Vintage Organizing Tools

All our favorite clutter-busting organizing blogs are filled with every size, color, and shape of boxes, bins, and containers crafted from all manner of plastic, wire, cloth, and fiber.  And that's all good.  But my absolute favorite organizing tools are those finely crafted pieces that long ago made their debut as official office furniture.  If you love vintage stuff, organizing doesn't get any more fun than this! 

Here's the after and before shots of three pieces I've gathered along the way ... and no, I didn't pay an arm and a leg for these beauties.  They are definitely worth the search as you troll through flea markets, antique shops, and tag sales.


1.  AFTER   : :  THIS CENTURY'S RECIPE BOX & JUNK DRAWER

BEFORE  : :  LAST CENTURY'S SHAW-WALKER FILE DRAWER  

#2.  AFTER  : :  THIS CENTURY'S BEDROOM CATCH-ALL

BEFORE  : :  LAST CENTURY'S A.J. WELLS FILING CABINET  

#3.  AFTER  : :  THIS CENTURY'S HOME OFFICE END TABLE

 BEFORE  : :   LAST CENTURY'S YAWMAN AND ERBE STACKING FILE CABINET

And before you leave, don't miss this fabulous pictorial tour of vintage office furniture.   {LOVE!}