Deep down, we all want to lead more thoughtful lives—and who can blame us for believing organizational nirvana will get us there? So we're turning to the place where all good hacks start: IKEA.

A few months back, my husband and I found a 3-drawer 15" Akurum base cabinet in the As-Is department for about $45. It was missing a top, so we just grabbed a

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Organized Paper Files (Sunny Side Up)

Home Office in Gray and White - Gray White Home Office. Welcome to my home office. Where the magic happens. ;) I know, I know. You're thinking, "really Linda?" Really? Because that looks an awful lot like your living room." To which I respond, "Yes, yes, my eagle-eyed friends.

This is a pretty quick and easy hack to making a drawer in your Ikea Sektion cabinets into a filing drawer.

TROTTEN office storage & drawer units

Build your own mail sorting and handling console. Features a built in shredder with EASY to dump trash, file cabinet drawer, and extra drawers for stamps, pens, tape, and more!