Is your office space conducive to a healthy and productive work environment?
Employees are most productive when they feel healthy, safe, heard, and appreciated.
Believe it or not, office design services play an important role in this. As your employees spend so much of their time within your four walls, the office environment has the potential to impact their output positively or negatively.
Follow these five office design renovation tips to help improve your employees’ mental health and productivity across the board!
1. Increase Natural Light
A lack of natural light can make employees feel isolated and even claustrophobic, regardless of whether or not the space is well-illuminated otherwise.
Of course, adding more windows is one of the easiest and most obvious ways to increase the amount of natural light in your offices. However, you might also consider knocking down unnecessary walls or adding glass partitions that allow natural light to pass through more easily.
2. Include Plants in Your Office Décor
Whether it’s adding a few potted plants or constructing an entire living wall, using plant life as part of your office décor layout will make your space feel less dull and clinical.
Beyond making your space feel more alive, certain plants can even help keep the air clean. Not only that, but the colour green can have a positive impact on your employees’ mood and mental health, as it is known to lower anger levels and reduce stress.
3. Create a Private Meeting Room
If you really want to improve mental health at your organization, you will need the appropriate personnel and resources. A separate meeting room is vital, as it gives your employees a safe space to open up and share about their mental health as needed.
Of course, privacy is key. During the interior design renovation stage, allocate space for a soundproof, secure room where employees won’t have to think twice about whether their conversations are being kept confidential.
4. Build a Recharge Room
A recharge room is more than your average break room or cafeteria. It’s a space that allows employees to recharge physically and mentally. Many recharge rooms feature meditation areas and yoga mats, beds where employees can take power naps, or simple, uplifting décor. In any case, these types of environments give employees the opportunity to clear their heads and get away from electronic devices for a few moments.
5. Promote Physical Activity
Physical health and mental health go hand in hand. Unfortunately, many desk jobs are largely sedentary. There are, however, a few ways to promote more physical activity in the workplace.
Your furniture is the best place to start. Consider replacing conventional sitting desks with standing desks. This will allow employees to be on their feet more often and move around with ease. You might also consider replacing rigid office chairs with exercise balls. These engage the core, use a different muscle group, and are much easier on joints.
For the best quality furniture store and interior design services in Ontario, contact Direct Interiors today or book an in-person consultation with one of our design experts!
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TESTIMONIALS
“Rob and I just wanted to let you know how HAPPY HAPPY we are with Miriam. She is absolutely amazing – she truly knows what she is talking about and her EXPERT advise helps with the decisions and what pieces we want to order. She does care about her customers and making them have a very nice look in their home. Simply something that I thought would be nice to share.”
– Julie
“My wife and I have been working with Kevin for over 3 years. He is attentive to every detail and has helped bring our vision into a reality. He also helped us select items for our office. Highly recommend him for his interior design services.”
– Karnjit
“Absolutely love my experience at Direct Interiors. From the day I walked in, to the delivery of the furniture, everything went smoothly! I’ve been working with DeeDee. Her attention to details is second to none. I’ve had many ideas and pictures for my furniture and lighting selections. She was able to source pretty much every piece at unbeatable prices.”
– Yulia
“Excellent patient sales people full of knowledge and not pushy see Dee Dee she was great and got me exactly what I wanted and showed me spending more money is better long term having a piece that is a statement and built solid so you will have it in 20 years.”
– Jeff
“Best place for high quality furniture. Vanessa decorated my entire house, I couldn’t be more pleased!”
– Niusha
“Excellent prices and quality designer assistance. Bring several pics of the room and any samples of colours you can (eg wall paint, flooring, etc) … Many of the items come in a variety of wood types and stain colours so this is essential to help you chose.”
– Shelley
“Vanessa and her team are fantastic, their service and design expertise are phenomenal. “
– Rocky
“Great customer service, timely delivery, excellent quality”
– Nataile Froom
“Excellent service with Mani! Very helpful and pleasant”
– Anita B
“My salesperson, Lina, is the soul of patience. I am a decorator, and frequently bring my clients to Direct Interiors because of their wide and beautiful selection. For my most recent shopping excursion, Lina readily provided multiple quotes while my clients weighed all options. She researched alternatives for pieces that weren’t available. She was a fantastic resource as usual.
I have always found the sales and support staff at Direct to be very accommodating and service oriented. I highly recommend Direct Interiors to design professionals and anyone who is interested in creating a beautiful home.”
– Mary Bannet
“I worked directly with Kevin Chiu who is a great designer. He has excellent product knowledge and knows all the options available through various different brands and manufacturers. Kevin is very attentive, provides excellent customer service, and my experience from start to end was fantastic! I am very pleased with all the items we selected and I would highly recommend!!! “
– Anita Pastor
“Thanks so much for helping redecorate our home! Worked closely with Vanessa, Tessa and Katie who were all fantastic throughout the entire process. Very highly recommended!”
