The team eagerly wanted to redecorate, I "allowed" (for those who felt they needed this) the team to redecorate and move their desks how they saw the best layou

The team eagerly wanted to redecorate, I "allowed" (for those who felt they needed this) the team to redecorate and move their desks how they saw the best layout. Boy did I get into trouble with the designer and corporate policy, because the desks in the whole enterprise were layouted in that (for developers bad) way (long rows). I threatened to leave and the team got their layout (4 desk islands, lots of moveable whiteboards, plants and dividers).