Tomorrow and the rest of the week will be filled with giveaways too! I know how you all love to win! We have some special giveaways lined up from Betty Crocker, the new cupcake book from What’s New Cupcake authors and of course you can win MY new book too…Cupcakes! 12 Months of Happiness!

A little while back, I shared our Home Goals List with you, and told you about how the office really needs to be finished. Specifically a new desk {currently I’m working on a folding table} and also an area to organize paperwork.

I have been looking for some inspiration and trying to figure out just how I wanted Doug to build a new Office Desk for me. I’ve been adding some ideas to my Pinterest DIY Board and came across a couple that inspired me.

This desk is part of an amazing Craft Room shared by Being Brook.  She used the instructions from another great blog that is new to me, Ana White Homemaker, she has amazing ideas with lots of instructions.

I love all the storage under this desk from Between Naps on the Porch.

So we headed to The Home Depot, looked around and got some prices and figured out what we wanted. Then Doug and Andrew headed over yesterday to pick up the wood.

Stay tuned for the DIY instructions, update and then the big reveal!

What has inspired you this week?

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

Our next giveaway comes to you from Scout by Bungalow Tote Bags. This is a MUST SEE company who sells bags, totes, bins and other items that help to keep you organized. However, these are not your run of the mill storage items, these are fun and original!

Scout by Bungalow was started in 2004. They began with 4 bags and 4 designs and have grown to more than 400 items including totes, storage containers, insulated items, travel and flooring. They have the most gorgeous colors and designs available. The one thing I instantly noticed was that you can find patterns from whimsical to contemporary. No matter your design taste, there is something for everyone! I was super excited when I received a few Scout by Bungalow Tote Bags to try out for myself!!

After receiving my Scout Organizing Totes, I knew immediately what I wanted to do. We had an old Baker’s Rack behind the garage, and I knew I could bring it to life with a little spray paint. I will share the DIY project on Friday, but until then…

These organizing storage totes are the most sturdy and definitely the cutest I have seen. I received 2 Hang 10 for hanging folders, 2 Mightah {mini} storage totes and 2 magazine holders. I love being organized, it just makes life so much easier.

One lucky Hoosier Homemade reader will receive Storage Bin package,{same as pictured above, you can choose your own design} valued at $110 from Scout by Bungalow Tote Bags.

Entry is simple! You just need to answer the question below by leaving a comment on this site! You can even gain up to 3 bonus entries for doing each additional item listed (just make sure that you leave one entry for each one — up to a total of 4 comments). As a reminder, comments left on Facebook, Twitter or other posts will not be included.

REQUIRED ENTRY:

• Visit Scout by Bungalow Tote Bags and checkout all of the totes, bags, bins and their patterns. Then come back here and and leave a comment on which is your favorite!

BONUS ENTRIES:

• Subscribe to Cupcake Chronicles or Hoosier Homemade
• Follow Hoosier Homemade on Facebook or Twitter
• Follow Scout by Bungalow Tote Bags on Facebook.

This giveaway will remain open until 11:59 p.m. EST, Friday, April 15th. Any comments left after this cut-off will not be counted. The winner will be selected randomly and will be notified via email within 48 hours after the close of the contest.

This giveaway is part of the Grateful Giveaways Event being hosted by myself and 11 other bloggers. You can increase your chances of winning this prize (as well as all of the others on this site), by visiting each of them and entering the same way as you did here. You have plenty of time to get to all of them, since the contest will be open for five full days.

EACH of the 12 participating blogs has their own prizes to give away so make sure to enter on each blog for the best chances to win! Use this Spreadsheet to keep track of your entries!

As one final reminder, you will want to check out the terms of the giveaway by visiting the Grateful Giveaways: Celebrating a Season of Giving Facebook page. Just click on the TERMS tab at the top of the page. (Note that by entering this contest, you agree that you have read the terms and are eligible to enter this contest).

Disclosure: I received the same gift package that the winner will be receiving to facilitate my review. I did not receive any compensation to write this post. The opinions are 100% my own.

Being unorganized = stress to me. It drives me absolutely crazy when I can’t find something, and have to spend my precious time searching around the house.

In the last several months, Hoosier Homemade has grown by leaps and bounds. I have been cooking, baking, photographing and blogging like a crazy women!

My office has gotten way out of hand, and I couldn’t stand it anymore!

While I still enjoyed the Office Remodel that I did way back in May 2009, it had just become too crowded. I had 2 tables, creating a very long (16ft) flat surface. I liked having all the space, but I found that the more flat surface you have available, the more things start to pile up. And I’m as guilty as my family is about doing it.

So I took down one of the long tables, replaced it with a smaller table and moved around a few things. And added lots of baskets to store my props and books in. I like using baskets, especially ones with lids because you can put your things in, close the lid and it looks very organized.

1. In a large picnic basket, I put all my props that I use for my yummy food pictures
2. Closing the lid makes it nice and organized
3. In this small basket, I put all my small paperback cookbooks, ones like; Pillsbury Come & Eat, Taste of Home and the little $1 cookbook that Pampered Chef offers (I love those little books)
4. Again, closing the lid makes all the difference

1. At the end of my desk, I have 2 baskets full of magazines and food articles that need to be gone through, my small basket with cookbooks and a old wooden box that I used years ago for my cross-stitich, I placed all Hoosier Homemade paperwork in it
2. In another corner, I put my picnic basket full of props and an open basket full of my favorite cookbook, including Hello, Cupcake and Martha’s Cupcake Book.
3. On top of the desk, I have a basket that holds my reading material, a folder for Ebay paperwork and in the small compartments, I store my camera and cords
4. I moved some shelving units around, stacked them, and created an area to store my larger magazines, Kraft Food & Family, Taste of Home, etc., my sewing basket and the school supply box for the boys.

And my desk is clean and organized…at least for the time being If you are interested in the canisters I have on the desk, head on over and check out the tutorial I did on them.

Do you use baskets to store and organize your things? Share with us how…

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~Transformation Thursday hosted by The Shabby Chic Cottage