Meeting Rooms 50+ Bursts of Creativity

1. THE GREEN ROOM • Astro turf carpet • Painted green furniture • Green walls (can have transparent whiteboard paint to allow writing) • Wall decals of famous green things (like the Hulk) • Screensaver of TV can be the matrix green screen • Lots of plants • Green artifacts (coaster, clock, green apples, etc…)

2. THE PICNIC ROOM • Astro turf carpet • Picnic table instead of real table • Grass and tree wall stickers • Today’s menu chalk board • Put hooks on wall and hang funny aprons • Artifacts (picnic basket that holds supplies, stuffed bears, hotdog clock, gingham pattern coasters)

3. THE LAVA LOUNGE • Retro / disco carpet • Bean bag chairs • Low adjustable table • A couple uplight bars • Artifacts (“Lounge” neon sign, led coasters, Lava lamps and disco ball)

4. THE PING PONG ROOM • Take a circular table and add a net in the middle, put two ping pong paddles • Create wall art from other colorful paddles • Ping pong score keeper • Artifacts (retro ping pong kits as décor, light fixture of balls, framed word art, coasters, clocks )

5. THE SPACE STATION • Make the color scheme grey, white, orange, yellow – to look like a retro space station • Pain a command board on the wall and use some buttons, knobs for realism • Paint night sky on the ceiling and get one of the moon lights try create effect when lights go off • Create a mobile of little astronauts • Wall stickers with planets, flying saucers • Artifacts (silver ducts, moon coasters, NASA clock)

6. THE SUPER MARIO ROOM • Paint game themes on the walls • Place stuffed mario characters everywhere • Build a “green sewer drain” to hold supplies, get square table and paint [?] coin on top • Artifacts (mushroom touch lamps, fly trap plants, retro nintendo hooked up to TV monitor,

coasters)

7. THE MUSIC ROOM • Put old album covers all over one wall • Put melted record bowls to hold supplies • Have a fake “gold record” award • Piano or musical notes on carpet • Artifacts (record coasters, music wall stickers, guitar in one corner, metronome, etc..)

8. THE JUNGLE • Wall art that looks like the jungle • More natural, raw wood table • ottomans instead of chairs (that look like tree stumps) • Big stuffed tiger and boa constrictor • Artifacts (yuka or big fern plants, fake bananas hanging from ceiling, monkey coasters)

9. THE BOLLYWOOD ROOM • Lots of colorful silks, saris and throw pillows • Retro Bollywood movie posters • Very low table and big cushions instead of chairs • Several Indian throw rugs on the floor • Artifacts (rug coasters, grass plants, star lamps, elephant statues)

10. THE WWW ROOM • Giant memes wall mural • Decals of various internet symbols on the walls / furniture • Framed photos of various internet pioneers • Get a simple rectangular table and paint a giant keyboard on the table top • Artifacts (circuit board coasters, internet café neon sign, msm or social media themed pillows)

11. THE SECRET CODE ROOM • Code wall art / stickers on the wall • Lots of elephant & dolphin artifacts (stuffed animals, coasters, clock, etc..) • Mini fridge (for liquids needed to facilitate a state of ballmer peek) • Framed posters (HACK, ASCII tables, etc…)

12. THE PIXEL ROOM • Wall of pixels • Colorful table and chairs • Flip charts and lots of colorful markers • Artifacts (crayon pillows, slinkies, playdoh, pantone coasters) • Color theory / graphic design books

13. THAT 70’S DEN • Put old recliners around a circular table instead of table + chairs • Wood paneling or a faux brick wall on one wall • Shag carpeting • Artifacts (cardboard deer head, 8-track player, retro board games, old bay blanket)

14. THE NUMBER ROOM • Everything in the room has numbers on it, from the floor to the walls • Wallpaper, area rug, coasters, clock, tv screen saver, framed prints, chair pillows, etc…

15. THE LEGO ROOM • Affix the green lego baseplates to the wall and put a bunch of lego blocks on them • Get two giant lego heads - one to hold a bunch of lego pieces and another for supplies • Artifacts (clock, coasters, garbage bin, stuffed lego men, lego phone)

16. THE GYM • Put down exercise mats instead of carpeting • Roll up some yoga mats in the corner • Put exercise balls instead of regular chairs • Inflatable punching bag • Exercise posters on the wall

17. THE RACE TRACK • Put a steering wheel on the door or wall • Put fast car or road wall stickers • Paint the floor like a road (or get a carpet) • Paint a race track on the table top • Artifacts (cheesy car posters, route 66 coasters, hubcap clock, air freshener mobile)

18. THE SUPERHERO PHONE BOOTH • Paint a telephone booth around the frame of the door • Create one wall that is a large comic book panel • Put logos of famous super heroes as wall art • Cover the table in comic book (someone at the offices actually makes these) • Artifacts (gag batman signal, coasters, comic books, etc..)

19. THE DOG HOUSE • This room has gone to the dogs … every object is dog themed (maybe we can create a cat corner) • Let all staff who have dogs frame a photo of their pooch on one wall • Put fire hydrant in corner of room • Artifacts (dog licking screensaver, mousepad, coasters, stuffed dogs)

20. THE BRAIN ROOM • Put world’s largest crossword puzzle on the wall • Put a bunch of puzzles from thinkgeek.com on the table to play with during meetings • Keep the rest of the room quite focused and serious • Rubik’s cube coasters!

21. THE STAR WARS TRIBUTE ROOM • Sure to be a hit with all the fellas, this room will be an homage to Star Wars • Speed of light wall paper and death star wall decal • Vintage movie posters • Artifacts (light sabers, star wars screensaver, tin to hold supplies, clock, coasters)

22. THE CHATTY ROOM • Fill all the unused wall space with various quotes that relate to our values • Keep the walls white, with various different black fonts – very monochromatic • Black table and chairs • Chalkboard to write your own quotes • Quote themed artifacts (coasters, book of quotes, dictionaries)

23. THE RETRO DINER • Put retro dining table + chairs instead of standard • Paint black/white checkers on the floor (or use carpeting) • Put campy 50s movie posters (Rebel Without a Cause, etc…) • 50s artifacts (diner sign, starburst clock

24. THE TREE HOUSE • Paint trees on the walls and onto the ceiling / paint column as a tree trunk if it is in room • Put a swing or hammock suspended from the ceiling in one corner • Use natural, unstained simple wood furniture and wood artifacts (objects, bowl for storage) • Try wood panelling along the bottom edge of the walls, to look like you in a tree house

25. THE SKY WALK • Paint the walls and ceiling to look like a beautiful blue sky • Put white table, chairs, and ottomans in the room to represent clouds • Get a suspended paper lampshade that looks like a cloud • Artifacts (happy cloud coasters, sun clock, lots of bright and healthy plants)

26. SURF’S UP ROOM • Paint a giant wave on the wall • Add a small fish tank on a shelf or the table • Include toy lobster, starfish, and other underwater creatures in coasters, wall art, etc.. • Paint the table and use carpeting / floor paint to look like the sand of the beach

27. THE TIKI BAR • Put bamboo panelling against one wall • Make the whiteboard wall red with transparent dry-erase paint so its functional • Add lots of tiki idol artifacts (on wall, coasters, storage bins, screensavers, etc...) • Put in yuka or palm-tree style plants • Put a framed “Shag” print – you can order them online and it’s extremely tiki!

28. THE SKETCH ROOM (L’ATELIER) • This room will inspire all graphic artists and the who admire them • The room should look like a page out of a sketch book, including:

• Inked wall art • Black and white furniture • A huge whiteboard wall with black + color markers • Paint drip coasters

28. THE WILLY WONKA ROOM • Candy swirl painted floor • Gum ball machines and other small candy dispensers • Big round cushions instead of regular chairs • Gummy bear lamps (yes, they do exist) • Colorful ceiling lighting

29. THE SILVER FACTORY ROOM (ANDY WARHOL) • An entirely silver room, done in an homage to Warhol’s famous art studio • Paint metallic silver walls, chairs, tables, accessories – all silver and metal

30. THE RELAXATION CHAMBER • Super calming environment • Soft glowing lights (salt rock lamps) • Warm orange wall • 2 Massage chairs and a coffee table instead of regular table chairs

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31. THE DRAGON’S LAIR • Dragon and knight wall stickers or mural art • Toy dragons throughout the room • Round table (for the various knights)

32. NINJA TRAINING ROOM • Ninja wall stickers or mural art and paint ninjas on the storage furniture • Get nerf swords • Red furniture and room accents • Japanese lanterns and ninja star drink coasters

33. WESTERN SALOON • Create various wanted posters of people in the office and frame them on a wall • Affix rope and horseshoes to the wall or furniture • Western themed wall stickers and string lights • Fake cowhide rug and tumbleweed decorations • Cactus plants

34. THE BIRD’S NEST • Tons of bird wall decals all over the walls • Bird mobile • Wicker furniture (like a bird’s nest) ... Papison would be cool • Large white and light blue cushions .. .that look like eggs • Artifacts (egg coasters, glowing egg lights, bird screensaver, etc..)

35. THE CABANE SUCRE • Fake wood panelling on the wall • Black whiteboard paint to write on (like a big menu chalkboard) • Maple syrup tins • Fake moose head on the wall • Lumberjack sash • Leaves mobile

36. THE ‘WTF’ ROOM • This room would appear extremely normal ... With regular office furniture and walls • However, it would be filled with very weird knick-knacks, like what you’d find at a joke store

37. MEGABYTE MOUNTAIN • Mountainscape wall decal • Circuit board supplies box • Floppy disk coasters • Planters made out of old computers • Little robots

38. THE SPORTS BAR • Sports stuff on the walls (Habs jersey, golf framed art) • Sports-themed bean bag chairs • Foam basketball net • Football field area rug • Stadium wall mural painted on walls

39. THE SUSTAINABLE ROOM • Everything in the room is made from recycled materials

40. THE MATRIX ROOM • Paint the walls like the Matrix.

41. THE VEGAS ROOM • This could be our discreet room – “whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas ...” • Put a large framed photo of the welcome to vegas sign or the strip • Use a card table instead of a regular table • Put a slot machine in one corner • Artifacts (poker chip drink coasters, large cactus plant)

42. THE POLKA DOT ROOM • Everything in the room is circular • Paint polka dots all over the walls, some using whiteboard paint and some regular paint or stickers • Colorful circle throw rugs from ikea • Circular table with circular ottomans instead of chairs

43. THE STUDY • Blik’s “academia” wall tiles that make the wall look like an old fashioned study / bookshelf • Four “captain’s chair” style chairs and a low circular table • A couple of prints framed in antique gold frames • Artifacts (leather coasters, small bar with decanters, floor lamps)

44. THE APARTMENT • Using wall decals for appliances, windows, and other furnishings, you can create the feeling of an apartment for those who want to “work from home” while at work. • Instead of a conference room table, you can have a dining table with chairs and other artifacts that represent your home.

46. THE IGLOO • Paint the entire room white • Put an inflatable igloo tent in the middle of the room, with cushions on the inside • Have your meetings inside the igloo

ADDITIONAL IDEAS: • The Boxing Ring • Room of Mirrors • The Employee Art Gallery • The “Inside a Machine” Room • The DIY Room (everything is handmade) • The Garden (tons of plants) • The Bar • The Inflatable room (all the furniture is inflatable) • The 007 Room (spy / James Bond style)