Gather all your supplies to get started on this project

First, grab a bottle of your favorite color of paint and a brush and paint two to three coats on the surface of the wooden board. Allow the paint to dry. Once you’re sure that the paint is dry, spray some clear matte of gloss-finish varnish over the surface.

Then, use a pair of scissors to cut the cereal boxes into their desired shape and height. You will need a retractable knife to cut the cylinder containers, though.

Planning where the boxes go is very important. So, once you’ve cut the containers to their desired sizes, place them on your wooden board to decide where each one goes.

You’ll need to wrap your containers first, so pick out a few sheets of patterned, textured, or colored craft paper. Make sure that the paper you pick isn’t thin or see-through; you don’t want the cereal box to be visible through the wrapping.

Take note of the dimensions of both the cylinder and boxed containers.

For the former, line it up with the edge of the paper and roll it to complete one full rotation. Then, measure the height, make a note of it on the paper and draw a line across.

Use a pair of scissors to cut the paper. Then, line the top and bottom with double-sided tape and stick the paper around the cylinder containers.

For the boxed containers, measure the height, length, and width, and mark the same on the back of your wrapping paper before cutting the paper. Then stick the paper over the box using double-sided tape.

To stick the three different boxes to each other, line the back of the middle and smallest box with double-sided tape and stick them to the front of the box behind each of them.

Now, grab your hot glue gun and apply glue to the bottom of all your containers. Adhere the containers to the wooden board and hold them down for a moment to secure them in place.

Your DIY desk organizer is ready!