Riptide, maybe your T's office isn't nice not because he is not willing to spend money on it, but because he has bad decorating taste. I wouldn't hold it against him. Some people just don't have much of an esthetic sense.

The color scheme of my T's office is quite dark and earthy. I think he takes special care with all of the "artifacts" that are there. Lots of stuff from third world countries, and lots of "medicine man" type implements, drums, scepters, brass receptacles filled with mystery stuff, stones and agates out on the tables, sculptures from China and Thailand, all sorts of interesting stuff.... He has a basket of toys for kids, but they are all "earthy" type toys, made of natural materials, etc. No brightly colored plastic in that room. He also has a wall for the props for his psychodrama group, and his desk area is a cluttered mess (which I find comforting). Lately he got a water cooler, which displaced some other stuff which he moved near the window where I usually sit. Piles of stuff. Starting to take over a little. I so relate to him on this... --my problem at home too. His office is a window into him--I like this self-disclosure.