In a normal calendar year, Alexa Stevenson, owner of Alexa Stevenson Interior Decoration, typically remodels one kitchen. During the summer months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Stevenson redesigned five.
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many small businesses closed due to reductions in demand and health concerns among employees. For Stevenson, however, who doesn’t have a full-time employee on staff, the increase in individuals stuck in their homes for extended periods of time allowed her firm to experience a surge in design and home improvement projects.
“I did so much construction. You know, my carpenter now still has a waitlist of 12 people deep from COVID,” she said.