Basics of Office Interior Decoration
When we talk about interior designing of any place, it is very important to first define what the place is going to be used for and how many people it is going to cater to. Let us take the example of an office. I am sure that all of us, whether working or not, have been to an office sometime or the other. So, what is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of or see an office? I guess that it would be that it is a professional place. It is a place where certain decorum and code-of-conduct is followed. That being said, an office is also a place brimming with creativity and buzzing with energy. Hence, the decor of an office should reflect these things.
The most important thing, like in the interiors of any other place, is the color scheme. The word ‘office decor’ often immediately conjures up an image of an extremely dulland boring place in one’s mind. However, gone are those days and in fact offices, in the present times, are far from that lackluster image. They are anything but dull and boring. Color scheme can be most effectively exhibited through walls and usually basic shades of neutral colors are most preferred for office decor. But as the times are changing, a need to perk up the office environment is being observed and thus making a particular area bright and vibrant is a common trend. Also walls are like vast canvases on which things like what work is done in the office or which industry it belongs to or even the company’s ideology, can be displayed. For example, if it is an office of a ‘fashion magazine’, large paintings or posters of fashion related things may be put up to make a statement. Similarly, motivational messages, performance boosting quotations, awards and accolades may also be displayed to adorn the walls.
Any place is incomplete without furniture and an office is obviously no exception. In fact, as an office caters to a large number of people, furniture is one of the most essential parts of it. The quantity and the type of furniture depend on the number of people working in a particular office and their job profiles. Now-a-days, in most of the offices work-stations or cubicles are designed for the general employees, whereas for higher management, personal cabins are more preferred. As a person spends close to half a day in office, comfortable chairs and sufficient working and storage space is a must for every employee. Along with that, computers, printers, fax machines, landline phones, etc. are some of the basic things that are generally a part of every office decor.
Appropriate and adequate lighting is a