quick and easy diy desk organizer

DIY desk organizer

Confession: I have been known to wander around craft stores and snatch up random objects that I like and/or think will be a fun project someday. This is part of the reason my craft space needs organizing. It’s getting there, honestly.

Anyway. On a recent trip, I bought a few little craft wood frame-type things. I think they are meant to be painted and hung. I wanted to use them as desk drawer organizers, as the drawers in my desk are too shallow to fit normal-sized organizers. (Yes, I learned that the hard way.)

Pro tip: Even though this is a quick and easy project, it is not a good idea to start when you are tired and about to go to bed.

Materials

Materials:
wood frame/tray thing
paper (large enough to fit the inside of your frame)
ruler
sharp object for cutting
paint
ModPodge
paintbrush

Here we go:
Get the dimensions of the inside of the wood frame, then cut your paper to fit. Be mindful of any patterns or designs so it’ll look nice when you get it all cut out.

Look how nicely that paper fits!

Make sure your paper fits nicely inside the frame. Think to yourself, Yeah, this is gonna look hot.

Remove the paper and paint the frame. I did a couple coats (except on the inside of the frame – just painted that once to make sure the wood wouldn’t show underneath the paper).

Patience.

Let the paint dry. No, seriously. Let it dry. I told you not to start when you were getting sleepy.

With the paintbrush, apply a layer of ModPodge to the inside of the frame. If you have thinner paper, don’t overdo it.

ModPodge is so fancy.

Lay the paper inside and ModPodge over the paper, being sure to get the corners/edges down. Then do the same for the rest of the frame. I did a couple coats, letting it dry thoroughly between applications. (And by “letting it dry,” I mean I took a blowdryer to it.)

Perfect fit!

Tada! Celebrate. My organizer holds a couple writing utensils and my macbook remote, but the possibilities are endless. I could also see a few of these grouped together as cheap, cute wall art.