Simple Office Decor Tips & Tricks

Whether you're working from home or working from the office, your professional space is crucial to create a productive and calm working environment.

From paint and wallpaper to sleek and modern desks- and don't forget coasters for your cuppas!- your office should be stylish as well as practical.

Below, we will list a few fantastic ways you can make your office the perfect space to work in, giving you masses of productivity as well as comfort too!

We will work through:

Colour Schemes
Testing Paint & Wallpaper
Accessorising with Cushions
Upcycling Office Furniture

Decorating Centre Online | Photo Credit: @ a_va_room Colour Match Paint

Time To Talk Colour Schemes

Colour schemes can be a tricky business at the best of times, but when it comes to your office space, you need colour schemes that are going to work with not only the environment you work in but also with the atmosphere you want to create too.

Brand Colour Schemes

One great way of choosing a colour scheme for your office is by using the colours of your brand. This not only creates a space that looks professional but it also keeps the brand in mind during your workday too.

Not to mention, it's very easy to choose your colour scheme too! Just stick with the brand colours and you're done!

Neutral Colour Scheme

Another great choice for a colour scheme in your office is to just keep it neutral. Neutral colour schemes are fab for spaces where keeping a calm and serene atmosphere are imperative.

Neutral colours provide a clean and sophisticated palette which can be developed into something more individual with the use of accessories. I usually suggest going with gold if you're using a warm neutral, as it brings out the warmth in your colour scheme.

Below are some fab examples of neutral colour schemes that would work in your office spaces:

Going Bold

Alternatively, if neutral isn't your bag, going bold can be a brilliant way of decorating your office. Especially if you're in more of a creative role, or if you just love a bold and interesting space, bold colour schemes can really work in your office if you know how to style them

You can use feature walls as a great way of adding that extra bit of pizzaz into your office by using bold paint, or even a wallpaper to bring all your colours together.

Lively wallpapers are brilliant to add to office spaces, they can bring in a touch of your own style whilst having that professional feel at the same time too!

Below are some fab wallpapers and paints which would work wonderfully in your office:

Decorating Centre Online | Metallic Peacock Wallpaper Navy & Colour Match Paint

Decorating Centre Online | Shard Geo Trellis Wallpaper Navy Blue & Gold & Colour Match Paint

Testers, Testers, Testers

The best way to determine whether the colour scheme you've chosen for your office is right for not only your brand and work life but suits you too, is to test the colours you need.

Thankfully, we can match over 19,000 Big Brand colours in our tester pots, so you have plenty of choice on which colours you want for your office space.

Remember to test your paint on the walls you're going to paint as this will give the most accurate feel of the colour in your space. Colours can look very different depending on lighting, space etc. so testing on the wall will give the most accurate indication of your chosen colour.

Alternatively, you can use one of our tester boards and move it around the room to see the colours in different lights.

Don't forget to get samples of your wallpaper too!

Check out our handy guide on how to use tester pots in your spaces:

Decorating Centre Online | Tester Pots

Pretty & Practical

Let's be honest, your office is fundamentally a workspace so it has to be a space that can work for you.

One of the best ways to create both a pretty and practical space is to accessorise with office-based homeware that can have a use as well as looking beautiful too.

Cushions are a great way of incorporating this into your space.

For those of us who work in an office, we know how important it is to have a comfortable cushion for your chair, but it's also nice to have a cushion which works with the rest of your space too.

Cushions which have a little bit of a print to them work brilliantly in office spaces such as some of the cushions below:

Decorating Centre Online | Malini Feroz Cushion

This type of cushion would work fanatically with a neutral colour scheme and gold accessories.

Perfect for creating a warm, chic and inviting feel to your office, the Malini Feroz Cushion would work in spaces with little light that need to be brightened up.

Decorating Centre Online | Malini Twilight Cushion

Like the Malini Feroz Cushion, the Malini Twilight Cushion would work well with gold accessories.

However, this cushion should be used in an office that has a bold feature wall with a blue wallpaper or Navy Blue paint.

Decorating Centre Online | Malini Izmir Cushion

The Malini Izmir Cushion is perfect for areas to bring together your colour scheme.

With subtle gold flecks and a navy denim-colour background, this cushion is perfect for a centrepiece of your office space.

UpCycle your Office Furniture

A brilliant- and not to mention cheap- way of bringing your own flair to your office spaces is to upcycle the office furniture you already have.

If your furniture fits the space you have, but you would like a little revamp to your furniture, upcycling is a brilliant way of bringing old pieces back to life on a budget!

We even have a blog on upcycling furniture: 'Ultimate Upcycling: 10 Tips on Upcycling Furniture | Decorating Centre Online'

If your office furniture is made from a laminate or veneer-coated wood or even if it has been previously painted or varnished, simply prime the surface with Zinsser's B-I-N and then paint using our AllCoat paint.

If your furniture is bare wood, you can paint using either our AllCoat Paint or even our Acrylic Eggshell paint. Both of which can be colour matched into over 19,000 Big Brand Colours!

Decorating Centre Online | Photo Credit: @myfirsthomebyclaire Colour Match Paint

How about checking out this video below for 5 handy tips on how to decorate a small office space:

Have Fun with it!

At the end of the day, you can have fun with your office decor- try some things out and see whether they work!

The best way to decorate your office is in a way that makes sense to you and your work, try to strike that balance between professionalism, practicality and fun - you'll be just fine!

Now, go and get some work done!

If you need any more help or advice for your decorating project, please don’t hesitate to DM us on any of our social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter & YouTube), email us on sales@decoratingcentreonline.co.uk, phone us on 01388 665844 or even live chat us on our website.

We look forward to hearing from you!