Office Space

Ellen Marchant

Is your office cluttered with papers, bills, magazines and catalogs? Here are a few projects to help you redecorate your way to productivity.

BEFORE EVEN THINKING ABOUT REDECORATING YOUR OFFICE you've got to create some order. Shred paid utility bills, organize bank statements and receipts into separate piles, locate all of the pens and pencils floating around your desk, and decide which magazines and catalogs you can recycle or give away. Once you've cleared some space, stitch a few boxes to organize your piles and create a couple of fabric-covered bulletin boards to match. You'll actually want to work in the space when you're finished.

Boxing Match

WHAT YOU'LL NEED
Materials given are enough to make the featured 7"x8 1/2"x 11" striped box. (Adjust measurements to create larger or smaller boxes.)

Fabric

• 3/4 yard of fashion fabric
• 3/4 yard of lining fabric

• Package of matching double-fold bias tape
• 7 sheets of 8 1/2"x11" double-sided fusible stiff interfacing
• 2 1/2"x3" rectangle of clear vinyl
• 10" of 3/8"-wide contrasting ribbon
• 6" of 2"-wide contrasting ribbon
• Matching or contrasting thread
• Two 1/2"-diameter grommets
• Grommet-setting tool
• Seam sealant (optional)

From the April/May 2007 issue of Sew News magazine.