With so many beautiful photos of inspiring home offices floating around the Internet, you may start to feel a bit insecure about your own humble workspace. Even if you can’t hire your own personal interior designer to re-vamp your office, there are a number of ways to make it more attractive and functional. Here are some tips for organizing a home office.

1. Make a place for everything. One of the main problems with messy home offices is that the storage space to clutter ratio is off. Incorporate more storage solutions, from a tall shelving unit to a traditional file cabinet, depending on what type of clutter is most prominent in your workspace.
2. Clear clutter. Throw away any papers or files that you haven’t looked at in years, broken or outdated office supplies, and especially any furniture or other home goods that don’t belong in the office area.
3. Add wheeled furniture. If you often have tasks that require more surface space than you have, purchase a wheeled cart or filing cabinet that can be tucked away when not in use.
4. Add shelving. Although many people think of floor space when maximizing storage, it’s usually more beneficial to think of wall space. Most people’s walls are under-utilized, so add some sturdy shelves for storing paper files, office supplies, books and other small items.

10 Ways to Organize Your Home Office by Monday [How Stuff Works]
20 Home Office Organizing Tricks [Real Simple]
10 Steps to a Cleaner Office [Oprah]

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Flowers make any room brighter and can cheer up anyone's day. Flowers let your loved ones know just how special they are, and flowers comfort a friend who's feeling blue. Flowers, in short, are always a good idea, which is something that the folks at Katy Flower Market know very well!

You can feel confident choosing any of the shop's professionally designed floral arrangements or gift baskets, and since Katy Flower Market is a member of the Teleflora network, your order can easily be sent to wherever your gift recipient lives, even if it's halfway across the country. The Katy Flower Market is also well known for its custom arrangements, and specializes in bridal bouquets, table centerpieces, and other special event flowers that benefit from customization.

Whether your flower needs are big or small, Katy Flower Market can deliver what you need.

Katy Flower Market
20829 Kingsland Boulevard
Katy, TX 77450
(281) 578-8200
www.katyflowermarket.com
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Black Walnut Cafe offers a fast casual dining experience that you won't want to miss. This Katy area eatery is clean, bright and cheerful, and the staff is very service-oriented. Of course, the food is great, too, and breakfast is especially popular at Black Walnut.

You'll find half a dozen different versions of eggs benedict on the menu, all of which are highly praised by Yelp reviewers. You can go the traditional route with two poached eggs, Canadian bacon, and hollandaise served over an English muffin, or you can try something fun and unusual, like the bacon cheeseburger benedict, which adds mini burgers and American cheese to form two small egg-topped burgers in an English muffin bun. Lunch and dinner favorites at Black Walnut include simple, tasty dishes like chipotle chicken over pasta and a turkey club sandwich served on a buttery, flaky croissant.

Black Walnut Cafe
23233 Cinco Ranch Boulevard
Katy, TX 77494
(281) 371-2233
blackwalnutcafe.com/locations/houston-locations/cinco-ranch-katy/
www.yelp.com/biz/black-walnut-caf%C3%A9-katy-2

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