Open-Concept Design Rethought As Homeowners Work-From-Home

A recent Wall Street Journal article touched on how designers are rethinking the open-concept design configuration of their own houses for a post-pandemic world.

This got us here at Chicagoland Home Staging thinking about how the buyer’s needs are transforming for their home search. The once coveted open-concept design, has been shifting all thanks to the growing needs for families at home.  With each family member all taking calls or Zoom meetings at the same time, the need for separate spaces has never been more urgent.

The design team at Chicagoland Home Staging see this as yet another opportunity to configure your homes to help the buyer see separate spaces for work, play, living, and solitude! Here are some examples of what this looks like through purposeful home staging.

One of the big trends coming out of the post-pandemic design aesthetic is the desire for lots of light. Big windows make the buyer feel like the home is clean and fresh. Many homeowners feel that letting more light into their home helps to ward off germs and viruses.

Here, we’ve created a large sitting area with views of the windows and fireplace. White furniture helps continue the feeling of fresh and clean as well!

Guest Rooms Turned Office

With a greater emphasis being placed on having a secluded and well-lit Zoom call location, buyers are looking especially for an office space. It was once the priority to have that guest room in a listing, but now if we position it as an office first, that area becomes more desirable. It can always be transitioned into a guest room in the future, but that might not be what people are looking for at this time.

We are able to take any small bedroom and give it an appearance of more space through our carefully chosen desk design and accessories. Even coming down to color and fabric options, we have a science to making small rooms feel larger!

Open-Concept Design Made Multi-Space