Adding colour to your workspace

Something to think about in your new office space..

In contrast to perhaps a legal or financial company that has typically muted colours and an understated elegance, creative spaces opt for the unexpected, unconventional and sometimes surprising quirks.

They may look as if they have been planned haphazardly but these spaces require extra attention when it comes to thinking through how the space is to be used.

Everything we see and touch stimulates an experience, evokes a feeling. Having an interior space that creates various emotions is bound to trigger a medley of responses and helps to churn the creative juices.

Begin with the obvious one - sight. An explosion of colour always excites and leads to a feeling of anticipation. The trick is to use colour in a way that is different and unusual. Although using multiple colours seems an obvious idea, it takes a brave person/company to agree to it. Using just one colour can also be very effective, making a bold statement, or various shades of a colour (monochromatic) can generate feelings of calm or restlessness, depending on how they are used.

Touch and texture is also very important. A layering of different textures fulfills our natural desire to touch and explore. Create interest with a variation of materials from rough woods to smooth, back painted glass. Different patinas and patterns energise a space. Play with the scale of the textures too. For example, enlarging a small mesh fabric beyond its scale and using it on the ceiling instead of as a curtain or upholstery, transforms a space, casting interesting shadows, playing with light and stimulating the imagination.

Go On - Be Daring.. Make the change!