How to Decorate a Work Desk for Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras is a raucous week-long event that compels people to celebrate in spectacular ways. If you cannot get to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, bring a little piece of Mardi Gras to work, so you can still observe the holiday. Your workplace cannot accommodate a full parade, floats or many of the other notable details of the holiday, but you can incorporate the imagery and general merriment into your otherwise routine surroundings. Whether you are in the French Quarter or hundreds of miles away, you can have your own Mardi Gras so you do not miss out on the jubilant occasion. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Mardi Gras-themed desk items (pencils, sticky notes, highlighters, photos)
- Mardi Gras swag or streamers
- Beaded necklaces
- Candy
Instructions
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Ask your boss or office manager about decorations. Make sure none of your intended embellishments violate office policy.
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Focus on the purple, green and gold color scheme since most other traditional Mardi Gras features are not appropriate or feasible for an office setting. Staying true to the color scheme will keep decorations on-theme.
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Incorporate Mardi Gras into your work area to a limited degree by replacing standard desk items with Mardi Gras treats or souvenirs. Replace the contents of your pencil cup with Mardi Gras pencils. Use Mardi Gras colors as much as you can from sticky notes to highlighters. Replace family photos on your desk temporarily with Mardi Gras-related pictures.
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Hang a small swag around the perimeter of your desk. The embellishment will hang down from your desk, so it will not disturb the routine organization you have in your work area.
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Drape beaded necklaces across your desk. They are the most ubiquitous element of Mardi Gras and no celebration is complete without them. Wrap necklaces around your pencil cup or keyboard; drape them around your lamp.
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Leave Mardi Gras favors sitting out on your desk for your coworkers to pick up. Leave a bowl of beaded necklaces or candy wrapped in Mardi Gras colors.
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