It’s wallpaper from the ’70s, falling-apart furniture and stacks of files – generally, an overall mess,” says Sayeh Pezeshki, a designer who blogs about decor at The Office Stylist.

Place a bulletin board in the lounge kitchen where you can place updates about the company. Post your office licenses, permits, awards and certifications in the lounge for your customers to view ...

Create office pride and buy-in. When you give everyone in the office a chance to put their personal touches into the decor, your team will feel an immense sense of pride in the office.

But skip on over to the office cubicle — or, for that matter, an office with actual walls — and it can be a different story. Some offices "are so dated.

We focus so much energy turning a house into a home, we sometimes forget to aim our decorating genius in another notable direction: the office cubicle.