Accordion File or Mail Organizer

DIY Wall Organizer

I have 2 places in my house that I need easy access to stash and organize things. Kitchen counter for mail, school papers, etc... and my Tweaking Corner Room for orders, ideas, work in progress.

I've learned in my life I operate in times of stash and times of organization and when those two come together that is success!

Nearing 10 years in this house we've tried at least a dozen different places to drop/organize mail. The one I thought was the most reasonable was just inside the office on the wall which doubles as our music room. 

These jewels I thought were the perfect answer. Come in the door, step in the office drop mail, continue... you can see how well we adapted to this grand plan.

So this year, ya I'm slow at these things, lol. I decided if we are going to drop everything on the counter, which we all hate it being there afterwards, the organizer should be near the counter... aaah haaa, lol.

As I searched wall organizers and command centers, there were lots I kind of liked, to purchase ranged from about $20 to nearly $100. Then there were the DIY versions which are typically more my style. But I'm more of an hour projector, not a weekend projector.

I found ones built from wood, some sewn, even one from re-purposed cereal boxes. Which brought me to the latest organizer Tweak. With items purchased from Bi-Mart and in about an hour you too can have a wall hanging, mail or file folder organizer. 

Do The Tweak at  How to Create Wall Mail/File Organizer by Wendy Locke on Snapguide.

Storage ~ thinking outside the box

Scrap booking scissors in silverware caddy.

Sometimes when I look at new things I see an alternate use, sometimes I have to search for something thinking beyond the traditional use to fill the current need.

From the very first moment I seen this black metal basket from Spectrum Diversified Designs, I fell in love and I knew exactly what I would put in it.

This is a silverware caddy sold in the housewares section at
Bi-Mart. The perfect place to put my scrap booking scissors so they are conveniently within arms reach.


Bi-mart Tweak at her finest!

Custom wall pegs

Three plain knobs
One white paint pen
And a small piece of board rescued from old bi-mart pine shelving...

I only had to drill a couple additional holes because most of them were already there.
Used the white paint pen to add white accent. Paint pens are as simple as using a marker.
Put knobs on first in your desired location, mount to wall or inside of cabinet with screws.
Custom designer wall organization for under $5.00.
Scored this purse at local thrift store, perfect for all my tools!