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There are industries that have made business difficult due to Corona, but others enjoy a sparkling moment.
That's the interior industry.
As the time spent at home is getting longer, the decorating craze is blowing.
This is Kim Hye-min.
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Jo Mo, in his 60s, has recently changed the interior of the house, including kitchens and toilets.
[Mr. Grandmother/Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi: I have a lot of time at home, so my house is very short of storage space.
I started the kitchen.
It seems that the living room is also insufficient...
.] As
remote classes are getting longer, students' rooms are refurbished, or the library is redecorated to work from home.
[Yoonmi Choi/Yangju City, Gyeonggi: I usually didn't feel the necessity because the children didn't go to school and stayed at home for a long time, but I think they should have something…
.] As the
time to stay at home increased due to COVID-19, the number of consumers who care about the interior increased significantly.
There are many people who choose not to do large-scale construction, but to simply decorate a part of the space while living in the house or to complete the process in one day.
The so-called'home furnishing' popularity has led interior companies to enjoy a special sparkle.
In the second quarter of this year, the operating profit of domestic interior companies increased significantly from the same period last year.
Inviting guests for housewarming after finishing the interior is the old saying,'online housewarming', which takes pictures of all over the house on the Internet or on an application, has become a new trend.
As the trend toward social distancing due to Corona 19 is expected to continue, the home decorating fever of the'Zipkok' is expected to continue.
The Korea Institute of Construction Industry estimates that the domestic housing remodeling market from 28 trillion won in 2017 will grow to 41 trillion won this year.
(Video coverage: Yoohyuk Yoo, video editing: Kim Hojin)