Improving employee productivity and efficiency is a goal any employer wants to achieve. Many companies think that increasing paychecks inspires their workers to work harder and perform better. Although raising salaries may temporarily improve employee efficiency, what they really need is a well-designed workspace.

When the physical workspace is dull, outdated, closed off or obsolete, it negatively affects the people working in it. Desk drawers that don’t open, cramped conference rooms and lack of quiet areas causes employees to become annoyed, frustrated, and distracted from their work. Updating the interior design of any workspace, such as offices, hospitals or schools, is an effective way to increase workers’ mood, morale, and engagement with their work.

Designing an office interior is a process that should be given time and thought. In order for a workplace interior to truly come together it should be designed with purpose. Designing with specific intentions ensures that a workplace not only looks great but works with and for the people in it.

Workplace environments should be appealing spaces. Everything from flooring to couches and art on the walls should be cohesive and attractive. Furniture should be arranged in ways that don’t crowd a space but help it to feel open. The design from one room to the next should flow and create a natural feeling transition. It’s also important to create a unique interior design which helps to set a company apart from others.

Truly great interior designs are as functional as they are aesthetically pleasing. Rooms meant for quiet concentration should be designed in a manner that allows for that. Conference rooms should have space for everyone and still make TVs and other displays visible. Individual workstations need to be comfortable and practical for the work being done. Even the positioning of a computer monitor can affect how comfortable and functional a workspace is. A functional workspace provides storage that’s easy to organize and offers enough space to keep clutter out of the way.

The design of any workplace impacts the people in it, whether or not that’s good or bad depends on the quality of the design. Providing employees with a well-designed space for working in helps them to enjoy being at work. Employees who enjoy their workplace environment are more confident in their abilities, more creative with ideas, and more engaged with their work. When properly designed, it’s possible to achieve an interior design that works as great as it looks.