When starting a home business, the space often begins as a spare room that is converted from a bedroom into a home office. It might be a bedroom, a storeroom, a sunroom or a study. One way to get started is to have professional contractors paint the room. The homeowner should have at least a vague idea of what they want to do before bringing in the house painters for an estimate. The designer can assist with ideas of which colors and paint types will best suit the room and its purpose.

Fresh Start

While it is just as easy to start working in a new home office as soon as the baby furniture and television set are removed, it is more practical to give the room a fresh new look. At some point, clients and visitors will see the room. If it looks like it used to be the baby’s nursery, people will take the business and its staff less seriously. Instead, the room should be stripped of all furniture and cleaned. Once it is determined what will happen to the flooring, paint choices can be made. A fresh look in the new office will give it a more professional look. This will also make the entrepreneur feel more professional, making it easier to turn off the at-work persona more easily at the end of the workday.

Colors

Choosing a new look for the home office is a bit different than choosing colors for a bedroom or living room. It will still have a personal touch, but the business office should look professional. This is best done using neutral colors, rather than the bright accent walls that are often used in home decor. The bright colors can be used as trim on the doors and windows. A simple accent wall might be a darker shade than the rest of the room.

Flooring

A main factor in the outcome of the business office’s appearance is the flooring. When the flooring is replaced, the colors should be coordinated with the new paint. A clean, fresh floor is as important as the rest of the facelift to the rest of the room. A worn floor should be replaced, revitalized or covered with carpeting or area rugs. Furniture should coordinate with the walls and flooring. When existing flooring is used, try to coordinate the existing colors with the new paint colors.

Professional

Having a clean, professional paint job is as important as transforming the room in the first place. Painting contractors will select the right type of paint for the surface and environment. They will also carefully trim the room without smudges and splatters. It can be done quickly and professionally for the right effect while the entrepreneur is taking care of the other details, like finding customers.