With so many of us working from a home office, creating an attractive background wall for video meetings deserves serious consideration.
The goal is to design a stylish, light-friendly space combined with a visually appealing background. Here are a few inspirational ideas to get you ready for those back-to-back Zoom calls.
Embrace an “office” aesthetic by using it as an opportunity to display (in an organized fashion, of course) work essentials like cork boards, hanging file folders and peg boards. With the right accessories and color scheme, it can look ultra-chic.
If you’re a book lover, you’ll feel right at home with a background wall of shelves for display. Shelves allow total flexibility to play with layering personal mementos, beloved novels and unique tchotchkes to showcase your personal style.
Plants are a good answer to a background wall conundrum. The options are endless: dark and leafy, tall and proud, long and trailing, etc. A quick trip to a local greenhouse can score you a texture-filled studio that literally breathes life into the air.
DIYers who enjoy a good project may want to go the bold route by giving their background wall a total revamp. This could mean something as simple as a paint color change, a peel-and-stick wallpaper pattern or, for those that are more ambitious, a hand-painted mural.
Sunshine State travelers can make a big splash with a free virtual background of favorite destinations and activities ranging from riding horses on the beaches of Amelia Island, airboat riding through the Everglades, undersea explorations in Key Largo or paddling adventures in Weeki Wachee Springs State Park.
Download virtual backgrounds at visitflorida.com/en-us/zoom-backgrounds.html.