[header] How to organize a small office or guest room [title] Measure from floor to ceiling and back again! [step] Don't buy a desk, file cabinet, bookcase or bed without comparing sizes. A big mistake many folks make is buying something they like, bringing it home, and then finding out the object is taking up too much of the room. [title] Go up, not out. 
[step] This is critical to utilizing your space. A desk just deep enough for the computer with lots of shelves going up towards the ceiling to hold cd's, books, etc.