Any ideas on using scrapbook products for Office Decor?

I will be moving into a new office.  I spend 10 1/2 hours a day at work in my office.  I would really like to give my new office a less "OFFICE" look if you know what I mean.  I need creative ideas to effectively disguise some of those typical "OFFICE" features.  These have to be relatively low cost using typical scrapbooking supplies I would probably have on hand.  I will be able to purchase some items, I am needing decorative storage that will stand up to typical "OFFICE" use.  I really want to come up with a way to disguise those paper trays.  We are a super busy office and we have towers of these paper trays for sorting all our to do items.  I hate the way they look, I need to effectively decorate the sides of these trays and include decorative labeling so that people know what to put in which slot.

Some of the other ideas I have are

Decorative tins (Target/Hobby Lobby) for pens, scissors, rulers
Baskets for post its, letter openers, staple removers, etc
Candy Dishes for paper and binder clips

Any ideas - and pics if you find any - will be greatly appreciated.

Maribeth