One effective break idea is for workers to get out of the office and mingle on outdoor park benches for a few minutes

While many companies can't offer the nap pods, ping pong tables or gourmet chefs offered by Google, there are several inexpensive break room ideas you can use to improve employee morale and boost productivity.

According to experts, the goal behind a break room is not to regard it as a place where employees slack off, but a place where they can relax, recharge and interact with fellow employees.

Employee lockers and break rooms set the tone for how employees are treated

Here are a few suggestions:

1. Break Room Décor - while it is important (and required) that employment legal notices be posted, be sure to make your break room different than the rest of the office or workplace. Paint it a different color. Add plants. Include comfortable chairs. Hang pictures. This lets employees know this is a space that is remove

Commercial planters easily add curb appeal to apartment

Why is curb appeal so important to renters? How much impact could commercial planters filled with colorful flowers or a shiny, clean park bench have on a prospective tenant? How can you spruce up the outside look of your apartment complex without blowing up your budget?

After all, curb appeal is basically a first impression, the first image a renter receives about your property. And we all know how important first impressions are from our interaction over the years with fellow humans.

Let's start with the psychology. The reason why first impressions are so critical is because our brains gather an incredible mass of information when trying to make a decision. Because there is such a complex amount of data processing going on, the brain looks for shortcuts.

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