{epiphany living}: design

Friday, February 19, 2010

Stripes!

Stripes are a way to make a room look exquisite. We are going to paint our powder room with wide stripes in a creamy or silvery colour. I think it will totally finish off the powder room and make it look so much better! Here are some photos that I'm going to use as inspiration:

via The Lettered Cottage

via pappasmiron.com

via Design Inc.

via Young House Love

via ishandchi

Monday, February 15, 2010

How to decorate your cubicle at work

Working in a cubicle can be exhausting. When you work in the environment where you are happy, your productivity increases and you stay alert for longer time. Personalizing your workspace can give a flow to your creativity and help you enjoy your work better.

Byron Edwards via Flickr

Love that chair!

Here are a few tips to keep you inspired during work hours:

- Make copies of your favourite photos to frame and pin up around your desk. This will make your workspace feel like home.

lorihighfill via Flickr

- Buy a small indoor plant (just one!) and clear a spot for it on your desk. This will provide extra oxygen to your space and they soak up pollutants. Be careful that your space doesn’t look like a vinyard (i.e. too many plants = messy and unprofessional)! Take small and easy to care for plants and make sure they don’t wilt or die. Plants like croton, peace lily, caladium and small cacti are good choices for your cubicle.

- Pin up a few postcards. For amazingly cute postcards, check out Beaumonde Cards.

- Buy a delightful desk lamp that offsets the awful overhead lighting.

Jielde Signal via House Beautiful

- Pin up a calendar of something you enjoy- like for shoes!

- Set a beautiful background as your computer screen.

- Get a pretty mouse pad with an attractive design or colour.

- Consider chic paper organizers or accessories like these.

Karen Anna via Flickr

- Consider a magnetic board to post notes on.

- Bring in your own coffee mug.

- Paste inspirational quotes to your wall.

- Add a bulletin board with a beautiful pattern or design.

Keep in mind that too many changes to your cubicle will make you look unprofessional. Before plunging into decorating, make sure that you verify what is actually permitted in your place of work!