How To Decorate An Office With Jessica Alba

Plenty of movie stars have offices. But Jessica Alba might be the only one who works from a fuchsia desk...in the middle of an open-plan work space. "I have my hands in everything," she says, of her role as founder of The Honest Company. "From product to design to marketing, even some tech. Being confined to an office and expecting my team to constantly check in just doesn’t work for me as well."

Alba invited us to a conference room at The Honest Company's new headquarters to share her tips on making a workspace feel comfortable and stylish.

"I wanted to give my team many different spaces to work from so they didn't feel like they were just at their desks all day," Alba says. The furniture in this conference room is basic and functional, but the lack of color and flair leaves something to be desired—not just in terms of style, but for productivity as well. "I always have my best ideas when I'm at home—there's less pressure. I want to recreate that environment for people and inspire them to thrive here."

"I find color stimulating," says Alba, who brought in a host of red-toned accessories to the sofa. "And these orange-y reds look really good with teal, the company's base color." When it comes to patterns, try keeping them in the same color family, so the look is cohesive.