Awesome Hank
Reception is a very important part of any offices, hotels, bars, restaurants and clubs. Normally reception furniture are massively different for the above industries. However you surely can spot the difference between an office reception and a hotel reception the difference will be HUGE. All of the above businesses have to receive people from outside and the reception is definitely the first thing their customers/clients are going to see.
Many digital media companies in England have fantastic looking reception area. One in Birmingham that I went to had a bar with some club furniture around the bar. It looked more like a mini bar but very eye catchy. That was the first impression on me and I was very – very impressed. You only get once chance to make a good first impression.
I decided to change the look of my reception inspired from what I saw there but with a bit of a twist. I wanted cafe furniture with comfortable sofas most cafes have. I moved our aquarium from the reception to the main office and replaced it with American pool table, how about that?. As we are a law firm we get very tensed and worried clients and bit of a pool and coffee will take them away from their worries for a bit and will also help the clients and us the experts to think properly with clear mind. I did ask few clients and they gave very good feedback, they loved the new looking reception. I have to say a big thank you to my receptionists because they helped me with lovely ideas.
Now the reception has the basic requirements of desk, chairs, coat rack, table and stuff but it also has a creative effect of a cafe with a pool table. This brilliant change has made our clients feel like at home and not somewhere they don’t feel comfortable. An office for a legal profession as ours, have to spend a lot of on the reception area as most of the times meeting rooms are occupied and you can deal with your clients outside in the reception.
Tags: furnishing, furniture, Home, office, Reception
Posted in Reception · March 10th, 2010 · Comments (0)
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