Tips for decorating your Office

Offices reflect the work team personality. It could be said that the office is a second home because, in fact, many hours are spent in it, five days a week. For this reason, it is necessary to adapt the space to make it a comfortable and a welcoming area. And although it is not simple, the taste, order and functionality lie in knowing the keys to achieve an office decoration in your own style.

Usually this process is fun, because in the market there are thousands of options in furniture for offices. An updated office, with innovative design, may cost a bit more; however, it is worth it, because its impact becomes extremely positive and it shows in the results.

First of all, a place well thought out from the beginning should have basic elements, comfortable accessories, functional objects and more. This will help us solve new tasks efficiently, thus avoiding negative impacts and delays.

Furniture and equipment cannot be chosen at random. Moreover, these must go in accordance with the activity of the company. You have to take some time and select the articles in a personalized way. For example, furniture that must be carefully chosen are chairs, desks and drawers.

So each of them must be chosen regarding the user's needs and the improvement of their daily responsibilities. Additionally, it will be essential to add a shelf and delimit the area in which the printer and telephone will be located.

On the other hand, it is convenient to have a basic equipment consisting of telephone (with answering machine and loudspeaker) computer, either notebook or desktop, and it is advisable to use equipment with the minimum of cables to allow the user to move and encourage creativity.

Investing in an ergonomic chair may be the most important action to obtain an adequate, healthy and productive environment. On the other hand, it will help to avoid occupational diseases and to lighten the daily stress.

Desks are a key element when analyzing furniture because they can avoid posture problems. The ideal is to have enough space on the work surface so that you can locate all the necessary elements to carry out the tasks, in a comfortable way.

To complete the decoration will be necessary to add ornaments. The important thing is that they are not simple stuffing but have a specific use, for which it is convenient to choose some that help keep the team focused and the office organized.

An option of office decoration is wall paintings with motivational mottos that encourage you to be productive. It is also good to add magazines and books that are specific to the type of work, so that we can use them and serve as decoration.

The decorative boxes to store small things and wicker baskets for papers and garbage are elements that put their touch of beauty when they are covered with decorative papers. A calendar is also necessary; you can choose one that has images that combine with the general decoration.

With respect to the environment, color plays an important part. Therefore, it is better to choose colors that generate positive sensations such as soft tones for tranquility, relaxation and satisfaction. On the other hand, intense colors such as red are related to movement and stress, noise and dynamism. Purple and green encourage creativity.

With regard to light, we know that it affects the performance and state of mind of workers. Although the ideal light is natural, with the help of large windows and a good distribution, some artificial lighting elements are very efficient and provide a great climate to enclosed spaces.

A few years ago office lighting basically consisted of distributing fluorescent tubes through the ceiling to light the space; However, this rule has been modified, becoming an important reason for study where a host of factors play a part, from the furnishing and architectural materials, to the quantity and quality of light that must exist in a workplace.

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Types and uses

Today we can distinguish in principle 3 types of lighting for the decoration of modern offices, each used for specific functions, so it is recommended to have these three types in our workspace:

General lighting: It is usually quite homogeneous, which allows to avoid conspicuous contrasts and reduce shadows. The luminaires or artifacts used are usually located above the eye, usually in the ceiling (recessed or suspended).

Point lighting: Provides each worker with the appropriate amount of light according to their activity. It can be done in two different ways: from the plane of the work table itself, by means of lamps or moving luminaires, even by suspended or recessed luminaires on the ceiling, with a closed and concentrated angle of light on the surface of the table.

Decorative lighting: Beyond what is needed to work at ease, it is designed to create aesthetic, decorative and even theatrical effects, usually for commercial or corporate image purposes and to potential clients. Although they are not fundamental to carry out work tasks, they improve the work from a mental effect.