Do you have to cope with spending 40+ hours a week in cube farm? You’ll enjoy these helpful “survival” tips compiled by Darlene - a blogger from San Diego. Cubicles don’t have to create the cramped, uncomfortable work environment depicted in Dilbert cartoons if you and your coworkers make an effort to get along. A lot of it just boils down to being polite.
Darlene reminds readers that no one wants to hear every detail of your home life. Keep private conversations private by restricting them to break time when you can pop outside and use your cell phone. Besides noise, she also recommends being careful what your coworkers see (risqué artwork is a no-no) and what they smell (keep your lunch choices bland). For more insightful and funny advice, read the whole post.
For small business owners, setting up an office can be a time consuming chore. Some enterprising real estate providers are addressing this with one-stop shopping to lease both space and office furniture. Del Mar, CA is one place where entrepreneurs can move into a fully furnished 
Christmas came early for Planet Earth last year when one office furniture corporation made its most recent waste-to-landfill announcement on December 18th. Haworth cubicles are now “greener” than ever. The company’s U.S. locations went from producing 4.6 million pounds of landfill-bound waste to zero pounds in 2009. Global facilities in Shanghai, China and Pune, India have also achieved this goal. Haworth’s remaining production plants are slated to complete their transition away from relying on landfills by 2011.
During a recent renovation of the corporate headquarters for Haworth, cubicles weren’t outfitted with typical dedicated phone lines. Instead, the company opted for wireless, internet based technology that lets employees move phones wherever they are needed. This eliminated the need to purchase 407,000 feet of copper cabling.
Modern cubicle manufacturers offer a lot of visual interest in their product designs. They incorporate colorful fabrics, glass panels, lovely wood veneers, and more. However, if your company has old fashion grey fabric panels, the view from inside your workstation may be pretty dreary. Changing your cubicle’s vista from dull to interesting may be up to you.
Have you ever noticed that some people only feel important if they have the nicest chair in the room? An oversized executive desk chair upholstered in rich leather says “I’m the only person here who deserves luxurious office furniture.” Del Mar chairs from DMI don’t encourage this kind of mind game.
Ethospace
Although this collection was first introduced in 1985, you can still build on an original Ethospace installation using the latest components. The frame and tile system lets you update the look and feel of your office space with minimal disruption.
Do you remember making a diorama as a child for a school project? This educational art form is still popular among modern artists. Since the workplace is a central part of today’s lifestyle, it isn’t surprising that art sometimes incorporates office furniture. In San Diego, the Museum of Contemporary Art 
Buying all new cubicles isn’t the only improvement you can make to your office environment. This cunning group of coworkers has figured out how to upgrade an existing workspace to make it feel much cozier. Employee Stewart Douglas didn’t expect to come back from vacation and find himself the recipient of a “Total Cubicle Makeover”.
Pro Office Solutions in Arizona is the featured sponsor of a series of articles about Sierra Vista office furniture. Much of the content is directed at entrepreneurs who work from home. However, some of the advice for maximizing use of space can also be applied to corporate environments. Here are a couple of helpful tips for selecting filing cabinets.
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