The space where you work has to be suitable for you.
One person may want a quiet, no distractions space with little decoration. Another person may only flourish and be inspired in a space designed to encourage creativity, with a color, pattern, and even plants surrounding them.
The important point is that you need to be able to alter your work environment so that it is best for you – whether that applies to the whole space or just your work desk. So, can you personalize a rented office?
Yes or No?
Unfortunately, the answer is that it depends. The landowner or building owner you rent from has ultimate control over what is done to their property. Whether or not you can modify the space and by how much will be in your contract. Fortunately, there are normally ways you can negotiate with the property owner.
For instance, if you have a long-term lease and will be in the property for a while, you are much more likely to get permission to paint walls and replace the flooring. It’s extremely unlikely that you could go so far as to alter walls, window positions, and plumbing – but it’s always worth discussing.
Smaller personalization methods like altering your work set-up – changes that don’t alter the fabric of the building – will normally be allowed. Of course, if you go with a short-term rental from places like The Workplace Company, there will be much less personalization needed as you can choose the type of office you require from their range of options.
Types of Personalisation Allowed
If your landlord is not sympathetic to allowing you to alter your office how you need to, you will need to think more abstractly to create the space you want. Short-term lets will normally restrict how much you can alter so that it is ready for the next person when your lease ends, but bringing in extra equipment, furniture, and decoration is allowed. You could bring in panels for fake walls and decorate these.
If you only rent a room, you can bring in the range and style of furniture that suits you best. That might be an individual desk you want, or it could be a lockable cabinet-style bookcase. Of course, the downside with this type of office is that you need to pay for additional furniture to fill the space, and you will need to arrange for transport to install and remove it when your lease is up.
If you aren’t allowed to paint the walls, talk to the leaseholder to see if they are willing to refresh the paint before you move in. Even if they are not, they might be willing to let you paint in an agreed neutral tone.
Bringing in plants is an excellent way to personalize your space. The type that people enjoy is very personal to them and can easily change how a room looks.
You can also bring in fake plants so that you don’t need to worry about care if you often travel on business, and you can move them easily if you need to. Don’t forget, too, that scent can greatly impact how a space feels – if you want your rented office to feel more comfortable and unique to you, bring in a diffuser.
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