Reception is an important part of offices, bars, hotels and restaurants. Normally reception furniture is of different patterns for the above industries with slight variation in the interiors. And anyone can easily spot the difference between the receptions of offices compare to the hotels. These businesses will obviously be receiving people from the outside and the reception is definitely the first impression your guest will be having of your business.
Many digital media companies in England have fantastic looking reception area. Last one I went to was located in London and it had a bar with club furniture it was more like a mini bar. What a first impression it made on me and I was very impressed. Everyone gets one chance to make a good impression and this company took their chance.
I decided to do something like that in my office for our reception but with a twist. I wanted cafe furniture with the couches you see in many cafes. I also moved the fish tank to my office from the reception and replaced it with a pool table. As we are a law firm we get very tensed and nervous clients and bit of a pool and coffee while they wait certainly helps in building the relationship along with making them feel comfortable. After the changes we got really good feedbacks from our existing clients and we are certainly getting more and more new clients. I also have to say a big thank you to my secretary and my colleagues as they gave me some advice on the new reception.
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.