Sooo I'm not sure what is and what isn't appropriate for decorating my office?

I have my own office (completely alone) and everyone else in the business I work for has their own office too. I want to decorate mine since I'm here everyday (and have been for a year) but I dont know what is and isn't appropriate. Let me also point out that no one except once in a while my boss comes into my office. No customers or anything like that. I loooove candles (wouldn't light them of course) and fresh flowers. Also I'd like to get some of those sticky hanging things and hang up pics of my family (husband and pets). Is any of this not ok? I don't want it to look like im not there to work but i want it to be something i like coming to (or just don't mind) and like looking at.

Sooo I'm not sure what is and what isn't appropriate for decorating my office?
I would go with something inspirational/ visually appealing on the walls, but not large family pictures. Career achievements, diplomas, etc. are more appropriate to major walls. Even the sticky hooks can leave marks on painted walls and won't earn you any thanks from the "corporate" folks.



If you are talking about fabric cubicle style walls, there should be no problem in using the velcro stickies to hang some family/personal pics near your desk or computer. Or framed photo groupings on the desktop or shelves.



Fresh flowers are great! Might want to consider a smaller bowl/vase with just a few on your desk. Bear in mind that many people these days have allergies and in a forced air buidling, where we are all breathing each others' recycled air, flowers that shed pollen and are fragrant may be a serious irritant to others.



In some companies there are serious issues with live plants and flowers attracting bugs, so check and see if there is a company policy or not. Candles that are unlit are fine, as are other decorative items, but keep the personal stuff in balance with your workspace. Afterall, you're there to do a specific function.



Unless you are planning on keeping that office for life, don't make it too cosy. Keep it professional, uncluttered and organized. Keep it reflecting your career persona, so even the occasional visit from the boss still leaves him/her a professional image. Unless you are already the CEO, there's always room for growth and you won't want to hire a moving company to relocate your office contents when you get that next promotion.



Best of luck on success in your career and for keeping that work/life balance!
Reply:in my office i always had a nicely framed inspirational picture/quote. you can get some nice ones from successories. you could put a picture on your desk of family and pets, fresh flowers are nice also. just don't go overboard and make it like a dorm room with pictures everywhere. tasetful is best.



employers usually like to see that you decorate your office. it means you plan to stick around.
Reply:be creative but classy dont hang to much colorful items up dress your desk with like flowers family potraits keep it simple!
Reply:I've seen offices totally done up. Look at you boss' office and go from there
Reply:There is nothing wrong with decorating your office but don't go overboard.
Reply:Best rule of thumb is to conform to the level of personalization you observe in your boss's office.
Reply:I work for a major bank. In every office I have been in (from junior manager to upper management), I have never seen family pictures hanging on the walls. Family/pet pics were always sitting on the desk or on the open shelves. There were almost always professional things on the walls such as academic certificates (good to show off at promotion time), achievement awards, professional group photos of one's entire work team/group, historical cityscape photos of the city the business is located in or of the business itself, etc. (I was told that what is on the walls suggests the business's way of thinking. Example: If you put something feminist/chauvinistic on the wall, it suggest your employer thinks this way too). I have seen many potted plants in the offices with windows as well as one vase (not more) of fresh flowers. The odd upper management office had a landscape painting. I hope this helps. I wish you all the best!:)
Reply:Photos of your family and pets are appropriate as long as they don't cover the wall like wall paper. A candle or two is OK as long as they are not lit and there is no policy against having them. Fresh flowers are appropriate, but again, it shouldn't feel like the back room of a floral shop. A plant or two is generally OK. Make it comfortable and make it your own. Just don't make it so the occasional visitor feels like they are invading a private space.



You should decorate your office as it sends a message that you are planning to stay, and that your job and office are important to you.
Reply:Well, certainly no nude art or pictures. No slogans that might offend anyone. You can decorate with pictures of your family on your desk. I've seen people bring plants from home and even a fish in a bowl. Knick nacks, I love maps so I have my cube, not office decorated with maps and my kid's art work. I also collect mcdonald, burger king, Wendy's toys so I have a book case displaying these and people when they visit are fascinated by it. I also have a heater when I get cold and a fan when I get hot.

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