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A home office can be designed and decorated to inspire and to improve productivity or just crammed into a small space in the hope that one can achieve great things by avoiding distraction. However, psychologically speaking, the design of a home office is vital to the work that is created within the walls. The design flow can literally expedite work and create a space that is enjoyable to work in, which in turn creates better, more creative work.

When decorating a home office, start with the basics. The focus of the space should be important work space materials like the desk, filing cabinet, printer, and fax machine. The desk should be positioned so as to optimize available space. From that point, creative inspiration becomes the major focus. This isn’t just for those who are in creative fields. Even though the inspiration is different, creative inspiration works just as well for a writer as it does for a business professional. After all, we are all working toward a goal. By interweaving that goal into our workspace, we can create more efficient places to work because we’ve given ourselves a psychological advantage by surrounding our psyche with decor which motivates us.

To draw the room together as more than just a collage of inspiration, home office decor should also correspond with each other. If you choose a classic theme and add to the decor with classic nautical pieces, the entire room should reflect the same theme. Using a mishmash of various pieces creates confusion and fails to be cohesive which can take away psychologically from the inspiration of the room. Additionally, a home office is used for peaceful working on projects that are not motivated by monetary gain, such as personal journalism, reading, and self improvement. A chaotic home office is really not conducive to this sort of creative energy.

While lighting is vital to all rooms in the home, a home office space that is poorly lit can be very unhealthy for the eyes. While overhead fluorescent lighting will make it seem too much like the office away from home, a few strong, preferably adjustable lights can add to the decor while providing adequate lighting. Until you settle on lighting for the home office, three way four lamps will suffice. At any rate, floor lighting typically does not provide direct lighting over a desk or keyboard. Pendulum lamps offer good overhead lighting while enhancing the room. Luckily, pendulum lighting is becoming sleeker in design, which makes it perfect for your home office.

When deciding on wall decorating ideas for your home office, go with what “speaks” to you in a calming yet inspiring manner. Few people include the home office in a tour of the home, which offers you the freedom to make this area as personal and private as you choose to. If you want to be surrounded by play and fantasy, a few pewter dragons can add class to the fantastic. At the same time, if you want to be surrounded in watercolor paintings of the beach, then you can bring the beach home to you. Place metal wall art and carved wood wall plaques above your desk and add some seashells and natural driftwood to accent your bookshelves. Try as we might, we cannot perpetually surround ourselves in a world that makes us feel at peace and that soothes us. Decor can take on a world of its own when decorating the home office.

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