When it comes to looking forward to walking into your office, there’s more than just what’s ahead on your schedule to help motivate you. In fact, even though many people tend to overlook the value of a beautifully and cleverly designed office, they can in fact, help spark not only joy, but increased productivity. But how do you get the look right without having to hire a professional interior decorator while spending a small fortune? To help inspire you with tried-and-true practices, the expert commercial interior designers at firm Décor Aid have some easy enough to manage office decor ideas that are worth considering to make your every day all the better.
NATURAL LIGHT
If your office boasts a score of windows or even just one, allow for as much natural light to come in when possible. This will help keep everyone alert and spirits high as nothing beats a hit of revitalizing vitamin D. And for when it’s too bright out, you can easily find affordable blackout shades to block the light.
TAKE IN THE BENEFITS OF PLANTS
Plants not only let you fill your office space with color, texture, and the organic beauty of the outdoors, but they can also be beneficial to your working environment. Plants boast the added bonus of cleaning the air around them and keeping humidity levels in tow. And if you don’t have a greenthumb you can still easily source plants that require little care or maintenance.
COMFORTING FURNISHINGS
For common and meeting areas alike skip out on generic and the all too stiff furnishings often found in offices and go for more comforting pieces. Think an overstuffed minimal gray sectional couch, wing chairs, and even pillows and throws as there’s no reason as to why they wouldn’t come in handy in an office.
INTERACTIVE WORK SPACES
Let that static conference table go once and for all and create more intimate conversational areas that keep style and comfort in mind. To get the look right, create small zones to keep people closer and comforted for more intimate meetings with one another.
ORGANIC ELEMENTS
Long gone are the days of inexpensive looking plastic furnishings and synthetic fabrications as they were anything but inspiring. For a modern take on office decor, bring in natural elements like wood and stone along with organic fibers in sturdy compositions for soft furnishings.
INSPIRING ART
Keep everyone inspired with bold, energetic prints and color via statement-making artwork and sculptural elements that will lend your work space needed personality. As when it comes to keeping everyone motivated, absolutely no one finds inspiration with generic art bearing quotes like ‘live, laugh, love’ and the ilk.
GO FOR PERSONALIZATION
Over the years more and more companies have been looking to keep their employees more satisfied by allowing them to add personal touches in their work spaces. And while you should want to keep the overall look uncomplicated and easy on the eye, do allow employees to contribute to the look and feel of your office space for the ultimate in collaborative efforts that will keep everyone on board, and inspired.
HITS OF COLOR
Maybe drab tonal colors are your go-to’s, but they’re definitely far from energizing. Instead, don’t go for all over bold colors that you’ll tire of over time, but do inject hits of riotous hues to keep the look refreshing and modern.
REFRESH LIGHTING
To create a positive work environment while making the best use of the space you have to work with, don’t just rely on standard and often clinical overhead lighting. A better way to light your office space is via a series of different lights installed at different heights. Think floor and table lamps and sconces to keep the look warm and comforting.
INSTALL OPEN SHELVING
When it comes to keeping your office tidy on a regular basis, open shelving is a great route for keeping file folders contained and within reach by using dead wall space. Plus, they’re obviously also great for injecting decorative elements and storing books.
HANDY CATCHALL TRAYS
Get everyone a custom monogrammed catchall tray so they can keep their keys, loose change, and just about anything else that’s small organized and confined to one small area.
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