office storage ideas...

I use a spare bedroom as a home office but it tends to get cluttered so I've been trying to sort out some storage.

1 - Scanner storage, how many people have a scanner taking up desk space when it's hardly used I do did.... Shelf pivots out from desk leg.

scanner_storage by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr

2 - mobile storage - when I'm working on a project it would be good to group all the needed parts together but also to be able to move it around. This applies to Lego but could be used for modeling, electronics etc,

step 1 - storage units from Asda (£5 each) and cheese biscuit box from Christmas, arranged how I want them

WIP_storage_1sm by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr
Ubiquitous dog in background, Basil, but he doesn't like helping...

step 2 - screw together some bits of old kitchen cabinets

WIP_storage_2sm by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr

step 3 - brace across the back

WIP_storage_3sm by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr

step 4 - add some castors and finished but boring and looking battered

WIP_storage_4sm by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr

step - 5/6 - create a jigsaw from old Lego set boxes, and glue down

WIP_storage_5sm by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr

WIP_storage_6sm by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr

step 7 - decoupage the rest with old catalogues, instructions etc.

WIP_storage_final_sm by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr

Needs a final varnish and some strips added to the top of the sides.

3 - large display shelf with storage, this is a shelf (highly varnished) with surround screwed to the top of some storage units.

lego_storage_1 by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr