Renovating your office can have a tremendous effect on workplace productivity. You spend long hours in the office and if you see the same thing all day, every day for months or even years, it can become monotonous. Also, an office makeover can make the space far more efficient; bringing office equipment closer to where it is needed. It can also bring various departments that work together closer cutting down on time wasted moving from one end of the office to the other.
Remodeling your office however is not cheap and you may be holding it off until you get money to do it. You can however start to enjoy the benefits of an office makeover without spending a ton of money. Follow these simple tips and see your office become stylish and efficient without breaking the bank.
Freshen Up The Air
Human beings have five senses and perhaps the most neglected one when it comes to office remodeling is the sense of smell. By simply adding an air freshener in your office, you can greatly improve the efficiency of the workers in the office. Research done by the Takasago Corporation in Japan found that typists made fewer errors when different fragrances were introduced in the office. The errors were down by over 50% with fragrances like lemon.
It is hard to understand how this works. Perhaps the fragrances keep workers’ minds stimulated and unlikely to lose concentration. What is a fact however is that changing the quality and fragrance of the air in the office can have a tremendous impact on comfort and efficiency.
Don’t Be Afraid To Be Quirky
Quirky pieces and crafts can add character and style to the office space. Most people think quirky means expensive art and craft but the opposite is often true. Most offices utilizing off-the-beaten-track art and craft often do so from inexpensive material and probably cost the company very little to craft. In fact most creative companies are likely to utilize the everyday materials of their trade to decorate their offices. These inexpensive materials include crates, recycled pallet wood among many other things. The advantage of this is to help reinforce the brand as well as add to the green credentials of the company.
Think Of Alternative Solutions
When thinking about fixtures such as tables and white board markers, try and be creative. For example, instead of white board markers, why not go for chalkboard spray paint that can be applied to one of the walls in the meeting room or kitchen? This will do exactly what you want the white board marker to do but will be cheaper and far more stylish that a normal white board marker. This applies to the tables as well. Converting old wooden material such as crates and doors to funky tabletops can give you a really cool office at a fraction of the price that you would pay for more formal office material. Additions can include having plants in the office space as well as making better use of space within the office.
When it comes to remodeling your office on a budget, the key thing that determines how successful you will be is how creative you are. Certainly, the more creative you are, the better the result and as we have seen, the less likely you are to spend a fortune on office fixtures. If you need to do any masonry work as part of your remodeling process, remember to talk to expert office contractors who can help with advice and deliver high quality work.