How to design your home post Covid 19!
Lighting and Ventilation. Ensure all rooms have natural lighting and adequate ventilation. If the lockdown taught us anything, it is that people are not meant to sit and work from a dimly lit bed all day. A sturdy desk and supportive chair in a room with plenty of sunlight is necessary to maintain good health, eyesight, and posture. In row houses with only two exposed sides, we must optimize the natural light and incorporate multiple windows and, if possible, skylights. Optimizing Seating Arrangements. Try and have various types of open spaces with different seating arrangements and capacity. For example, a formal living and dining room in one space and a family lounge in a different room, all offer unique seating arrangements that one can choose from. Further, try and incorporate some dynamic furniture that can be repurposed into a workstation in the future. For example, coffee tables with pull out desks, console tables with adjustable heights, niches in walls that ...