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Office Art: How to be Trendy But Original

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If you're on Pinterest you might loose hours of your day to the searches you can perform with the endless possibilities that come up. A rabbit trail soon turns into a quest to find out more. I know, I've been admitted. One of the perks to having such a great tool at our fingertips is being able to stay with the trends but add your own flair to it - to be original. For instance, if you search Pinterest for "Keep Calm" you get a thousand different versions of the English poster, remade. Some of them are even offered as a free download and you can use them to decorate an office or hallway by season. It's also a great way to gain inspiration. Have a tough meeting coming? Have a designer on hand or know a little Photoshop, Pages or even www.picnik.com - you could recreate a situation specific Keep Calm poster for your meeting or slideshow. Suggestions:

Keep Calm and Coffee On. Keep Calm and Sign the bottom line. Keep Calm and Call Comcast. Keep Calm and bit.ly. Keep Calm and Order In. Keep Calm and Just Zip It.

A few other great ways to be original with art work in your office is to keep things interesting. No more Doctors Office Waiting Room framed art or Dental Office Like Charts. Have a mural painted on canvas and stretch it across your wall or be ironic and have a conversation piece in your "kitchenette" or lobby.

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You can create your own Wordle; as an example I created one from a website (this one!) below. It's a word-cloud that you can customize the layout, colors and size of and would be a great addition to your office's decor. Have a company creed or mission statement? You could create a Wodle of it, an abstract look at your companies goals and values.

Office accessories can also add personality to the mix. One of my favorite ways to find personality in an accessory is to go hunting for them at antique stores or thrift shops. How are you keeping things interesting for your office culture? Any great tips or DIY's you've tried and loved?

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