Office Interiors Don't Have To Be Staid

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By Craig Johnstone

Are you embarking on a new business venture that needs some excitement and kick? Or are you looking for easy ways to recreate an old office space in order to reflect an updated attitude? Office interiors are a good place to start designing an image, and good ones benefit employees and customers both.

It must be admitted, this is sad but true, that some businesses just seem to want to boor us all silly with apathy and ennui. Of course, in this modern age of speed and excitement and change around every corner this can never be a sound decision. It seems that most boring places fell into that state by accident.

If you and your employees are feeling trapped in a miasma of dull and lifeless corridors, it is a good time to inject some new life into the same old scene. For starters, think about redesigning the box, as in stepping out of the box. This is always a good practice in your thinking, and can be a surprisingly good approach to layouts. Give the people some open spaces to work and play in.

How about hosting arrangements? Where and on what are your colleagues and customers lounging? Are they comfortable enough to stay for that extra pitch or to work on a problem? Or does you furniture scream at their bodies to take flight? Creating relaxing and easy-going areas shows concern, and it removes that dental appointment feeling that so many dread. While you are at it, splash some color around a bit.

Now, if you are an edgy company and want to stir up some emotions, then go all the way. Use hard lights and vibrant colors to wake up the senses. If you want to look like you are on the go, put some racing stripes down the hallways. Do something extreme to pump up the volume in your place! Black and chrome always look speedy.

Lighting, as mentioned, is a powerful emotion building source. More importantly is the light that you will be working under. Poor lighting makes for poor output and will create poor employee attitudes. This is proven by science, as are the ways to eliminate these problems. The answer is in the sun. Use the actual sun, or recreate it with proper bulbs, but do this simple thing for the mental well being of your office denizens.

Using select color can improve a space dramatically. Color affects moods ranging from the usual happy and sad types, to the ready to buy compulsively and spend a lot of money types. Colors color our world, to borrow an old phrase. Discover which ones best reflect your business world and ways of doing things, and let the subliminal messages sing.

Finally, the bottom line may well rest on your bottoms. Seriously, the chairs you sit on can mean the difference between production and the need for security protection. When forced to captain a seat for large portions of the day, that seat should be of the highest quality. When designing office interiors, remember the posteriors. - 20763

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