Design challenges for 2021

In some ways this is a very exciting time in the home design industry. We are having to look at the way a home is designed with new eyes. Over the past several months millions of people have been tasked with having to work from home rather than commuting to an office location. This presents new challenges for those of us in the design profession addressing the needs of those who will be working from home. Many of them now permanently, as companies realize that productivity is up and costs are down.

Here at Darling Designs we are looking at the way we develop floor plans. The standard room layout and list of spaces has changed. How the dynamic of the family unit can be met while providing the type of space required for our clients to be able to do the assigned job to their fullest capabilities.

If you are in that situation, working from home permanently, and find that your home just isn't conducive to both home life and work life we encourage you to consider having a new home designed and built that will accommodate your new life style in a way that both blends and separates the work and living space that is both comfortable and functionable. In addition, the tax benefits are off the charts and make this a venture well worth considering.

I have been working from home since 1998. I know a lot about what it takes to make the combination work, for both myself and my wife, but everyone's challenge will be different. Those with young children have potential home schooling needs along with one or both parents now working from home. There now needs to be office space, not just a computer on the Dining Room table and space for school age children to have a learning center that caters to their specific needs. Design solutions we have been developing and perfecting over the past few months.

This problem is a national issue and we stand ready to help create for you the perfect work / home environment that will now make you say..."i could live and work here."

Realtors, I'm sure many of you are facing the issue of trying to find the right fit for clients who have needs for home offices and home schooling that are different than just a few short months ago. Let's get together and help those clients with the right solution. We stand ready to present a team approach to offer those clients solutions that will improve their lives immeasurably. That solution may be finding the right home that just needs some remodeling or it may be a need for a new residence that meets all their needs. Either way, we can offer them the right and best solution. With inventory low in many cities and towns all across America the answer is more and more often creating a new home for those clients. As their Realtor, your focus may need to change to finding building sites, empty lots, or older homes that could be razed for the purpose of creating the right solution for those clients. As a team, you and Darling Designs can help move this nation into 2021 with a new focus and solve the "what do we do now?" issue for many families.

Builders, If you are looking to meet the high demand for new homes, it's vital you are on top of this new need for home office and home schooling spaces. Spec homes that meet those new needs will be the first to sell and will do so at higher prices. Being the go to builder for those types of solutions will help you establish a reputation for being forward thinking and a responsive partner in creating new homes that meet the needs of 2021 families. Darling Designs already has an impressive track record when designing "spec" homes, most selling before they are completed. Starting with our first spec home in 1995 that sold for $300,000 over expectations while still in framing to a recent home in Scottsdale that sold in 15 days after being listed for $100,000.00 more than any home in the same neighborhood had ever sold for. We continue to strive to set ourselves apart by offering what the buyers want and need.

Call me today, let's get started on that new home design with office space, home schooling space or whatever the individual needs may be. Darling Designs, Ron Darling 480.200.2242. www.darlingdesignsinc.com