Q: We have hired a interior design company to come into our office and make it more professional and comfortable to clients. Our office is located in an old historic house that has been rezoned as commercial space and we are a small law firm practicing family law. What types of changes will they be recommending.

-Stan, Michigan

A: There are a lot of things you can do to a historic house that has been deemed a commercial space. If your focus is on family law, then it only makes sense to have an office in a house. I have seen a lot of family law lawyers do exactly what you are doing right now. In their offices that I have visited it felt very comfortable adding chandeliers on the ceiling along with big leather couches and bookshelves in the waiting area. This allows your clients to calm down since they are in a “cozy” type atmosphere and not a busy office building.

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