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How to create a homey feeling in the office

A working environment where people feel at ease is often a productive one. So, how do you optimise co-worker comfort? One answer is to engage and please as many senses as possible. For more hands-on tips, lean back and keep reading.

Sections of a JÄTTEBO sofa on either side of a TOLKNING rattan room divider, all beneath a wall full of framed art.
Sections of a JÄTTEBO sofa on either side of a TOLKNING rattan room divider, all beneath a wall full of framed art.

Have a comfort zone at the ready

Integrate a lounging area (or several) as an active part of the working day. For relaxing and socialising, naturally, but also as an alternative workspace. Don’t be shy. Pile up on textiles, colours, soft materials. Decorate and arrange for variable lighting.

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A beige BJÖRKÅSEN laptop stand by a grey-beige JÄTTEBO sofa dotted with textiles. A row of framed art hang above the sofa.
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Furnish with art and sound

Designate areas, like this wall, where creative expression is the norm. The more, the better. If you have many pieces, use placement to create visual harmony. Done right, a TV screen and a WiFi speaker (if it’s already decorated, even better) become one with the soothing motifs.

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A softly sunlit wall covered in framed art and a SYMFONISK picture-frame WiFi speaker above a JÄTTEBO sofa with textiles.
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Add functional mood setters

Beautify your office furniture! Most pieces can be decorated and still perform other tasks. This double-working room divider is a pleasing view in all directions. The office-facing side slightly more work-oriented, the other hinting at more relaxed activities. Can you feel the calm spreading?

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A spacious room with a room-dividing KALLAX shelving unit holding books and baskets and with a lit PILBLIXT lamp on top.
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Go green

This is an easy one, but oh-so effective. Fill your office with showstopping bouquets, beautiful vases and plant pots aplenty. For spaces with limited daylight or if you want to minimise maintenance – create a garden of artificial plants. Greenery in all its forms promotes well-being, so let it sprout freely.

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A leafy flower bouquet in a BERÄKNA clear-glass vase on a JAKOBSFORS coffee table in a softly sunlit lounge area.
A SATSUMAS plant stand holding magazines and plant pots, placed between a JÄTTEBO sofa and a window with leafy plants.
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Read the room

Provide a space devoted to deep thought, concentrated calm or just a few moments of seclusion. Whether it's furnished with bookcases, draping textiles or other, it can do wonders for the overall harmony of a workplace.

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Curtains open up to a space with a JÄTTEBO sofa, a NYMÅNE floor lamp and wall-covering BILLY bookcases filled with books.
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Delay going home

Aim to create an atmosphere where co-workers arrive with a genuine smile. One where the same people willingly stay after hours every now and then. Not for extra work, but for quality of life. Which is a win-win all-round. After all, what’s good for people tends to also be good for business.

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A room where a person plays table tennis next to a RÖNNINGE birch bar table and bar stool combination beneath a big window.
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