These dressed up desk organizers are perfect for adult AND kid desks!
Did you guys see those fun little lazy Susan organizers in the Target Dollar Spot? I thought they were an amazing bargain for $3 each! I snatched a couple up right away with big plans for them and finally found the time to get them all dressed up.
I bought one for myself and my craft desk and one for my kids and their craft desk and decorated them appropriately. Can you tell who’s is who??
My theory is you can never have enough organization. And when you can customize it it’s even better!
This is the organizer I picked out for myself in all it’s 6 slots of spinning glory. I chose white because I planned on painting it.
I spray painted the entire organizer with a couple of coats of Krylon ColorMaster Gold Metallic spray paint.
To decorate the sides, I cut patterned scrapbook paper to size. Decoupage on then top with a coat of high gloss decoupage for a more polished look.
Fill with your favorite desk supplies and you’re all set!
I decorated this green organizer for my little boys. It has superhero-themed scrapbook paper decoupaged to the size, and I spray paint the little ball in the center a glossy red.
It’s filled with ALL of their crayon stash. I figure this is perfect for their little desk. The crayons they need will be easy to find AND easy to put back away. And if you have little boys, you know cleaning up after themselves only happens under magical circumstances!
I added some cute little sticker labels to the sides of my organizer for a little extra oomph.
These were so fun and easy to dress up! If I can find some more I think I’ll grab them and make teacher gifts out of them. Wouldn’t that be fun?
Create With Joy says
January 17, 2019 at 2:23 PMWhat a delightful project – I need this to track down all of the runaround pens in my home!
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Chas Greener says
January 9, 2019 at 8:50 AMThey look great and so very useful. Thanks for sharing.
Susan says
April 25, 2018 at 10:05 AMI’ve overlooked these “boring” organizers, but suddenly feel the need to run to the store now. Your transformation is amazing! Thanks for sharing at the This Is How We Roll Link Party. Pinning now.
Theresa Huse says
April 20, 2018 at 10:30 PMLove these organizers. Thanks for sharing @DearCreatives Inspiration Spotlight party. See you again soon. pinned, and sharing.
Sheri says
April 19, 2018 at 1:45 PMSuper cute! Thank you for sharing at the To Grandma’s House We Go DIY, Crafts, Recipes and More link party! Pinned!
Theresa @DearCreatives says
April 12, 2016 at 2:53 PMI haven’t spotted these in the dollar section. But, if I did I’d love to upcycle a few. I love how they turned out. Pinned & shared. Thanks for joining the #InspirationSpotlight party.
Ashley says
April 12, 2016 at 7:39 AMThose turned out adorable! I am right there with you on the fact that you can never have too much storage 🙂 Great job!
Judy says
April 12, 2016 at 7:11 AMThose came out great. I am definitely going to try to find those at Target. I will be featuring this tonight at my Swing into Spring party that opens at 8pm EST. Please stop by and pick up an I’ve Been Featured button. Thanks. http://diybydesign.blogspot.com
Ashley says
April 10, 2016 at 9:59 AMWhat a fun way to add some color to your desk! Love the way that you decorated these! Thanks so much for linking up with us in the #BestoftheBlogosphere Link-Up! Hope to see you again tomorrow 🙂
Celeste | The Whole Serving says
April 9, 2016 at 12:24 PMI so need one of these for my desk. You make it look so easy.
Ashleigh says
April 8, 2016 at 8:37 PMThese came out great!! I love that Target dollar aisle, you can find some much blogspiration:)
I’d love it if you shared this at my link party, Peace Love Linkup!
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Lindsey says
April 8, 2016 at 1:22 PMThose mini lazy susans look so versatile. I think I might need like TEN of them! How cool?! Pinning and tweeting this post.
Daria says
April 7, 2016 at 10:42 AMSo clever and creative! I want one! I hope they’re still at Target!
Alison says
April 6, 2016 at 5:00 PMThese are awesome!!
Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says
April 6, 2016 at 7:42 AMSuper cute! I purposely stay away from Target as I can easily go overboard. I may have to break my “rule” and pick some of these up for the kids art supplies. Visiting from Ladies Collective Linkup.
Michele McDonald says
April 6, 2016 at 12:06 PMHa! I can TOTALLY relate, Victoria! 😉
Beverly says
April 5, 2016 at 7:18 PMI love how you dressed these up. I love the pops of color. Pinned and Tweeted. Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle Sunday!
Christine says
April 4, 2016 at 1:21 PMThose are gorgeous! I love all the color: it’s so vibrant and fun 🙂