Capiche? Kinda cute, kinda one-dimensional. And before those grey-axe-wallpaper-loving folks among you start spewing hate in the comment section, I don’t think there is anything wrong with covering your walls with the said objects, just NOT your office walls. So let’s make ourselves look completely uninteresting by painting it grey, huh? Or let’s look like a psycho by hanging a vintage embossed axe there? Or maybe plaster a floral wallpaper and look like a local Karen? No? I thought so. Too interesting? Hmmm…Via Hobby Lobby Are boring solutions even solutions? Aside from your fabulous face, your boss, your coworkers, your clients and everyone else you are talking to are going to see the wall behind you as well.

Image Source: Īside from the general necessity of a work desk, office chair, and your laptop, one of the major essentials in every modern home office is the background, aka the wall behind you. From freelancers to corporate workers and teachers, everyone seems to be at home, doing their thing from improvised or full-blown home offices. Need a preview? Here’s what you’ll find for your new, immaculate work-from-home situation.(4 min read) Most of us are pretty much home office-oriented when it comes to working at this point. If you’ve ever wanted to dial in from a Dwell house, now’s your chance- click here to download backgrounds from some of our favorite dwellings, shot by photographers Pippa Drummond and Joe Fletcher. Luckily, Zoom makes it easy to manifest the environment we want if the environment we have isn’t ideal. Perhaps your cat is licking its unmentionables, and it’s not quite the scene you want to set for your one-on-one. Your kids’ discarded toys and jackets may be strewn on the floor, or your roommate is in the throes of an online boxing class. Raise your camera to be eye level so that folks aren’t staring directly into your nostrils.īackgrounds, however, are another matter.

Face a window to get nice, even lighting. Get dressed, for one (showering is optional at this point, IMHO). As we approach the 10th week of sheltering in place, most of us have figured out how to look good-well, okay, presentable-on camera as meetings have migrated to Zoom, Google Hangouts, and the like.

Beautiful room background for zoom