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A Change for the Better: Continuing the Office Makeover

March 13, 2014 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell 2 Comments

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The corner where the filing cabinet stood mid makeover

“Change in all things is sweet,” according to Aristotle, and when it comes to my office I have to agree with the Greek philosopher.

I spent a week over Christmas and New Year making over my office, the Strawberry Patch. I cannot tell you how much difference it has made to my work attitude and mindset. Changing the colour and starting to de-clutter the space in which I work has already done wonders for my productivity.

Sitting here in my calm, new blue-and-white space, writing while Travis plays on Spotify in the background, the dog snoring at my feet, I can see I’m still not quite there yet though. One of the reasons behind making over my office (something I talked about doing for about 18 months) was the fact I felt ill when confronted with the sickly yellow colour of the walls and the constant clutter I managed to create by dumping everything in (and around) my inbox in piles.

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Strawberry Patch Makeover

January 31, 2014 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell 3 Comments

After spending so much time in the past few months thinking about how I would make every second of 2014 count, I realised the one big thing I’d been procrastinating over was painting my office. It was time the Strawberry Patch had a makeover.

Initially I thought of repainting the insipid yellow walls a warm white to make it feel more comfortable in winter (being the coldest room in the house is only good in summer!), but after consulting with my good friend and colour consultant extraordinaire Suse Henshaw, I realised a strong colour was the way to go. The Patch now has three walls of a beautiful, deep, luxurious peacock blue and one white (we thought that a better options for Skype and videos on dark days).