Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Colours in Business Settings: Offices



Looking to paint your office space? Consider blue. The colour blue lowers blood pressure, calms people, and makes them feel more creative. It increases productivity and reduces conflict. In many ways, it's the perfect workplace colour.

On the other hand, red has been shown to make people more attentive to detail and more careful, while green calms people and makes them feel more centered.

So it may depend what effect you're going for.

At Courtney & Wise, Pty, we've been enjoying this new palette from Dulux for office spaces:



A combination of blue-green shades with blue-toned neutrals, it gives a creative yet calming feel, with lots of different possibilities.

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