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THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021 • YOUR HOME YOUR WAY • THE BRANDON SUN 7

Pinterest fuels interest in woodwork, renovations

BY TYLER CLARKE pandemic killed travel op- On this front, exotic a year ago, she said, “We lit-
tions worldwide, people woods have been flying off erally worked 18-hour days
Surging interest in home found themselves with more the shelves. for months and months just
renovations and crafts has time on their hands. The growing demand has to keep up.”
driven up lumber prices, “People were stuck at driven up prices to such a New builds were steady,
leaving Windsor Plywood in home and on Pinterest be- degree that Behrens said he’s she said, with the real uptick
Brandon scrambling to keep cause they’re coming in and surprised to see demand con- taking place in home renova-
up with demand. doing projects,” Behrens said tinue seemingly unabated. tions.
“We’ve got a full yard of the social media platform “It’s like being in a war, “We’re finding people are
— we really stocked up,” that shows people examples where you’re short of this looking for serene,” she said,
manager Peter Behrens said. of various craft projects. and short of that and you’re adding people are striving to
“We’ve got a pile of stuff be- People were looking at not sure you’ll be able to get make their homes a “peaceful
cause I think in the next cou- the same walls every day it,” he said. “I think it’s just place” because they’re spend-
ple months there’s going to and figuring they should do weird for everybody.” ing more time there.
be all kinds of stuff you won’t something to improve the JT Interiors Design Calm colours have been
be able to get. surroundings they were stuck Group owner and design- popular, with people seeming
“We’ve got more stuff in, he added. er Jolene Toder expressed to prioritize blues, and peo-
than we’ve ever had, here, but “I’m surprised at how a similar sentiment, noting ple want to make their space
the thing is, it’s a big ques- many young people are tak- things have been busier than cosy, comfortable and clean
tion mark … We wouldn’t be ing up just the craftsman part ever. — “the three Cs everyone
surprised with what’s going of it — doing things like spe- After a week’s pause when is looking for, no matter the
to happen next because it has cial epoxy projects, building everyone was wondering style.”
been so weird.” furniture — it’s really neat to what was going on when the
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