“The COVID-19 stay at home order has us looking at our homes and community spaces with a new lens,” says McAllister. “We are now observing how color, art, fabrics, plants, and lighting affects our mood as our residences have become our place to live, work, entertain, and getaway. Developers will need to reshape their approach to accommodate these types of aesthetics as well as provide the required safety.”

Multi-family developments and community spaces will shift to a more holistic approach to maintain high occupancy. The aim will be to satisfy the new needs of renters who spend more time at home and adapt to safer measures while still providing human interaction. There will be a necessity for easy sanitization of shared spaces, public seating areas at a distance, personal workspaces and touchless options.

Sanitization

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Clubhouses and leasing offices will shift to easily wipeable surfaces and antimicrobials fabrics such as vegan leather for all public seating. There will also be a need to offer hand sanitizer stations community-wide. Touchless screens will be available in parking garages, elevators, fitness equipment and more.

Live and Work Units

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Developers will add flexible amenity spaces that can be used by residents for meetings, individual workspace pods and fitness. Bench seating, hammocks, incubated workspaces and spread out equipment will allow for 6-foot distancing so people may feel safe to work and play outside of the home in smaller group settings.

Green Options

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Embracing more “green” options is a high priority now. New materials will be used like acoustic tile that may be used as a sound barrier, absorbent3 layer material that can be used behind art or drapey panels to eliminate the absorbents of emissions.

Local Flavor

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Developers will mirror the regional personality within each property design by incorporating the local community and flavor. The landscape and experience will be enhanced through thoughtful design placement for all senses.

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If your contemporary space needs a pick-me-up, fear no more. Slowly but surely, bold wallpapers are coming back into the mix as a haute design trend for 2013. What might look unsightly in paint is easily achieved with the right wallpaper, so get adventurous.

Depending on your personal style, wallpaper can be an excellent option for a bedroom statement wall. Bold patterns may also complement a creative home office or library space, helping to keep the vibe positive and great ideas flowing.

We don’t recommend using wallpaper in bathrooms (as much as you might want to add some further visual interest to your primping space) due to the moisture that may accumulate from steamy showers, but it’s a fabulous and versatile option for other homey spaces that need some spiffing up!

Check out wallpaper creatives like Flavor Paper, Shi Yuan and Surrealian

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Photos courtesy of Houzz

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Indigo is known as a vibrant color perfect for accessories and ‘devil in a blue dress’ kind of vibe. However, it’s never really been popular in the US as a color for décor, wallpaper, furniture, and more…until now.

Indigo is a favorite in Mediterranean cultures, and now the gorgeous color is becoming the newest trend here in the states. Indigo has a strong presence and looks best as an accent (say in the form of a colored door, a wild backsplash or statement piece of furniture).

Photos courtesy of Elle Décor, theindigoandco, freakdebris, sharonstyleportfolio

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