The coworking space where I work took the exact opposite approach. For each new location they hire an artist and let him go wild on the decoration, they have an in-house team of architects to make it happen. It makes for interesting social dynamics since people with similar taste tend to gather at the same place, and the variety also encourage people to move location to see something different. But it has another more pragmatic benefit for the coworking company; the locations will not go out of style at the same time and so they don’t have to renovate all locations simultaneously.
On the contrary, I think this is a great example for how similar co-working spaces look. Even though this company apparently tried hard to make them look different, the pictures are so similar:
- All the ceilings have exposed "industrial" elements such as ventilation pipes, cables or unpainted metal.
- They are all very spacious with lots of exposed floor but no carpets (to make them easier to clean I assume)
- Modern, minimalist furniture
- The occasional plant here and there, but potted as to not introduce any dirt
- Non-distracting and almost bland color scheme. Notice how even the painting on the wall fades into the background.
They have more vibrant colors, more contrasts, less open space and more furniture overall. There are bookshelves and many unneeded but beautiful items like vases or small paintings. The ceilings have exposed wood and the floors are covered by carpets or are at least patterned.
You can see some examples of their interior designs here: https://silversquare.eu/en/coworking-locations/brussels