Decorating your office and home workspace with inspiring posters
The office is the room you look at 8 hours a day. A good poster changes the quality of your concentration and your breaks. A guide to choosing one, without falling into ridiculous motivational quotes.
Key points
- 263 posters in the Office posters collection, the 20 from this article in the table below.
- From $20.00 in A4, up to $74.00 in A0, 5 sizes for each poster.
- Printed in the United States on demand, free delivery from $69.
The table
The 20 posters at a glance
When you work from home, the quality of your concentration and of your breaks depends partly on what’s in front of your eyes. The office is the room you look at 8 hours a day, yet almost never decorate. A well-chosen poster plays a disproportionate role there: it sets a mood, offers a mental horizon, and also improves your background during video calls.
To choose the right subject for the effect you want (creativity, calm, horizon), see the full guide: decorating an office with inspiring posters.
The difference at home: the office is part of your interior, not a neutral shared space. Choose a frame that matches the rest of the room, aged wood for a living room or bedroom feel, matte black metal for a more contemporary corner. As for placement, put it behind you for video calls (the poster becomes the visual signature of your professional image), in size A2 minimum so it has impact. See our office posters or our travel posters.
Why the wall behind your desk matters
If you work from home, your background has become a professional object. Your clients, colleagues and prospects see this wall 3 to 5 hours a day. A well-chosen poster signs it with personality without overdoing it, where a blank wall says the opposite.
The rule is simple: the poster should flatter the background, not grab the eye. An image that’s too loud distracts the person on the other end of a video call and signals a certain decorative indecision. An image that’s too discreet disappears. The target is a sober character.
For solo working comfort, it’s the opposite: a poster you see out of the corner of your eye for 8 hours should be worth contemplating. 3 minutes of break looking at a Roger Broders French Riviera poster beat scrolling Instagram. That’s what travel posters do best.
4 types of posters that work in the office
Travel posters
Roger Broders, Cassandre, Wagons-Lits. Travel creates a mental horizon. Its restrained graphic palette works well as a video call background. Choose a destination you love, have visited, or dream of visiting. That emotional projection feeds your breaks.
Botanicals
Herbarium plates, foliage, flowers. Calmer than travel posters, they are perfect for offices that demand long stretches of focus (writing, coding, analysis). Green is soothing, and it’s well documented.
Vintage typography
Old lettering, Belle Époque alphabets, historic brand marks. More graphic, more identity. A great fit for a creative office (design, marketing). Beware of big motivational quotes: almost always kitsch.
Graphic minimalists
A circle, a line, 2 colors. The visual minimum, the maximum effect on the atmosphere. Very good in offices where you want restraint, and very flattering on video calls.
Designing your office wall
The main poster behind the screen
A2 or A3 size, centered behind your chair. Height: the top of the poster level with the top of the screen. That’s what shows up in a standard video call frame.
Side posters
One or 2 smaller posters (A4 or A5) on the side walls or on a shelf. Match the colors of the main poster and vary the subjects (one travel, one botanical). No more than 3 posters in total in a standard office.
The open-plan office (at home)
If your workspace is in a living room or under a mezzanine, don’t overdo it: a single main poster is enough. Harmony with the rest of the room comes before personal signature.
The right frame for the office
Light wood for a clean Scandinavian look. Matte black metal for an industrial feel. Black wood for a Belle Époque spirit. Avoid gold in an office: too much shine in the video frame.
Build this wall
3 posters from this article, at true scale
All 3 posters: $106.00
Frequently asked questions
You often ask us
What type of poster for a home office?
Travel posters (they give your mind room to breathe), botanicals (they soothe), vintage inspirational posters (old typography, understated quotes), and graphic minimalists. Avoid busy narrative posters, which are distracting on video calls.
Should you have a poster behind you (visible on video calls)?
Yes, it’s one of the best investments for remote work. A poster behind you gives your image character without looking staged. Choose something calm and legible that flatters the background rather than drawing the eye.
How many posters in an office?
One main poster behind the workstation, plus one or 2 side posters (shelf, corner wall). 3 maximum. Beyond that, the eye no longer knows where to rest during breaks.
Motivational posters or travel posters?
Travel. Vintage motivational quotes are often kitsch or clichéd. A 1935 Saint-Tropez poster does more for motivation than an “Inspire” poster with a mountain and an English word.
What size for a small office (under 8 m²)?
A3 or A2, never A1 in a tight space. The poster should complement the room, not overwhelm it. Landscape is often a better fit than portrait in a narrow office.
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