What’s the reception area for? The easy answer is ‘receiving people’—hence the name. And while that’s technically true, the reception area of the modern office serves a much more important purpose: It’s usually the first impression of your business for new clients, suppliers, employees, and prospects. To this end, your furniture has a direct impact on all of your major business relationships, and office furniture installers can help you make the most of that first visit.
While it might be tempting to go all-in on your reception and fill it with as much decor as you can fit, it’s important to remember the fundamentals of design: Negative space can help to draw the eye to a few choice accents, while giving a clean, modern look.
We strongly recommend having an established interior designer work with you on your reception area to make sure that your visitors’ attention goes where you want it.
There’s good reason why people call receptions ‘waiting rooms’. Odds are that most of your visitors will have to take a seat and wait for anywhere from a few moments to, in some extreme cases, over an hour. During their wait, your visitors will very likely get an opportunity to ‘test out’ the seating.
An uncomfortable seat can sour a visitor’s first impression, tainting their opinion of your company, even if it’s just on a subconscious level. On the other hand, if they’re wowed by their ‘seating experience’, they will be more inclined to think better of your company as a whole.
This is why many recommend having expensive leather furniture in your waiting room. The soft texture of the leather and the smooth comfort of a well-designed piece of furniture serves to seamlessly blend class, esthetics, and comfort, all in one chair or couch.
While it’s important to make a good impression, it’s also important to make an accurate one. Your business brand should shine through in the colour schemes, furniture style, and general appearance of your reception area, all without setting client expectations too high or too low.
Your dynamite reception area furniture won’t do you any good until it’s installed, and it definitely won’t do you any good if it’s assembled incorrectly. Make sure that your first impression isn’t spoiled by a shaky chair, a wobbly table, or a stack of crates. Call the office furniture installation professionals at Choice Office Installation today.