Strawberry Communications: Writing & PR

Every business has a great story – let us tell yours!

  • Home
  • About
  • Services
  • Menu
  • Samples
  • What Our Clients Say…
  • Books
  • Blog
  • Contact

Strawberry Patch Makeover

January 31, 2014 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell 3 Comments

New officeAfter 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.

 

Old officeInitially 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).

Noah paintingEthan paintingThe painting was a family effort with my husband and the kids rolling the odd wall (and the dog dipping his tail and nose in every pot of paint) and we only finished a few days ago, but I already feel calmer and more inspired in this space. Once my pictures are on the walls and I’ve settled into the new layout properly I can’t wait to see what I’ll create!

 

And, as you can see from the photo, Bastille (dog) and Coco (cat) are right at home in their new chilling out space.

 

How does colour affect your productivity or mood? Do you have an office space that inspires you?

Filed Under: My Stuff Tagged With: inspiration, new space, office makeover, painting, Strawberry Patch, Suse Henshaw

Comments

  1. Annalisa says
    January 31, 2014 at 5:14 pm

    Looks great JBD … throw in some palms and you’ll have your own office oasis! Great the kids were involved also.

  2. Johanna says
    January 31, 2014 at 5:16 pm

    Thanks Annalisa! A plant would look good in here. I need a lamp and some more organisation and it’ll be very cosy.

Trackbacks

  1. A Change for the Better: Continuing the Office Makeover | Strawberry Communications: Writing & PR says:
    March 13, 2014 at 12:13 pm

    […] 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 […]

Speak Your Mind Cancel reply

*

*

0
First Name Email Address

Signing you up!

"How to Write an Attention-Grabbing Media Release"

Subscribe to the Strawberry Communications newsletter and receive your free report.

Sign Me Up!
We hate spam just as much as you

Signing you up!

"How to Write an Attention-Grabbing Media Release"

Subscribe to the Strawberry Communications newsletter and receive your free report.

Sign Up!

We hate spam just as much as you

Signing you up!

"How to Write an Attention-Grabbing Media Release"

Subscribe to the Strawberry Communications newsletter and receive your free report.

Click Here for One Click Sign Up!
We hate spam just as much as you

Join Us on Facebook

Follow Johanna

  • No public Twitter messages.

Recent Articles

  • Three simple tips for increasing traffic to your blog
  • 2016 in Review

Blog Categories

  • Business PR
  • Business Tips
  • Latest News
  • My Stuff
  • Portfolio

Return to top of page

Copyright © 2021 on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in