Open Door: My Home Office

Zionsville organizing and style doyenne Maria Baer invited us into the pristine, perky heart of her business, The Baer Minimalist.

Photograph by Tony Valainis

  • Baer picked up these Umbra gold picture frames at The Container Store to showcase photos of family members.
  • Vivid Jade Floral Wallpaper by Julianne Taylor Style keeps energy high. “I’m a maximalist when it comes to color.”
  • A tiny phone is a memento of designing a telephone room in a St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild Decorators’ Show House.
  • Labels are key to organizing. This petite label maker creates “old fashioned, charming” labels.
  • A tape measure that goes down to 1/16 inch is Baer’s top tool for reorganizing a room. “You must measure first!”
  • Baer donates anything she doesn’t use to charity. Until she drops the items off, they’re stashed in this basket.
  • Baer’s pamphlet It’s Time to Get Organized. And Stylized. spells out her process for prospective clients.
  • This new label maker churns out large, simple labels. “Different aesthetics call for different labels.”