Inspiring or Tiring? The Importance of Your Office’s Carpet Colour Scheme

When you’re fitting out your office, there are a lot of things to think about. You need to consider the layout – whether you’re opting for open plan or cubicles – and you also need to think about the décor.

Your office is a reflection of your brand, and it’s often a space where you will greet potential clients, so it needs to be an extension of everything amazing about your business. Think about the spaces of businesses like The Star Sydney Casino and Google. Their offices are a reflection of their brands, and everything – from the ceiling to the carpeted floors – is indicative of their commitment to their brand.

Star City: http://www.signaturefloors.com.au/commercial/case-studies/cs_78_the-star-sydney-casino.html

Google: http://www.signaturefloors.com.au/commercial/case-studies/cs_16_googles-workplace-6.html

While we can’t help you with building an international brand like Google, we can certainly help you to think like one – specifically by getting you to think about the details of colour.

Colour is a vital part of what makes us respond to things. Colours can excite, cool us down, make us feel tranquil, make us hungry, or get us interested in something. The physiological response that most of us get from institutional grey carpet is apathy, while we’ll feel invigorated by a colourful and exciting carpet.

Countless studies have been performed on the importance of colour in offices and commercial spaces – and we’d like to cover some of these now.

Colour Use in Offices

Red – affects the body

Adding a flash of red to areas where there is lots of physical activity can be a helpful stimulant for people. Perhaps if you have a breakout room a red coloured carpet could be effective.

Blue – affects the mind

When you have the colour blue in your office, it promotes a real sense of calm in people. Blue is a trusted colour, and works to foster efficiency and communication. It’s an effective colour when used in brainstorming spaces, and in spaces where you need detail.

Yellow – affects self-confidence

A stimulating colour, yellow is great for accenting other colours and for high-energy and creative spaces. If you have too much yellow it can increase anxiety – so be sparing in your use of this powerful hue.

Green – affects the balance between mind, body and emotions

This is a very popular colour as an accenting colour because it reduces anxiety, eye strain, and inspires people while promoting harmony and balance. Not bad for a colour!

Grey – psychologically neutral

When you have a lot of grey, you are generating a lack of confidence. Make sure that you use grey to offset a brighter colour like red or yellow.

When you are planning a space, think about the following:

Red is a good accent colour for negotiation spaces. Yellow is a great accenting colour to encourage focus and direction. The carpets and colours you use for your office can affect the performance of your staff and your team, and can impact on the mood and productivity of your overall business.

How to Choose Carpet

You need to consider the fact that if you have a small office, then using dark colours can make the space appear even smaller than what it is. Cool colours recede, which means that they create a space with depth and can make a room appear larger. Warm colours advance, conversely, which means that they appear closer and can make a small room appear smaller.

Think practically

If you are using a dark coloured carpet, it’s going to show up any specks or fluff – while light carpet is more likely to show up stains. A pattern is the best choice for disguising stains and dirt – and carpets that have irregular patterns and designs are great for longevity because wear and tear is more easily disguised. A neutral-coloured carpet can be a great background for the rest of your office and can be a great base to work off.

We hope these have been helpful tips when it comes to choosing your carpet colours. If you would like to speak to us about our commercial carpet in Brisbane then please get in touch on 1300 317 873.