tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376753432012-02-16T12:07:47.760-07:00Office Decor offers discussions of both the latest and the classic decor solutions for successful business. Whether your office is a home office or a 45th floor corner office, decor is part of your success formula and your peace of mind!Garnetnoreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675343.post-41256673221536342682010-04-13T15:33:00.005-06:002010-04-13T15:47:16.853-06:00

It occurred to me that if we didn't have plastic, life in the office would be rather different. I don't know if it would be better or worse actually, probably a bit of both. Some things we use all the time are primarily built from plastic - computers, pens, telephones and the like - hard to imagine how heavy and bulky they'd be if plastic wasn't available. Kind of conjures up images of the old

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And now there are even more options for the floor. In addition to the rollup slat bamboo mats, now there are fold up bamboo mats in 3 sections. These offer a large area for the main chair rolling area that has no joints and two side "wings" to give more area. The backing used on these is a rubberized backing that covers the entire mat. That apparently protects any hard surface the mat is placed

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For those in need of a chair mat to protect their office floor or make their chair more comfortable, the latest "roll-up" wooden chair mats may be just the thing. Made from laminated bamboo wood, they have a full size felt backings to protect the floor it is placed on. In addition to the felt that protects the floor, ingenious small, soft rubber bumps embedded in the felt help keep the mat in

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If you're like most offices I visit (including mine), most of the times, your desk is less of a work area than it is a zone for collecting piles of paper documents and files. And if those piles of "I'll get to it later" keep multiplying like rabbits, it’s time for you to tidy up your office desk with a bit of organization. For starters, nothing inspires organization like a full set of desktop

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At the SwagOfYarns Blog the article talks about how a book rack can be better than book ends for the desk top. I hadn't really considered that there was any substantial difference, but after reading that, I realized that I needed a better solution since my book ends were constantly falling over and I had to keep adjusting them. A desk top book rack, especially if it has a mechanism to help hold

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A key part of any office decor includes wall coverings. This entails hanging of artwork and pictures in strategic places that augments and accents the rest of the surroundings. One interior design site has some very good suggestions for selecting and hanging such coverings. She starts out with:"When you have a big space to fill, consider hanging a single, large-scale piece of art. Alternatively,

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At first glance, most of the offices we see that are well decorated just seem to be naturally obvious. It always seems to be that those spaces simply couldn't be any other way. But try to create that natural feeling for our own office spaces and it never seems to quite come together just right. But according to Decor Inside (The Interior Design Magic Touch!) there really is a magic touch to

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It turns out that the traditional "T" shape of most chair mats is not the only, or in some cases is not the best, shape for all applications. Assuming that you have already decided that a chair mat is desirable and have picked a desired shape, the type and size are the next important aspects of a chair mat. In the case of the premium hardwood chair mats offered by www.successimage.com, the

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Some of us are definately challenged when it comes to selecting colors and color schemes. We tend to have the idea that we'll know if we like it when we see it. But that leaves others in the drivers seat. So with that in mind, here are the basic concepts behind colors that some of us never learned.The "color wheel" is used to identify different color families and how they relate to each

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Some offices, meeting rooms and waiting rooms require an additional boost in level of luxury that furniture and wall art alone cannot achieve. For these cases, a luxurious floor treatment is hard to beat for the warmth it can instantly impart. Of course, some floor coverings are better at this than others and high quality Wool or Sisal area rugs can easily create this feeling.A number of other

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"They" say that the wall color of a workspace has an impact on mood and productivity. Some even say it has a dramatic effect. The theory apparently goes that for maximum efficiency and minimum stress, a shade of green is the best color for a workspace. We hear that school walls are painted green because it inspires and promotes harmony. It is also stated by the business fashion industry that dark

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No matter what business we are in or what organization we work for, most of us spend many hours in our offices. And whether we are constantly meeting clients, or just an occasional co-worker, office space is precious. And making use of precious space can be made easier with a few accessories that help promote professionalism.For example, some sort of containers for the various desk top items

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The amish-furniture-home.com web site has a great set of samples of a few hardwood types - Red Oak, White Oak, Cherry and Maple. They've also got some fairly large color / grain samples that allow you to readily identify these wood types. Their descriptions are below and you can see the samples at http://www.amish-furniture-home.com/hardwood-information.php.Red Oak - Red Oak is an extremely

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Claimed to be the "worlds most expensive office chair", this one I think can claim dual roles - also the "worlds most ugly office chair". Maybe it comes in gold or silver plating, and maybe it has a price tag of 50,000 euros, and maybe it is even available in a variety of color options to compliment your office décor! But man, it is just plain ugly! Have a look here to see for yourself!

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When furnishing an office, one of the considerations is the age old question of "buy or lease?". Now this is not usually something that most people would even consider for office furniture, but like other things, there are pluses and minuses. Candice Pardue discusses both sides of the decision in an article posted at http://www.onlinesuccesstips.com/hc-articles/office/rentingleasing.html. On the

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According to the blog straightfromthedoc.com concern for the decor of waiting rooms is being exercised at least at one place in Detroit. This is reminiscent of some of the offices I have seen that so desparately need a good decor overhaul. "Waiting rooms are becoming more posh these days:In the hustle to attract patients, Metro Detroit medical centers are working to strip away the cold,

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A full wall mural on your office wall? I must say that for all the offices that I've seen, I cannot actually imagine what a full wall mural would do for the attractiveness or efficiency of a real office. In an article that appeared in Auto and Trucks (first hint - but who would have thought a full wall mural on the side of a van would work!) called Office Decorating Ideas by Denyce Rusch, the

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Well, there is always another side to everything. Apparently the beauty / skin-deep cliche is applicable to office decor as well, as demonstrated by a somewhat dated article in an older issue of American Machinist. The more recent article quoted the 1904 article and was titled "Brightening up office decor". I'm not sure how the editors back then stayed out of hot water based on this rendition."

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In her article "Decorating Your Office", Karin Eldor makes mention of another part of your office decor we never thought about - your clothes. Gives us something to think about:"Think of your office as the clothes you wear to work -- you want your office décor to project a certain corporate image, in line with the image of your company as a whole. So if you're a lawyer or an accountant, your

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(Continued from previous post)In an article posted in AOL small business from Entrepreneur.com, Sarah Pierce looks at office decor and personality. In a previous post, she covered the types of personality evidence that we all leave behind, and in this post she links those to five primary personality types."So what's your office saying about you? Depending on your personality, here are some of the

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In an article posted in AOL small business from Entrepreneur.com, Sarah Pierce made a very insightfull analysis of our office space and what personality evidence that we reveal with it. In the first part, she looks at the 3 main reasons we leave all these indicators behind. Below is her explanation and in the next post, we'll look at her conclusions and which of the "big 5" personalities the

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According to an article in iVillage (Home Office Must-Have Supplies), one of the must have items for a home office is a cordless headset phone. "'The two things I did splurge on were an executive chair and a cordless headset phone. I've only had the phone for a few months, but I can't believe I didn't buy it sooner. I do spend a lot of time on the phone, and not having that awful crick in my

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In an article How to Set Up a Workable Home Office, Coral Nafie discusses the top needs and solutions for a great home office. Of these, I found two to be most interesting:"Plan Your Work Area. Think of all the things that you'll need to work comfortably and efficiently in your home office. Start with proper temperature control and lighting. Have a telephone installed in the space or be sure to

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According to research analysis firm IDC, "Almost one in three households in America have some kind of home office." These home offices, according to senior research analyst Merle Sandler, cover everything from full-time telecommuters to part-time self-employed people and range in form from professionally decorated separate rooms to a corner of a kitchen table.A reported 33.1 million 'home office

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Another element to creating an office environment that is friendly, professional and even pleasurable is natural foliage. This can take the form of smaller flowering plants, larger plants and even full fledged trees.Although some of us are blessed with "green thumbs" and have no problems keeping live plants healthy and thriving, the rest of us can achieve similar results by "cheating" with

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Often we consider our office decor to be dictated by the furniture and the colors of the paint work. But there is another way to boost the "class" of your office space without full blown redecorating. In the article "Add Class to Your Office Decor with an Art Reproduction" David DeGroot shows us how to do this inexpensively."Office decor doesn't have to be boring, or even all businesslike. You

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In the previous post, a psycology professor gave us a hint of what your office says about you. We continue his analysis in this post and conclude that the overall theme of the space is what is most important.In "What your office says about you" the article continues:"Whether you work at a mom-and-pop operation or at a major firm like JPMorgan Chase (nyse: JPM - news - people ), Advanced Micro

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It's interesting the variety of office spaces and arrangements that are out there today. Two identically furnished offices can take on completely different personalities. In the article "What your office says about you", a psychology professor unravels some of the answer for us.It's clear that the pictures, mementos and even the rubble piled in a corner of the office say a lot about the mug

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There seems to be a lot of confusion surorunding office space and decor. Often an office is a very emotional issue, though many would not admit that. But having an office space of your own, be it a windowed office with a view, or a numbered cubicle never-the-less creates pride of ownership. How a person works, their preferred method of keeping "stuff", and their personal interests all contribute

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