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Give your filing cabinet some flair with these [url='http://www.designsponge.com/2009/08/diy-project-vintage-sheet-file-folders.html']fabric-covered folders from Design Sponge; they're the perfect way to brighten up your organization skills while putting worn out fabrics and beat-up file folders to good use.
Of course, the greenest office is as paperless as possible--so you shouldn't need file folders for your bills (get them via email), office records (skip printing when possible), or emails (you don't print emails, do you?). And we're not suggesting you shell out for new folders to do this project; think of it as a way to dress up the ones you already have. But we know that some papers do sneak into even the most organized desk space--and if you have kids going back to school this fall, then you'll need to keep track of homework papers, permission slips, and class schedules. That's where Katherine's easy DIY comes in: just spray adhesive onto the folder, lay it down on the back of the fabric, flip it over, and use a credit card or rolling pin to smooth out any wrinkles. then trim the edges and you'll have a colorful, patterned folder that rescues sheets from the trash and gives you at least one more year out of those pencil-smeared, bent folders.
Vintage sheets work because they're often so thin (and if I could convince my brother to turn over his circa-1987 Ghostbusters sheets I'd use those in a heartbeat) but if you don't have any around the house, try scoping out vintage stores for pillowcases, linens, or thin cotton shirts and tops.
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