Design Office Space
You spend so much of your time at work in your office, it should be a place that makes you feel comfortable, as well as providing the flexibility to communicate with others in your area or have needed privacy. Although it might be a cubicle or the same size and shape of the offices of many other employees, you can can make it reflect your own personality style.
Instructions
Furnish Your Office with Care
1. Take your time and carefully plan out the style and size of the furniture you need, since office furniture can be quite pricey. Recycled furniture looks brand new with a coat of paint. You also need furniture that is functional and ergonomic. You can buy some great looking furniture either at second-hand furniture stores or even places like Target.
2. Put up several shelves if you like to surround yourself with a lot of personal knickknacks. That way everything has its own place. You can go into two offices of the same size and with the same furniture, and one looks very stylish and professional and the other looks crowded and unprofessional. The difference? One has an orderly way of displaying clutter, and the other has a hodgepodge.
3. Place your desk so you can see out the door. In this position, you are welcoming others yet are in a place of strength and prosperity. Always have a comfortable seat facing your desk to invite people in. Add wall hangings with greens and blues for tranquility and freshness or yellow for calm and longevity.
4. Do not rely on overhead fluorescent lights, which can be harsh and cause eyestrain and headaches. Office lighting is now designed around specific areas and the tasks being done. You can use light fixtures, lamps and spotlights for different locations. Lamps are particularly useful for work stations that are moved around. You can also turn off lamps when you don't need them, which saves energy and money.
5. Bring the outdoors inside with indoor plants and trees. These are especially "user friendly" when you work in an urban area and only see buildings and streets. Make sure that you get plants that do well with the available lighting. No one wants to see dead or dying plants all around your office.
