The More Creative Home Office

Article by: Suzanne Falter-Barns

Copyright 2006 Suzanne Falter-Barns

A few years back I wrote here about Kathryn Weber, whose beautiful , Cozy and Comfortable -- A Living Room for Winter! ezine, The Red Lotus Letter, is one of the top Feng Shui , Rawhide Lamp Shades for Rustic Lighting - How to Measure and Choose the Right Size Lampshade ezines out there. (Feng Shui is the Chinese art of using interior , Home Decorating For Under $100 decoration to create an auspicious life.) It's a great mix of the practical and the mysterious. To that end, Kathryn has shared with us some tips , Antique Bedroom Furniture on how to , Selecting Indian Banjara Tapestry or Wall Hanging set up a more creative office, using Feng Shui , Antique Bedroom Furniture concepts. (Fellow skeptics, please stay open and read on. You may find some surprises here.)

And, as someone who has RADICALLY overhauled my office, my files and my systems lately, I can't urge you enough to dig in and clean up "Â¦ it feels amazing! And boy, ideas are flowing through me like mad.

Here are Katherine's thoughts:

On Setting Up Your Office If someone wants to begin a home , Decor Accessories - How to Create a New Look in a Room business, typically they have a space to dedicate for that purpose. Maybe a spare bedroom, the dining room , Decorating With Lights and Shades that's not used. Sometimes their business doesn't take off because they're trying to get something started on a card table and a folding chair. , 10 Neat Ideas To Consider When Remodeling Your Bathroom This is not an inspiring environment; it doesn't get you started in a fruitful way. Offices are really symbolic of the amount of success you have.

If you can't get a query letter to pique interest, why? Take a look around. Are there kid's toys and other crud in the corner? Is this truly a dedicated work space? You need to really give your chosen space over to your new endeavor. Then outfit it for success. You'll need storage for pens, papers, filing beyond milk crates, real working office furniture, , Interior Design - Using Wallpapper to Bring New Life to Walls etc.. If you want your business to be a real success, make it a real office.

Desk Placement Many people push their desk against a wall , Interior Design - Using papper to Bring New Life to Walls because that's where plug is. Yet, then you're in a place , Practical Feng Shui - Debunking the Myths of arrested development, because a wall , Silk Trees represents an obstacle. That puts you in a subordinate position; for instance, policemen always say 'turn and face the wall. , Rawhide Lamp Shades for Rustic Lighting - How to Measure and Choose the Right Size Lampshade '

High level executives often turn their desk so it can face the door. , Inexpensive Home Decor, Straight Out of the Magazines This is a command position, so you can look up and see who comes in the door; it puts you in command of your career. Ideally, your desk needs to be turned so there's a solid wall , Lighting - Starlight, Star Bright! behind you, yet it still faces the door. , Home Decorating For Under $100 You won't feel supported unless it's solid behind you.

L-shaped desks can be a problem. People work at the small part, and whole big desk is not used"Â¦ so they confine themselves to small area. The Chinese look at L-shaped desk as a hatchet or cleaver, so you're getting cut in half. The 45 degree angle puts you at odds with your work space.

Decor , Selecting Indian Banjara Tapestry or Wall Hanging ating Make your office a visually appealing space. Paint , Matching Flower Arrangements To Your Home Decor it a favorite color, , Creating a Summer Flower Arrangement or one that's auspicious for you. The Kua Calculator is a Chinese Feng Shui tool , Matching Flower Arrangements To Your Home Decor that helps you pick your auspicious color , Kitchen Decorating Is Easy To Do based on the time of your birth, date of birth and your gender. That will help you figure out which element is associated with you. Then you can also decorate , Everything you Need to Know about Lamps with whatever nourishes that element. If your element is wood, , Decorating With Lights and Shades water , Picture Lights - Brighten Up Your Home Or Business feeds trees, , Practical Feng Shui - Debunking the Myths for instance. So watercolors, water-themed visuals, pictures of turtles, lakes, and boats on lakes "Â¦ these are good for a 'wood' element person.

Don't be shy Hang up your accomplishments. Some will post their goals, but they don't post accomplishments that show how far they've come. Post published articles, photos of significant moments or famous people you've met, awards or kudos, thank you letters or from happy customers, anything significant. Frame them right on a South wall , Home Decor Accessories - How to Create a New Look in a Room as inspiring artwork; this is the wall , Selecting Indian Banjara Tapestry or Hanging of fame. I would not leave a blank area, because that's a vacuum. Attention is always drawn to a negative "Â¦ so fill it up.

Display a symbolic mentor Most of us would love to have a coach or mentor, but we may not be able to make that happen. So display a picture in your office of someone you'd like to be like, or whom you'd like to have as a mentor. I have a picture of Oprah in my office because of her biz acumen, her truth, and her caring for people. The way she goes about her business is my model.

How to arrange your desktop Arrange your desk according to Feng Shui. , Grandfather Clocks - A Brief History Water , The Arts & Crafts Movement for Beginners or coffee goes in the north; a picture of your inspirational person or mentor is in the northwest. In the northeast, put a book of inspiration. In the east, a vase of flowers; southeast, a small green plant. , Creating a Summer Flower Arrangement To the south put a lamp or something red, the southwest a crystal paperweight, and to the west, electronic equipment such as computer or radio. That's a more auspicious arrangement.

Want to know more? Kathryn's available to consult long distance via phone, , Home Office Desks photograph, video, etc...Check out additional tips , 5 s to Create Style and Elegance in Your Home in her good article, http://www.redlotusconsulting.com/PowerOffice.html

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