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These lockdown renovations were done with an eye for post-pandemic living
Backyard offices, home gyms, rock-climbing rooms. Here are some of the spaces reconfigured with new realities in mind. (Courtesy of Peter Toth/BC BoxOffice)
It took a global pandemic for many Canadians to realize their homes are not as spacious or multi-functional as events might demand. The closure of office spaces, gyms and for a while playgrounds left many families feeling cramped at home. Parents searched for quiet nooks to make Zoom calls, while kids deprived of hangout sessions with friends or sleepovers with grandparents sought any means of escape. Amid the on-again, off-again lockdowns, nearly half of Canadians said they already had, or were considering, home renovations, according to an Abacus Data poll released in March. Here are some of the spaces they reconfigured with new realities in mind.