The Post-Pandemic House – Covid-19 is Creating a Demand for Outdoor Spaces

Bowers Design Build was recently interviewed for an article featured in Arlington Magazine on the Post-Pandemic House. The Covid-19 pandemic has created an increased demand for outdoor spaces

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The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted an intense focus on outdoor spaces, which offer the only safe place for homeowners to entertain. “It’s been a running joke in the office that everyone who’s calling wants a screened porch,” says Wilma Bowers of Bowers Design Build in McLean. “Now that they’re stuck in the house, they want an outdoor space built in conjunction with the kitchen. Everyone wants an extension of their home.”

Her firm is outfitting open-air spaces with fireplaces, TV and speaker systems, high-end finishes and power sources for lighting and laptops.

At AJ Madison, sales of outdoor-kitchen appliances are up, Petrino reports, as are wine fridges.

And because public pools are either closed or open with restricted occupancy, inquiries about backyard pools have skyrocketed, says Arlington landscape architect Jennifer Horn. “Everybody wants to build a pool right now, and everybody wants to build a fire pit. They say, ‘This is the only way I can see my friends.’ ” read full article