| Functional office furniture more has its place in | | | | - WHITE - Cold, Empty, Sterile |
| any office plan however does choosing a colour | | | | - RED - Dangerous, aggressive, domineering |
| for the office carry equal weight when planning? | | | | - YELLOW - Cowardly, annoying, brash |
| Choosing a colour for the office is most often | | | | - BROWN - Dirty, sad, cheap |
| found to be a personal choice. Office staff and | | | | - GREEN - Jealous, inexperienced, greedy |
| management usually have favoured colours in | | | | Client and staff members will feel resultant |
| mind, for a variety of reasons. Such colours of | | | | emotions depending on the colours we choose to |
| choice may be drawn from workers positive | | | | use in the workplace environment. Research has, |
| memories of the past or ambition for the future | | | | for example, led many employers to use a green |
| or drawn from those colours associated with the | | | | colour scheme in the office, as there is evidence |
| given culture of a workplace, for example a | | | | to suggest this may result in less sick days. One |
| young and vibrant design company may choose | | | | gridiron team in America went as far as to colour |
| bright colours while a law firm may choose more | | | | the oppositions changing room in pink with the |
| conservative or seemingly more professional | | | | objective of reducing aggression! |
| neutral colours. | | | | Colour is capable of so much variation when |
| The above conjuring of such conceptual colours is | | | | interpreted so it is important understand that |
| ideal when designing corporate logos or business | | | | what one person in the office feel may not be |
| cards however this method of colour choice is not | | | | the same for another employee. It is however |
| always ideal when painting the walls and placing | | | | vital to understand important collective thoughts |
| office furniture. Someone whose favourite colour | | | | regarding colour, this will give weight to the |
| is bright red may purchase a red scarf or jacket, | | | | correct impact you are trying to achieve and |
| but would they really like to spend the full | | | | guide you through your decisions on the right |
| workday surrounded in a bright red workplace. | | | | office furniture for your office space. |
| How then should you select colours for your | | | | Choosing an appropriate colour scheme |
| workplace and resulting office furniture product | | | | Employees or staff charged with the creative |
| colours? | | | | endeavour of choosing a colour scheme whilst not |
| Colours selected for the office can have | | | | having an artistic background can find this task |
| psychological bearing on emotions and overall | | | | the most challenging. Neutral colours such as grey |
| experience. Warmer colouring such as the red | | | | can have a detrimental effect to employees, |
| tones, orange tones and yellow tones are linked | | | | being linked to negative emotions such as |
| well with food associated companies such as | | | | sadness, grief and boredom in some studies. |
| Hungry Jacks, KFC and McDonalds. | | | | Thinking about the atmosphere you with to |
| Office colours in context. | | | | create is also an important element to choosing |
| All colours have positive and negative effects | | | | colour schemes in the workplace and with office |
| dependant upon how the colours are used, and | | | | furniture. To create a quiet, calm and reflective |
| result in responses by those viewing them. | | | | mood, the best schemes are cool colours under |
| According to Katherine Nolan, owner of | | | | cool fluorescent lighting, where spaces can appear |
| InKKDesign, the following colours have certain | | | | larger and cooler and noises quieter. |
| connotations attached to them in Western culture: | | | | If you want to enliven wakeup and make the |
| Colour Positive : | | | | team more productive you may want warm |
| - WHITE - Clean, innocent, pure | | | | colours under warmer lighting, where the spaces |
| - RED - Strong, Brave, Passionate | | | | can open up and feel accommodating. Colours can |
| - YELLOW - Happy, Friendly | | | | help and indeed hinder your workplace, remember |
| - BROWN - Warm, Earthy, Mature | | | | when buying any office furniture to "feel" the |
| - GREEN - Natural, tranquil, relaxing | | | | colour of office furniture you are buying and that |
| - BLUE - Strong, Trustworthy | | | | for further assistance The Barn Office Furniture |
| Colour Negative : | | | | are only a phone call away. |