{"id":61687,"date":"2020-09-07T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/parents-are-spending-big-bucks-on-fancy-home-setups-for-virtual-school\/"},"modified":"2020-09-07T16:28:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T13:28:00","slug":"parents-are-spending-big-bucks-on-fancy-home-setups-for-virtual-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/parents-are-spending-big-bucks-on-fancy-home-setups-for-virtual-school\/","title":{"rendered":"#Parents are spending big bucks on fancy home setups for virtual school"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Parents are spending big bucks on fancy home setups for virtual school<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n These rooms are too cool for school.<\/p>\n

As tri-state area schools kick off the academic year with a mix of remote and in-person teaching, some parents are ditching dull desk setups and outfitting their kiddos\u2019 virtual learning spaces with extra pomp (despite the circumstances). Others are even hiring professional (and pricey) decorators to dream up elaborate remote-work environments for the pint-sized set.<\/p>\n

Take one Connecticut couple, a journalist and a finance professional, who tapp<\/a>ed Manhattan interior designer Kathleen Walsh for a quick transformation. Her task: Turn a skylit wing of their Greenwich house into a multi-use room for a trio of middle- and high-schoolers.<\/p>\n

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Kathleen Walsh\u2019s setup<\/span>Rikki Snyder<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe project was in the works before COVID,\u201d said Walsh, but the desire to make the high-ceilinged, 30-by-18-foot room a pseudo-classroom quickly accelerated when remote learning became the norm. \u201cThe pandemic just solidified the plan and the go-ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Construction started one week before the stay-at-home order was handed down in the spring; FaceTime and phone calls pushed progress forward until site visits could resume.<\/p>\n

Walsh and her team created two halves: a study area with desks and flat surfaces for working, and a lounge for after-hours hangouts with comfortable seating, a projection TV and even a beverage station.<\/p>\n

Since the room would be subject to daily use, Walsh and the clients selected high-grade furniture and accessories \u2014 all available online \u2014 including desks from Room & Board, a sofa from Rove Concepts, chairs and ottoman from Design Within Reach and pillows from Judy Ross Textiles. Overall costs of a room makeover of this nature, including design fees, construction and furnishings, can reach anywhere from $55,000 to $70,000, depending on the level of goods, according to Walsh.<\/p>\n

Pinterest<\/a> reports that searches for \u201ckid\u2019s desk ideas\u201d and \u201chomework station\u201d are up 23 times from last year.<\/p>\n

And online interior design service Havenly.com has seen customer inquiries rise 62% during COVID-19 as people reassess their homes \u2014 since they\u2019re stuck inside so much more \u2014 and how they function given the rise in virtual offices and classrooms. \u201cWe have certainly had an interest in this type of project as schools and offices shift to a remote structure, as well as growth across all room categories,\u201d said Heather Goerzen, Havenly\u2019s design lead. Prices start at $79 for small jobs like room spruce-ups. The full package, at $129, provides a complete room makeover and realistic visualization of a newly designed space.<\/p>\n

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Casa Kids<\/span>Casa Kids<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Casa Kids, an online brand that specializes in customized and functional children\u2019s furniture for compact spaces, has also seen an increase in inquiries since March. Coronavirus quarantine has inspired a new collection, which includes a loft bed with a desk underneath, intended to save space and contain clutter.<\/p>\n

For 12-year-old twins Delia and Isabel Oliver of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, all-in-one loft beds with homework spaces below from Casa Kids brought form and function to their shared room, while providing plenty of storage for books, gadgets and school supplies.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things we\u2019re all dealing with is the wise use of space, and finding a quiet area to learn and engage,\u201d said mom Christina Oliver, who spent about $6,000 on the furniture. \u201cThis configuration gives them a semblance of their own space and privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Celebrities, too, are ensuring their kids\u2019 amenities are top of the class. Chrissy Teigen recently shared on Twitter the preschool-like enclave designed for daughter Luna, 4, in the sprawling Beverly Hills home she and her husband, singer John Legend, have just put on the market for $23.95 million.<\/p>\n

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Chrissy Teigen\u2019s setup<\/span>@chrissyteigen\/Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI really have always wanted to be a teacher,\u201d wrote the 34-year-old model and cookbook author, adding that while she and Legend are \u201cabsolutely bringing in a professional\u201d for the instruction element, she adores the room. It includes two kiddie tables with wee chairs to match, a reading nook, a dress-up clothes rack, shelves filled with blocks, an art station with drying area for mini masterpieces and even a row of cubbies with Luna\u2019s name atop one. (Maybe Luna will let brother Miles, 2, share.)<\/p>\n

New York designer Kathy Kuo and her team recently used their web-based design platform to transform a bare room into a multi-use play and learning space for two young children, ages 5 and 8. It was part of a larger project for her clients, a family in Westport, Connecticut.<\/p>\n

For the learning space, which cost approximately $13,000 to create, many school elements such as chalkboards, a reading nook, and a costume and pretend area were incorporated into the scheme. \u201cWe designed a playroom that features several \u2018stations\u2019 as they experience in school,\u201d Kuo said.<\/p>\n

The room, which includes storage and a desk for art and writing projects, was also designed with future use in mind. \u201cAs the kids grow up, the space can transition with them,\u201d Kuo added. \u201cIn the teenage years, it can be a game<\/a> room or place to practice their instruments and after-school activities. Later, it can make for a more casual family room, or even additional guest suite.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other parents are taking design matters into their own hands.<\/p>\n

New Jersey blogger Nicole Reid created a home space for around $500 that could be shared by her boys, 6-year-old Jaden and 2-year-old Jaxon. According to Reid, transforming a kid-friendly workspace can be an easy quick weekend project if you know where to start.<\/p>\n

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Nicole Reid\u2019s space<\/span>Courtesy of Nicole Reid<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe first step in transforming a workspace space is to purge any and everything that is broken and your kids have outgrown,\u201d said Reid, 35, who runs her blog Home on Poplar Creek from her Cherry Hill abode. \u201cNext, think about your storage needs, and use containers and baskets to organize workbooks, crayons and toys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reid\u2019s favorite part of the room is the chalkboard mountain mural she created on the walls. \u201cWhat kid doesn\u2019t love to draw on the walls? It will serve as a way to write out lessons and schedules for the kids and also a place for them to draw and be creative.\u201d Reid used Krylon Chalkboard paint, purchased for $12.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mountain mural takes about 5 hours, between applying the painter\u2019s tape, paint, dry time and a second coat of paint,\u201d added Reid.<\/p>\n

Model and influencer Christina Mendez wanted to pull out all the stops for her 9-year-old fourth-grader, Cailey Christine.<\/p>\n

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Cailey Christine<\/span>Christina Mendez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Together, for under $400, they created a coordinated red-and-black nook off their Upper West Side living room that includes a study and reading area with essential accessories such as a whiteboard for the day\u2019s schedule, a scent diffuser, stress balls and noise-canceling headphones.<\/p>\n

Their favorite part of the space? \u201cThe decal message on the wall that reads \u2018You are amazing. Remember that,\u2019 \u201d said Mendez, 39. \u201cI think it\u2019s a great reminder to let her know that regardless of the changes happening right now, she is still amazing and will do great this year!\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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