ideal for turning into a countertop:

• You can increase the area by installing countertops below the level or flush with the window.
• Organize convenient shelves under the table or along the side walls.
• Put the pillows on the windowsill, and the reading place is ready.
• If the window is wide, divide the space into two separate workplaces using a chest of drawers or a bedside table.

Workplace on the balcony

Turn a warmed loggia or balcony into a separate office. Light colors - gray, white, beige, and plenty of natural light are suitable for organizing a corner for reading and needlework.

A typical layout with a table and a bookcase in the corner is not as interesting as a wide table on which plants, a laptop, books and papers will fit. The desktop design for the balcony should be chosen as concise as possible, in the style of minimalism. But more creative options with an abundance of decor, textiles and plants have the right to life.

Niches

It is convenient to place a working corner between two cabinets or in a wall niche:

• Divide the space with a light curtain or sliding doors.
• The lack of light is solved by pendant lights mounted under the upper shelves.

Pantry

The option of using a pantry under the table is one of the most original ideas for a do-it-yourself desktop. To adapt the storage room to the workspace:

• Make the most of your space and take care of the lighting (left or top).
• Store papers and materials in organizers under the table or on deep shelves.
• Place the stands on the doors or above the table under the shelves.

Important! Pay attention to pendant designs that save space.

Cabinets and Secretaries

Instead of a classic table, equip a large cabinet with a countertop and shelves. It will turn out a separate place closed from strangers:

• It will fit a sewing machine and fabrics.
• Hanging pockets of textile on the doors will serve to store scissors and pencils.
• Under the coils and lace, you can make a stand with holes, placing it at the desktop.
• A perforated plywood sheet is a great way to collect all the items you need in one place. And this option is suitable for both a mini-office and a home workshop.

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We equip a creative corner

A table for creativity should be comfortable, well-lit with places for storing materials, a waste basket, and easy to clean. Show your creativity by making jewelry for your desktop with your own hands:

• If you are engaged in painting, then the table will be protected from stains by self-adhesive film, wallpaper, wrapping paper.
• It is convenient to store paints in tubes suspended on clips.
• For small parts, accessories, beads, glass jars with a magnet on the lids are suitable. They are attached from the bottom of the upper shelf, save space and are easy to get - you can immediately see where and what lies.
• Some materials are placed on a stand for bottles of wine.
• Molds for ice will be a place to store small things.
• For pens, pencils, take not a standard capacity, but make a stylish organizer from the old frame.
• Tin cans glued with paper will serve as an element of decor and a place for stationery.
• Store some of the materials on closed shelves inside the table. Make a cardboard organizer. It is practical, functional - this is how you can make an insert into the table with the desired dimensions.
• Instead of the usual cabinets, make a rack of boxes painted in light colors.

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Work office at home

How to decorate a desktop for working at a computer? The main problem will be ugly wires and extension cords that accumulate dust, take up space:

• You can hide the wires in a separate box, decorating it with scrap paper and scotch tape. Or, collecting the cord in a skein, secure it with a clip, making a mark.
• The compact holder for charging the phone is obtained from a bottle of shampoo.
• Next to the keyboard, lay a narrow glider and take notes while you work.
• For notes, make a tablet out of a photo frame and cork. Now all current affairs can be written on paper, attached to a button.
• Decorate the folders with stickers, patterned paper tape and sign. In the same style you can decorate a diary, notebooks.
• To store markers, glasses or jars decorated with twine are suitable.

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Decorate the office

DIY desktop decor does not require serious efforts. Create a cozy atmosphere with the necessary little things:

• A can holder for pencils will become a stylish item if you paint it with slate paint.
• The options for decorating the stand are diverse - from burlap and lace to painting or applique.
• By placing high or low containers on a small tray, you get a compact, mobile organizer.
• Refresh the file cabinet by gluing the surface with paper or cloth. Or apply a drawing through a stencil.
• Wrap plain notebooks with plain paper, sign with a marker.
• A piece of bright scotch tape with a pattern will update a boring paper clip. This option is also suitable for a stapler.
• It is convenient to glue stickers with notes on a printed or hand-written calendar in a frame under glass.

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DIY storage systems

How else can you decorate your desktop with your own hands? To do this, pay attention to the storage places - shelves, organizers, folders, boxes. To decorate ordinary objects and create a personal storage system, you will need paints, glue, paper. The advantage over the finished options will be that you make items for yourself and for convenient work.

Interesting ideas:

• A pile of coasters, baskets will replace one or two items with retractable drawers, such as mini chests of drawers.

Important! A small chest of drawers made of cardboard does not take up much space, protects things from dust.

• Put jars with handles on top, and you get a convenient system for storage on the table.
• Designing such a chest of drawers is easier from unnecessary packaging. But you can make it from pieces of corrugated cardboard or plywood.
• Compact boxes for paper clips, buttons, eraser are made of paper and are covered with fabric, adhesive tape.
• They will also be replaced by boxes of empty bobbins from tape.
• It is convenient to combine a paper tray with a box for storage of trifles.
• It is easy to make boxes of any shape or size out of cardboard. They are easily decorated with fabric, paper, twine.

Important! In general, for storage, use everything that is at hand: plastic containers, shoe boxes, packing for breakfast cereals or cookies. Adhering to one color scheme, you will get a stylish set for your desktop.

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How to update the desktop?

The old table is easy to turn into a new one. Using these tips, you can effectively decorate your desktop with your own paint and self-adhesive film:

• For laminated surfaces you need to lightly sand the tabletop with soda or fine sandpaper for painting. Apply acrylic matte paint in several layers.
• With masking tape, mark the patterns, paint with a contrasting color. You get a modern pattern that looks like a mosaic. Cover the table with a layer of acrylic varnish, dry.
• It is necessary to remove varnish from wooden tables with the help of special washing compounds. Paint the prepared surface with a stain or diluted acrylic paint.
• Set accents by painting the furniture not just in one color, but highlighting the legs, the edge of the table, and shelves.
• Another budget way to decorate the desktop with your own hands will be pasting the table, cabinet doors with wallpaper. To do this, pick up a wallpaper with a beautiful pattern, cut out the details with a margin for bending, and glue it on double-sided tape. This coating is good in that it is easy to replace and is inexpensive.
• Self-adhesive tape is another way to refresh a table. A beautiful marbled or light wood pattern looks modern and unpretentious in care. Transferring the dimensions to the film, cutting off all unnecessary, do not peel off the whole piece. Attach to the edge of the table and gradually, evening the film with your hand, glue it.

Important! Another practical option is a glass worktop. A cloth or paper is placed under it.

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A beautiful desktop with convenient stationery in the same style will set you up for productive work. Using simple materials, you yourself will create a comfortable corner for creativity and work with a computer.