Top Décor Tips for Your Home Office
As many as 20 million people are now working from home during the coronavirus lockdown, and this may become a permanent arrangement even after the current restrictions have been eased. Here the Bespoke Shutter Company, who supply and install high quality tier-on-tier shutters in the London area, provide five key home décor tips for the new home worker.
Don't Forget the Basics
Make sure your desk is at the right height. The top of your PC or laptop should be at eye level or just below – so as you scan down the screen, your eyelids will naturally close slightly and moisten, reducing eye strain.
If you are using a keyboard, your arms should be parallel to the floor. Ensure your chair is fully adjustable and supportive; you could be spending several hours a day working at your desk and you don’t want to suffer from a bad back.
Keep Clear Boundaries
Make sure you tidy up at the end of every day. Innovative storage solutions will help you keep your office looking spick and span. Consider buying or installing vertical shelves and built-in cabinets if you have not got much space to spare.
Choose Colours Carefully
Productivity may be an issue if there are lots of other distractions when working from home, so you may want to give your office surroundings a fresh lick of paint. Blues and greens encourage you to concentrate better on tasks, according to a study by academics at the University of Texas. Warmer colours such as reds, yellows and oranges may aid creativity, but they can easily distract you from your work.
Think Hygge
You want your home office to be somewhere you enjoy spending time, so think about embracing ‘hygge’ – the Scandinavian style which translates loosely as ‘cosiness’. If you have enough room, add a separate chair or sofa which you can use for relaxation. Cushions, rugs and throws are also important elements of hygge, while house plants will help to bring the outdoors indoors as well as improving the air quality.
While it is important that you take screen breaks, don’t introduce too many distractions as your home office is still a place of work and focus.
Install Shutters
Staff benefit from working in an office where there is plenty of natural light. A report in The Ergonomics International Journal showed that employees who were seated near windows and benefited from lots of sunlight were less likely to suffer from headaches and drowsiness.
However, while you will be able to see the outside world passing by your home office window, people passing by might not be able to resist the temptation to look into your home if it faces onto the street. Shutters provide an ideal solution to this issue. They can form an effective barrier against the prying eyes of the outside world, which is particularly important if you are working on a commercially sensitive project. Shutters also offer high levels of soundproofing, preventing distractions from external noises.
You can also adjust the angle of the shutters’ louvres to control the amount of heat and light in your home office. If you opt for tier on tier shutters you have even more flexibility, as these consist of two halves which can be opened and closed independently.
Tier on Tier Shutters from The Bespoke Shutter Company
The Bespoke Shutter Company supply café style, full-length and solid shutters, as well as tier on tier shutters, to all types of homes and businesses in and around London, Essex and Hertfordshire. If you would like to know more about our services, click on this link and fill in the online form or call us on 020 3131 3155.
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